Question

To the nearest hundred thousand, there were 700,000 visitors to an amusement park last year. Which could be the exact number of visitors?

Answer 1

Anything from 650,000 to 749,999 because they would all round to the nearest hundred thousand to 700,000

Answer 2

The possible visitors are from 650,000 to 749,999 because the nearest hundred thousand of these numbers is 700,000.

For example: 685,280.

Explanation:

It is given that there ware 700,000 (to the nearest hundred thousand) visitors to an amusement.

The table of places values is

1 ten = 10 ones

1 hundred = 100 ones

1 thousand = 1000 ones

10 thousand = 10,000 ones

100 thousand = 100,000 ones

When we round a number to nearest hundred thousand then we check the ten thousand place digit.

If it is 5 or more than 5 then the number is rounded to next hundred thousand. Otherwise it is rounded to previous hundred thousand.

The possible visitors are from 650,000 to 749,999 because the nearest hundred thousand of these numbers is 700,000.