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Round 21245 to the nearest thousand

Answer 1

21000

Explanation:

If the hundreds place is 500 or bigger, round to 22000, if the number is 499 or under it will be 21000.

Answer 2

21245 rounded to the nearest thousand is 21000.

Rounding to the nearest thousand means finding the number that is closest to the original number, but ends in three zeroes. In this case 21000 is the nearest number ending in three zeroes to 21245.