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If 3846 is rounded to the nearest ten and then that number is rounded to the nearest hundred, is the result the same as the result you get when you round 3846 to the nearest hundred? If not, which of the
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If 3846 is rounded to the nearest ten and then that number is rounded to the nearest hundred, is the result the same as the result you get when you round 3846 to the nearest hundred? If not, which of the two methods is correct for rounding to the nearest hundred?

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Rounding 3846 to the nearest ten would give 3850. Then rounding 3850 to the nearest hundred gives 3800. Rounding 3846 directly to the nearest hundred gives 3900. So, the results are not the same. Rounding directly to the nearest hundred is the correct method
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