Question

What is 86,751 rounded to the nearest ten thousand?

Options:
A) 90,000
B) 80,000
C) 90,000
D) 100,000

Answer 1

The number 86,751 rounded to the nearest ten thousand is 90,000, as the digit in the thousands place is 6 with a following digit which is 7, requiring us to round up.

Step-by-step explanation:

When rounding 86,751 to the nearest ten thousand, we must look at the thousands digit, which is 6, and the digit to its right, which is 7. Since 7 is greater than 5, it means that we need to round up. The next number up that is divisible evenly by 10,000 is 90,000.

Here's how you can visualize the rounding:

• If the number is between 80,000 and 84,999, you round down to 80,000.
• If the number is between 85,000 and 89,999, you round up to 90,000.
• Since 86,751 is closer to 90,000 than to 80,000, it gets rounded up to 90,000.