Question

Round to the nearest hundred thousand.

288,846

Answer 1

289,000 nearest thousand

288,800 nearest hundred

Explanation:

Find the number in the thousand place 8

and look one place to the right for the rounding digit 8

. Round up if this number is greater than or equal to 5

and round down if it is less than 5

.

Answer 2

300000

anything or 5 is rounded up