Question

What is 159,095 rounded to the nearest hundred?

Answer 1

159,100 is the answer

Explanation:

159,100 is the answer because 159,095 is closest to 159,100 than 159,000. So therefore, 159,100 is the answer.

Answer 2

159,100

Explanation:

200,000 - rounded to the nearest hundred thousands

160,00 - rounded to the nearest ten thousands

159,00 - rounded to the nearest thousands

159,100 - rounded to the nearest hundreds

159,100 - rounded to nearest tens

159,095 - rounded to nearest ones

While rounding off to the nearest hundred, if the digit in the tens place is between 0 – 4 i.e. < 5, then the tens place is replaced by ‘0’.

If the digit in the units place is equal to or >5, then the tens place is replaced by ‘0’ and the hundreds place is increased by 1.