A number is rounded to 5,349,000.What are the smallest and greatest possible values for this number?
5,348,500
5,349,499
To find the smallest and greatest possible values for a rounded number, we need to consider the possible ranges that the original number could have been in.
When a number is rounded, it means that it is estimated to a certain degree of accuracy. Without knowing the rounding rule or the number of decimal places, it is difficult to determine the exact original number. However, we can find a range of values that the original number could reasonably fall within.
Let's assume that the rounding rule being used is to round to the nearest thousand (the last three digits are zero). In this case, the original number could have been anywhere from 5,348,500 to 5,349,500, since rounding to the nearest thousand means any number from 5,348,500.5 to 5,349,499.5 would round to 5,349,000.
Therefore, the smallest possible value for the rounded number is 5,348,500 and the greatest possible value is 5,349,500.
However, it's important to note that if a different rounding rule or a different number of decimal places is used, the range of possible values for the original number could be different.