round 98,670 to the nearest ten thousand:
100,000
100,000
100,000
98,670 rounded to the nearest ten thousand is... *drumroll*... 100,000! And just like that, we've reached a whole new level of big numbers!
To round a number to the nearest ten thousand, you need to look at the digit in the ten thousand's place and consider the digit to its right. In this case, the ten thousand's place is the digit 9, and the digit to its right is 8.
Since 8 is less than 5, you round down the number in the ten thousand's place, which means you keep the digit 9 as it is. The digits after the ten thousand's place become zeros.
Therefore, rounding 98,670 to the nearest ten thousand gives us 90,000.