Round 5,555 to the nearest hundred.
fifty-six hundred
Closer to 6,000
To round a number to the nearest hundred, you need to look at the tens digit of the number. In this case, the tens digit of 5,555 is 5.
If the tens digit is 5 or greater, you round up to the next hundred. If the tens digit is less than 5, you round down to the previous hundred.
In this case, since the tens digit is 5, we round up.
To round up to the nearest hundred, increase the hundreds digit by 1 and set the tens and ones digits to 0.
So, rounding 5,555 to the nearest hundred would be 5,600.
5,555 = five thousand, five hundred, fifty-five
Is this closer to fifty-five hundred or fifty-six hundred?