5,762 to the nearest thousand
5,762 is more than 5,500 so to the nearest thousand it's 6,000.
To round 5,762 to the nearest thousand, we need to look at the digit in the hundreds place. If it is 5 or greater, we round up. If it is less than 5, we round down.
In this case, the digit in the hundreds place is 6. Since 6 is greater than 5, we round up.
To round up to the nearest thousand, we increase the thousands place by one and set all the digits after the thousands place to zero.
Therefore, rounding 5,762 to the nearest thousand gives us 6,000.