round 815,295 to the nearest thousand
Anything less than 500 rounds down; greater than 500 rounds up.
818 295
The thousands digit is 818.
To round 815,295 to the nearest thousand, you need to look at the hundreds digit, which is 5 in this case.
If the hundreds digit is 5 or greater, you round up by adding 1 to the thousands digit. In our case, the thousands digit is 815, so you would add 1 to get 816,000.
If the hundreds digit is 4 or less, you round down by keeping the thousands digit as it is. In our case, since the hundreds digit is 5, we round up to 816,000.