round 564,195 to the nearest hundred thousand:
564,000
500,000
To round 564,195 to the nearest hundred thousand, we need to look at the digit in the hundred thousand place, which is the leftmost digit. In this case, it is 5.
To round to the nearest hundred thousand, we follow these steps:
1. Look at the digit to the right of the hundred thousand place, which is the ten thousand place digit. If this digit is 5 or greater, we round up. If it is less than 5, we round down.
In this case, the digit in the ten thousand place is 6, which is greater than 5.
2. Since the digit in the ten thousand place is greater than 5, we round up the digit in the hundred thousand place. We increase it by 1.
The digit in the hundred thousand place is currently 5. When we round up, it becomes 6.
3. Change all the digits to the right of the hundred thousand place to zeros.
After rounding, the number 564,195 becomes 600,000.
What do you think is the answer?
You've rounded it to the nearest thousand.
The 5 is in the hundred thousand place. Is 564,195 closer to 500,000 or 600,000?