What is 1,471,932 rounded to the nearest hundred thousand
The number 1,471,932 rounded to the nearest hundred thousand would be 1,500,000.
To round 1,471,932 to the nearest hundred thousand, we need to look at the thousands place. The digit in the thousands place is 1.
If the digit in the thousands place is 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, we round down. If the digit is 6, 7, 8, or 9, we round up.
In this case, since the digit in the thousands place is 1, which is less than 5, we round down.
Rounding 1,471,932 to the nearest hundred thousand gives us 1,400,000.
To round 1,471,932 to the nearest hundred thousand, you need to look at the digit in the hundred thousand place, which is the fifth digit from the right.
The rule for rounding is:
- If the digit in the next place (to the right in this case) is 5 or greater, round up.
- If the digit in the next place is 4 or less, round down.
In this case, the digit in the hundred thousand place is 3, and the next digit (tens of thousands place) is 1, which is less than 5. Therefore, we round down.
To round down, we simply drop all the digits to the right of the hundred thousand.
Thus, rounding 1,471,932 to the nearest hundred thousand gives us 1,400,000.