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Rounding to the Nearest Hundred

To round $23{,}658tothenearesthundred,firstlocatethehundredsdigit,whichisto the nearest hundred, first locate the hundreds digit, which is{6}.Next,lookatthedigittoitsright:thetensdigitis. Next, look at the digit to its right: the tens digit is {5}. Because $5 \geq 5, add 1{1} to the hundreds digit, changing 6{6} to 7{7}. Finally, replace the tens and ones digits with zeros. The rounded result is $23{,}700$.

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