Example

Rounding to the Nearest Ten Thousand

To round $103{,}978tothenearesttenthousand,locatethetenthousandsdigit,whichisto the nearest ten thousand, locate the ten-thousands digit, which is{0}.Thedigittoitsrightis. The digit to its right is {3}. Because &#36;3 < 5, leave the ten-thousands digit unchanged and replace every digit to its right with zeros. The rounded result is $100{,}000$.

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