Question

round 5,287 to the nearest hundred.

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the hundreds place

In the number \( 5,287 \), the digit in the hundreds place is \( 2 \), and the digit to its right (the tens place) is \( 8 \).

Step2: Apply rounding rule

Since the digit in the tens place (\( 8 \)) is greater than or equal to \( 5 \), we round up the digit in the hundreds place. So we add \( 1 \) to the hundreds digit (\( 2 + 1 = 3 \)) and set the digits to the right of the hundreds place to \( 0 \).

Answer:

\( 5300 \)