Question

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q. an essay contains 549 words. to the nearest hundred, how many words are in the essay?

Explanation:

Identify the number and the rounding place value

$$ \text{Number} = 549 $$

$$ \text{Target place value} = \text{hundreds place} $$

Examine the digit to the right of the rounding place

$$ \text{Hundreds digit} = 5 $$

$$ \text{Tens digit (to the right)} = 4 $$

Apply the rounding rule

Since the tens digit \(4\) is less than \(5\), round down by keeping the hundreds digit the same and changing all digits to its right to zero:

$$ 549 \approx 500 $$

Answer:

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