Question

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according to the united nations office for outer space affairs, in 2016 there were 4,256 satellites orbiting the planet. round this number to the nearest ten.
4,000
5,000
4,260
4,300

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the digit in the ones place

The number is 4,256. The digit in the ones place is 6.

Step2: Apply the rounding rule for tens place

To round to the nearest ten, we look at the ones digit. If the ones digit is 5 or more, we round up the tens digit. Here, 6 ≥ 5, so we add 1 to the tens digit (5) and set the ones digit to 0. So 4,256 rounded to the nearest ten is 4,260.

Answer:

4,260 (corresponding to the option "4,260")