Rounding 103,978 to the nearest hundred gives what result?

1. Locate the hundreds place in 103,978, which holds the digit 9. 2. Look at the digit to its right, the tens digit, which is 7. 3. Since 7 is greater than or equal to 5, add 1 to the hundreds digit, which carries into the thousands place. 4. Replacing the remaining digits with zeros gives 104,000. _Source: OpenStax Elementary Algebra (CC BY 4.0), Ch 1 "Foundations", section 1.1 Introduction to Whole Numbers_