Rounding 103,978 to the nearest hundred gives what result?
A103,900
B104,000
C104,100
D100,000
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. 104,000
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_
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