Rounding 103,978 to the nearest ten thousand gives what result?
A110,000
B104,000
C100,000
D103,000
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. 100,000
1. Locate the ten thousands place in 103,978, which holds the digit 0.
2. Look at the digit to its right, the thousands digit, which is 3.
3. Since 3 is less than 5, the ten thousands digit stays the same.
4. Replacing the remaining digits with zeros gives 100,000.
_Source: OpenStax Elementary Algebra (CC BY 4.0), Ch 1 "Foundations", section 1.1 Introduction to Whole Numbers_
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