Round 2648 to the nearest hundred.

Step by step

The question

Question: round 2648 to the nearest hundred.

1 Find the place

The nearest hundred means the hundreds place.

In 2648, the hundreds digit is 6.

2 Look at the next digit

Now we look at the next digit to the right.

It is 4.

5 or more: we round up, the hundreds digit goes up by 1.

4 or less: we round down, the hundreds digit stays.

4 is 4 or less, so we round down.

3 Write the rounded number

The hundreds digit 6 stays.

The digits after it become 0.

So 2648 rounded to the nearest hundred is 2600.

The sign ≈ means about.

Let's look back.

First: find the place.

Then: look at the next digit.

Last: write the rounded number.