Step by step
The question
Question: round 1,234 to the nearest hundred.
Round 1,234 to the nearest hundred
1 Find the two hundreds
2 Find the closer one
1,234 is closer to 1,200.
So 1,234 rounded to the nearest hundred is 1,200.
The sign ≈ means about.
= 1,234 ≈ 1,200
3 Check
We check with the digits.
The next digit after the hundreds is 3.
4 or less rounds down.
Yes!
It works.
hundreds digit 2, next digit 3: 4 or less → down
Let's look back.
First: find the two hundreds.
Then: find the closer one.
Last: check.
Answer
= 1,234 ≈ 1,200