Step by step
The question
Question: round 3,499 to the nearest thousand.
Round 3,499 to the nearest thousand
1 Find the two thousands
2 Find the closer one
3,499 is closer to 3,000.
So 3,499 rounded to the nearest thousand is 3,000.
The sign ≈ means about.
= 3,499 ≈ 3,000
3 Check
We check with the digits.
The next digit after the thousands is 4.
4 or less rounds down.
Yes!
It works.
thousands digit 3, next digit 4: 4 or less → down
Let's look back.
First: find the two thousands.
Then: find the closer one.
Last: check.
Answer
= 3,499 ≈ 3,000