Step by step
The question
Question: round 678 to the nearest hundred.
Round 678 to the nearest hundred
1 Find the two hundreds
2 Find the closer one
678 is closer to 700.
So 678 rounded to the nearest hundred is 700.
The sign ≈ means about.
= 678 ≈ 700
3 Check
We check with the digits.
The next digit after the hundreds is 7.
5 or more rounds up.
Yes!
It works.
hundreds digit 6, next digit 7: 5 or more → up
Let's look back.
First: find the two hundreds.
Then: find the closer one.
Last: check.
Answer
= 678 ≈ 700