Step by step
The question
Question: round 9,960 to the nearest hundred.
Round 9,960 to the nearest hundred
1 Find the two hundreds
2 Find the closer one
9,960 is closer to 10,000.
So 9,960 rounded to the nearest hundred is 10,000.
The sign ≈ means about.
= 9,960 ≈ 10,000
3 Check
We check with the digits.
The next digit after the hundreds is 6.
5 or more rounds up.
Yes!
It works.
hundreds digit 9, next digit 6: 5 or more → up
Let's look back.
First: find the two hundreds.
Then: find the closer one.
Last: check.
Answer
= 9,960 ≈ 10,000