Math  /  Numbers & Operations

QuestionBad Hare Day @1GO TO LEARNING PATH
Sten counts 636 rabbits in his garden. What is 636 rounded to the nearest 100?

Studdy Solution

STEP 1

What is this asking? We need to round the number of rabbits, which is 636636, to the nearest hundred. Watch out! Don't just chop off the last two digits!
We need to find the closest hundred, which could be either higher or lower than our original number.

STEP 2

1. Find the hundreds place
2. Check the tens place
3. Round up or down

STEP 3

In the number 636636, the **hundreds place** is held by the digit 66.
This means we're focusing on multiples of 100100, and our starting point is 6100=6006 \cdot 100 = 600.

STEP 4

The **tens digit** is 33.
This digit tells us how far we are from our current hundred (600600).
Since 33 is less than 55, we know that 636636 is closer to 600600 than it is to the next hundred, which is 700700.

STEP 5

Since our tens digit (33) is less than 55, we round *down*.
This means we stay at our current hundred, which is 600600.
If the tens digit were 55 or greater, we would round *up* to the next hundred (700700).

STEP 6

There are approximately 600600 rabbits in Sten's garden when rounded to the nearest hundred.

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