Rounding 845,001 to the Nearest Hundred Thousand
To round 845,001 to the nearest hundred thousand, we need to follow these steps:
- Identify the hundred thousand place: In the number 845,001, the digit in the hundred thousand place is 8.
- Look at the digit to the right: The digit to the right of the hundred thousand place is 4.
- Apply the rounding rule: If the digit to the right of the hundred thousand place is 5 or greater, round the hundred thousand digit up. If it's less than 5, leave the hundred thousand digit as it is.
- Round the number: Since 4 is less than 5, we leave the hundred thousand digit (8) as it is, and make all digits to the right of it zero.
Therefore, 845,001 rounded to the nearest hundred thousand is 800,000.
