Rounding 85,001 to the Nearest Ten Thousand
To round 85,001 to the nearest ten thousand, follow these steps:
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Identify the ten thousands place: In the number 85,001, the ten thousands place is occupied by the digit 8.
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Look at the digit to the right: The digit to the right of the ten thousands place is 5.
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Rounding rule: If the digit to the right of the ten thousands place is 5 or greater, we round the ten thousands digit up. If it's less than 5, we leave the ten thousands digit as it is.
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Apply the rule: Since the digit to the right of 8 (which is 5) is 5 or greater, we round the 8 up to 9.
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Replace all digits to the right with zeros: We replace the digits 5, 0, 0, and 1 with zeros.
Therefore, rounding 85,001 to the nearest ten thousand results in 90,000.
