Rounding To The Nearest 100

The number rounded to the nearest hundred.

What's given in the problem

• The number

Helpful information

• To round a number to the nearest hundred, look at the tens digit

• If the tens digit is 5 or more, round up

• If the tens digit is 4 or less, round down

How to solve

Look at the tens digit of the number and round up or down accordingly.

Step 1 : Look at the tens digit of the number.

88

tens digit = 8

Step 2 : If the tens digit is 5 or more, round up.

8 > 5

Round up.

Step 3 : Round the number to the nearest hundred

88 is approximate to 100.