1240 Rounded to the Nearest Hundred

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What is 1,240 rounded to the nearest hundred?

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1,240 rounded to the nearest hundred is
1,200

Nearest hundred — the tens digit decides: 5⁠–⁠9 round up, 0⁠–⁠4 keep; digits to the right become 0.

1 240

2 hundreds place 4 The tens digit decides

1,240
1,200closer 1,250midpoint 1,300

4 < 5 → keep 1,200

1,240 rounded to every place
PlaceRounded
to the nearest thousandth1,240.000
to the nearest hundredth1,240.00
to the nearest tenth1,240.0
to the nearest whole number1,240
to the nearest ten1,240
to the nearest hundred1,200
to the nearest thousand1,000
to the nearest ten thousand0

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What is 1,240 rounded to the nearest hundred?

1,240 rounded to the nearest hundred is 1,200

Is 1,240 closer to 1,200 or 1,300?

1,240 is 40 from 1,200 and 60 from 1,300, so it is closer to 1,200 — that is 1,240 rounded to the nearest hundred.

How many zeros does rounding to the nearest hundred leave at the end?

At least 2: every digit right of the hundreds place becomes 0 and the decimals are dropped — 1,240 → 1,200.