15500 Rounded to the Nearest Ten Thousand

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What is 15,500 rounded to the nearest ten thousand?

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15,500 rounded to the nearest ten thousand is
20,000

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

15 500

1 ten thousands place 5 The thousands digit decides

15,500
10,000 15,000midpoint 20,000closer

5 ≥ 5 → round up: 20,000

15,500 rounded to every place
PlaceRounded
to the nearest thousandth15,500.000
to the nearest hundredth15,500.00
to the nearest tenth15,500.0
to the nearest whole number15,500
to the nearest ten15,500
to the nearest hundred15,500
to the nearest thousand16,000
to the nearest ten thousand20,000
to the nearest hundred thousand0

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What is 15,500 rounded to the nearest ten thousand?

15,500 rounded to the nearest ten thousand is 20,000

Is 15,500 closer to 10,000 or 20,000?

15,500 is 5,500 from 10,000 and 4,500 from 20,000, so it is closer to 20,000 — that is 15,500 rounded to the nearest ten thousand.

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

At least 4: every digit right of the ten thousands place becomes 0 and the decimals are dropped — 15,500 → 20,000.