159 Rounded to the Nearest Hundred

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What is 159 rounded to the nearest hundred?

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159 rounded to the nearest hundred is
200

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

159

1 hundreds place 5 The tens digit decides

159
100 150midpoint 200closer

5 ≥ 5 → round up: 200

159 rounded to every place
PlaceRounded
to the nearest thousandth159.000
to the nearest hundredth159.00
to the nearest tenth159.0
to the nearest whole number159
to the nearest ten160
to the nearest hundred200
to the nearest thousand0

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What is 159 rounded to the nearest hundred?

159 rounded to the nearest hundred is 200

Is 159 closer to 100 or 200?

159 is 59 from 100 and 41 from 200, so it is closer to 200 — that is 159 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 — 159 → 200.