261 Rounded to the Nearest Ten

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What is 261 rounded to the nearest ten?

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261 rounded to the nearest ten is
260

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

261

6 tens place 1 The ones digit decides

261
260closer 265midpoint 270

1 < 5 → keep 260

261 rounded to every place
PlaceRounded
to the nearest thousandth261.000
to the nearest hundredth261.00
to the nearest tenth261.0
to the nearest whole number261
to the nearest ten260
to the nearest hundred300
to the nearest thousand0

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What is 261 rounded to the nearest ten?

261 rounded to the nearest ten is 260

Is 261 closer to 260 or 270?

261 is 1 from 260 and 9 from 270, so it is closer to 260 — that is 261 rounded to the nearest ten.

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

At least 1: every digit right of the tens place becomes 0 and the decimals are dropped — 261 → 260.