42 Rounded to the Nearest Hundred

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What is 42 rounded to the nearest hundred?

Answer

42 rounded to the nearest hundred is

0

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

42 is closer to 0 than to 100, so it rounds to 0.

042

0 hundreds place (not written, so 0) 4 The tens digit decides

42

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4 < 5 → rounds to 0

42 rounded to every place
Place	Rounded
to the nearest thousandth	42.000
to the nearest hundredth	42.00
to the nearest tenth	42.0
to the nearest whole number	42
to the nearest ten	40
to the nearest hundred	0

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Numbers rounded to the nearest hundred

Number	Rounded
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
32	0
34	0
35	0
36	0
37	0
38	0
39	0
40	0
42	0
43	0
44	0
45	0
47	0
48	0
49	0
50	100
52	100
53	100
54	100
55	100
56	100
57	100
58	100

FAQ

What is 42 rounded to the nearest hundred?

42 rounded to the nearest hundred is 0

Is 42 closer to 0 or 100?

42 is 42 from 0 and 58 from 100, so it is closer to 0 — that is 42 rounded to the nearest hundred.

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

None here: 42 rounds to 0 itself. Otherwise at least 2: every digit right of the hundreds place becomes 0.