472 Rounded to the Nearest Hundred

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What is 472 rounded to the nearest hundred?

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472 rounded to the nearest hundred is
500

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

472

4 hundreds place 7 The tens digit decides

472
400 450midpoint 500closer

7 ≥ 5 → round up: 500

472 rounded to every place
PlaceRounded
to the nearest thousandth472.000
to the nearest hundredth472.00
to the nearest tenth472.0
to the nearest whole number472
to the nearest ten470
to the nearest hundred500
to the nearest thousand0

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What is 472 rounded to the nearest hundred?

472 rounded to the nearest hundred is 500

Is 472 closer to 400 or 500?

472 is 72 from 400 and 28 from 500, so it is closer to 500 — that is 472 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 — 472 → 500.