538 Rounded to the Nearest Hundred

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What is 538 rounded to the nearest hundred?

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538 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.

538

5 hundreds place 3 The tens digit decides

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500closer 550midpoint 600

3 < 5 → keep 500

538 rounded to every place
PlaceRounded
to the nearest thousandth538.000
to the nearest hundredth538.00
to the nearest tenth538.0
to the nearest whole number538
to the nearest ten540
to the nearest hundred500
to the nearest thousand1,000

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What is 538 rounded to the nearest hundred?

538 rounded to the nearest hundred is 500

Is 538 closer to 500 or 600?

538 is 38 from 500 and 62 from 600, so it is closer to 500 — that is 538 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 — 538 → 500.