5542 Rounded to the Nearest Hundred

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What is 5,542 rounded to the nearest hundred?

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5,542 rounded to the nearest hundred is
5,500

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

5 542

5 hundreds place 4 The tens digit decides

5,542
5,500closer 5,550midpoint 5,600

4 < 5 → keep 5,500

5,542 rounded to every place
PlaceRounded
to the nearest thousandth5,542.000
to the nearest hundredth5,542.00
to the nearest tenth5,542.0
to the nearest whole number5,542
to the nearest ten5,540
to the nearest hundred5,500
to the nearest thousand6,000
to the nearest ten thousand10,000

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What is 5,542 rounded to the nearest hundred?

5,542 rounded to the nearest hundred is 5,500

Is 5,542 closer to 5,500 or 5,600?

5,542 is 42 from 5,500 and 58 from 5,600, so it is closer to 5,500 — that is 5,542 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 — 5,542 → 5,500.