6879 Rounded to the Nearest Thousand

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What is 6,879 rounded to the nearest thousand?

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6,879 rounded to the nearest thousand is
7,000

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

6 879

6 thousands place 8 The hundreds digit decides

6,879
6,000 6,500midpoint 7,000closer

8 ≥ 5 → round up: 7,000

6,879 rounded to every place
PlaceRounded
to the nearest thousandth6,879.000
to the nearest hundredth6,879.00
to the nearest tenth6,879.0
to the nearest whole number6,879
to the nearest ten6,880
to the nearest hundred6,900
to the nearest thousand7,000
to the nearest ten thousand10,000

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What is 6,879 rounded to the nearest thousand?

6,879 rounded to the nearest thousand is 7,000

Is 6,879 closer to 6,000 or 7,000?

6,879 is 879 from 6,000 and 121 from 7,000, so it is closer to 7,000 — that is 6,879 rounded to the nearest thousand.

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

At least 3: every digit right of the thousands place becomes 0 and the decimals are dropped — 6,879 → 7,000.