872 Rounded to the Nearest Hundred

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What is 872 rounded to the nearest hundred?

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872 rounded to the nearest hundred is
900

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

872

8 hundreds place 7 The tens digit decides

872
800 850midpoint 900closer

7 ≥ 5 → round up: 900

872 rounded to every place
PlaceRounded
to the nearest thousandth872.000
to the nearest hundredth872.00
to the nearest tenth872.0
to the nearest whole number872
to the nearest ten870
to the nearest hundred900
to the nearest thousand1,000

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What is 872 rounded to the nearest hundred?

872 rounded to the nearest hundred is 900

Is 872 closer to 800 or 900?

872 is 72 from 800 and 28 from 900, so it is closer to 900 — that is 872 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 — 872 → 900.