879 Rounded to the Nearest Hundred

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What is 879 rounded to the nearest hundred?

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879 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.

879

8 hundreds place 7 The tens digit decides

879
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7 ≥ 5 → round up: 900

879 rounded to every place
PlaceRounded
to the nearest thousandth879.000
to the nearest hundredth879.00
to the nearest tenth879.0
to the nearest whole number879
to the nearest ten880
to the nearest hundred900
to the nearest thousand1,000

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What is 879 rounded to the nearest hundred?

879 rounded to the nearest hundred is 900

Is 879 closer to 800 or 900?

879 is 79 from 800 and 21 from 900, so it is closer to 900 — that is 879 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 — 879 → 900.