972 Rounded to the Nearest Hundred

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What is 972 rounded to the nearest hundred?

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972 rounded to the nearest hundred is
1,000

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

972

9 hundreds place 7 The tens digit decides

972
900 950midpoint 1,000closer

7 ≥ 5 → round up: 1,000

972 rounded to every place
PlaceRounded
to the nearest thousandth972.000
to the nearest hundredth972.00
to the nearest tenth972.0
to the nearest whole number972
to the nearest ten970
to the nearest hundred1,000
to the nearest thousand1,000

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What is 972 rounded to the nearest hundred?

972 rounded to the nearest hundred is 1,000

Is 972 closer to 900 or 1,000?

972 is 72 from 900 and 28 from 1,000, so it is closer to 1,000 — that is 972 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 — 972 → 1,000.