The football stadium at a local university can hold 46,550 spectators.
What is this number rounded to the nearest thousand?
A) 47,000 (Correct Answer)
B) 46,500
C) 46,600
D) 50,000
Explanation:
To round to the nearest thousand, the hundreds digit is used. In this number,
the hundreds digit is a 5, which will cause the thousands digit to round up
from a 6 to a 7.
Related Common Core State Standard: 4.NBT.3
