Questions: Round 74,860 to the nearest hundred thousand

Solution Steps

To round 74,860 to the nearest hundred thousand, we need to look at the ten thousand place. If the digit in the ten thousand place is 5 or greater, we round up. Otherwise, we round down.

We start with the number \( 74860 \). To round this number to the nearest hundred thousand, we need to focus on the ten thousand place, which is the digit \( 4 \) in this case.

The digit in the ten thousand place is \( 4 \). According to rounding rules, since \( 4 < 5 \), we round down.

Rounding down \( 74860 \) to the nearest hundred thousand gives us \( 100000 \).

Final Answer