First, we have to know to what place 6,172,438 is being rounded. If it is rounded to the nearest hundred, it would be 6,172,440. If it is rounded to the nearest thousand, it would be 6,173,000. And so forth.
6,170,000
rounding off 6172438 to the nearest:thousand= 6172000ten thousand= 6170000
38 is closer to 0 than 100, so round down. 6172400
The answer depends on the extent of rounding. For example, to the nearest whole number, it is 6172438 while to the nearest billion, it is 0.
Nearest thousand, round down because 438 is less than 500. Answer - 6,172,000Nearest ten thousand, round down because 2,438 is less than 5,000. Answer - 6,170,000
6172400
It rounds to 6,172,000
The answer is 6,170,000
6172000
thousand: 6,172,000 ten thousand:6,170,000
If you look at the number 6,172,438, the number in the ten thousands place would be 7. Look at the number in the place before that, which is the thousands place, which is a 2. Since 2 is lower than 5 you round down, so 6,172,438 rounded to the ten thousands place would be 6,172,000.
To the nearest thousand: 6,172,000 To the nearest ten thousand: 6,170,000