Well, let's take a moment to appreciate the number 260. When we round it to the nearest hundred, it becomes 300. Remember, numbers are just like happy little accidents waiting to bring joy to our mathematical world.
When rounding a number to the nearest hundred, you look at the digit in the tens place. In this case, 260 has a 6 in the tens place. Since 6 is greater than or equal to 5, you round up to the next hundred. Therefore, 260 rounded to the nearest hundred is 300.