To round 371 to the nearest hundreds, we look at the digit in the tens place, which is 7. Since 7 is greater than or equal to 5, we round up the hundreds digit by 1. Therefore, 371 rounded to the nearest hundreds is 400.
Well, isn't that a happy little number! When we round 371 to the nearest hundred, it becomes 400. Just like adding a touch of paint to a canvas, rounding helps us simplify numbers and see the bigger picture more clearly.