Well, let's take a look at our number 498. When we round it to the nearest hundred, we see that it's closer to 500 than 400. So, 498 rounded to the nearest hundred is 500. Just a little nudge up the happy little number line!
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The hundreds digit of that number would be 4. You take 498 and round it to the nearest hundred, which would be 500 since it's closer to 500 than to 400. Then you keep the 475, and put the 500 at the end in place of the 498 to make 475,500.
Rounded to the nearest 10, 498 is approximately equal to 500.
four-hundred and ninety eight
498 = four hundred ninety eight.
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It is: 500 and not 490
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