round 4.5 to the nearest whole number
50
43
46. To "round off" a number, look at the previous digit. Go up one number if this digit is 5 or greater; go down one if 4 or less. So to round 45.6 to the nearest whole number, we look at the ".6" part. This is greater than five, so we increase the number "45" by one to "46".
45 is the smallest number that rounds to 50
The hundred that's nearest to 45 is zero. 45 is only 45 away from that one. The next one ... 100 ... is 55 away.