Oh, dude, rounding 898 to the nearest ten is like deciding whether to wear socks with sandals - it's just not that big of a deal. So, 898 is closer to 900 than 890, making it round up to 900. Like, who even needs to know that?
To round 898 to the nearest ten, we look at the digit in the tens place, which is 9. Since the digit to the right of the tens place is 8, which is greater than or equal to 5, we round up. Therefore, 898 rounded to the nearest ten is 900.