Well, isn't that a happy little number! When we round 5500 to the nearest whole number, it becomes 5500. It's like giving it a little hug and keeping it just the way it is.
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To round 5500 to the nearest hundreds place, we look at the digit in the hundreds place, which is 5. Since the digit to the right of it is 0, we do not need to round up. Therefore, 5500 rounded to the hundreds place is 5500.
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To round 5500 to the nearest hundreds place, we look at the digit in the hundreds place, which is 5. Since the digit to the right of it is 0, we do not need to round up. Therefore, 5500 rounded to the hundreds place is 5500.
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The wording of this question seems confusing. 5700 rounded to the nearest thousand would be 6000. So you appear to be looking for the largest and smallest whole numbers that would round to 6000.The smallest whole number that would round to 6000 would be 5500. 5499 if rounded to the nearest thousand would be 5000.The largest whole number that would round to 6000 would be 6499. 6500 if rounded to the nearest thousand would be 7000.