Question

Round off 24,500 to nearest thousands.

• A. $24,400$
• B. $24,600$
• C. $25,000$
• D. $24,000$

Answer 1

The correct option is C $25,000$

To round a number to the nearest thousand, the digit in hundreds place is considered. if it is greater than or equal to 5 we round it up and if is less than 5 we round it down.

In $24,500$ the hundreds place is $5$ and the thousands place is $4$.

Hence, increase the digit at thousands place by $1$ and replace each one of the digits in hundreds, tens and ones place by $0$

$\therefore 24,500$ is rounded off to nearest thousands as $25,000.$