Question

One day the state fair total attendance was 126,945. Round 126,945 to the nearest hundred thousand, nearest ten thousand and nearest thousand. Which of these rounded amounts is closest to the actual attendance?

Answer 1

To round the number 126,945 to the nearest hundred thousand, ten thousand, and thousand, we can follow these steps:

1. **Rounding to the nearest hundred thousand:**
- The closest hundred thousand values are 100,000 and 200,000. Since 126,945 is closer to 100,000, it rounds to **100,000**.

2. **Rounding to the nearest ten thousand:**
- The closest ten thousand values are 120,000 and 130,000. Since 126,945 is closer to 130,000, it rounds to **130,000**.

3. **Rounding to the nearest thousand:**
- The closest thousand values are 126,000 and 127,000. Since 126,945 is closer to 127,000, it rounds to **127,000**.

Now, listing the rounded figures:
- Nearest hundred thousand: **100,000**
- Nearest ten thousand: **130,000**
- Nearest thousand: **127,000**

Among these, the rounded amount that is closest to the actual attendance of 126,945 is **127,000** (nearest thousand).