To round 97,896 to the nearest 1,000, you look at the hundreds place, which is the third digit to the left of the decimal. In this case, the number is:
- 97,896
The hundreds digit is 8. Since 8 is 5 or higher, you round up the thousands place (7) by 1.
So, 97,896 rounded to the nearest 1,000 is:
98,000.