1. 2-4 Round 3,531 to the nearest hundred.
Step 1 Underline the digit in the hundreds place.
What digit do you underline? 5
3, 5 3 1
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2. 2-4 Round 3,531 to the nearest hundred.
Step 2 Circle the digit in the tens place.
What digit do you circle? 3
3, 5 3 1
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3. 2-4 Round 3,531 to the nearest hundred.
Step 3 Is the circled digit greater than, equal to, or less than 5?
less
3, 5 3 1
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4. 2-4 Round 3,531 to the nearest hundred.
Step 4 Keep the underlined digit the same.
3, 5 3 1
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5. 2-4 Round 3,531 to the nearest hundred.
Step 5 What digit(s) get changed to 0s?
3 and 1
3, 5 3 1
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6. 2-4 Round 3,531 to the nearest hundred.
Step 6 3,531 rounded to the nearest hundred is 3,500.
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