Question

round 528,331 to the nearest thousand.

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the thousands place

In the number \( 528,331 \), the digit in the thousands place is \( 8 \) (since the number is \( 528,331 = 5\times100,000 + 2\times10,000 + 8\times1,000 + 3\times100 + 3\times10 + 1\times1 \)). The digit to the right of the thousands place (the hundreds place) is \( 3 \).

Step2: Apply the rounding rule

The rule for rounding is: if the digit to the right of the place we are rounding to (hundreds place here) is less than \( 5 \), we round down (keep the thousands digit the same and set all digits to the right to \( 0 \)). Since \( 3 < 5 \), we keep the thousands digit \( 8 \) as it is and set the digits to the right of the thousands place (the hundreds, tens, and ones places) to \( 0 \).

So, \( 528,331 \) rounded to the nearest thousand is \( 528,000 \).

Answer:

\( 528000 \)