Question

according to a survey, 26,484,775 people can speak a language other than their native language. round this number to the nearest, a. hundred, b. thousand, c. ten thousand, d. hundred thousand, e. million, f. ten million.
a. the number 26,484,775 rounded to the nearest hundred is 26,484,800.
b. the number 26,484,775 rounded to the nearest thousand is 26,485,000.
c. the number 26,484,775 rounded to the nearest ten thousand is 26,480,000.
d. the number 26,484,775 rounded to the nearest hundred thousand is \square.

Explanation:

Part d: Rounding 26,484,775 to the nearest hundred thousand

Step1: Identify the digit in the hundred thousand place and the next digit (ten thousand place)

The number is 26,484,775. The digit in the hundred thousand place is 4 (from 26,484,775), and the digit in the ten thousand place is 8 (from 26,484,775).

Step2: Apply the rounding rule

Since the digit in the ten thousand place (8) is 5 or greater, we round up the digit in the hundred thousand place. So we add 1 to the 4 in the hundred thousand place, and set all digits to the right of the hundred thousand place to zero.

• The hundred thousand place digit: \( 4 + 1 = 5 \)
• Digits to the right: Set to zero.

So, 26,484,775 rounded to the nearest hundred thousand is \( 26,500,000 \).

Answer:

26,500,000