Question

How would you round 9,446 to the nearest thousand?

Answer 1

`9000`

Explanation:

The "thousands" are:
`color(white)("XXX")1,000`
`color(white)("XXX")2,000`
`color(white)("XXX")3,000`
`color(white)("XXX")4,000`
`color(white)("XXX")5,000`
`color(white)("XXX")6,000`
`color(white)("XXX")7,000`
`color(white)("XXX")8,000`
`color(white)("XXX")9,000`
`color(white)("XX")10,000`
`color(white)("XX")11,000`
...and so on.

The closest of these numbers to `9,446` is
`color(white)("XXX")9,000`