To round the number 3,249 to the nearest hundred, follow these steps:
1. Identify the hundreds place and the digit to its right:
- The hundreds place in 3,249 is 2 (since 3,249 is written as 3000 + 200 + 40 + 9).
- The digit to the right of the hundreds place is 4 (in the tens place).
2. Determine whether to round up or down:
- If the digit to the right of the hundreds place (which is 4) is 5 or greater, we round up.
- If it is less than 5, we round down.
3. Since 4 is less than 5, we round down. This means we keep the hundreds place as it is and change all digits to the right of it to zero.
Therefore, 3,249 rounded to the nearest hundred is 3,200.
