What is 271 403 rounded to the nearest hundred thousand

271,403 to the nearest hundred thousand is 300,000.

The nearest hundred thousand to a number depends on the ten thousands number in the number to be rounded off.

If the ten thousands number is more than 5, the number should be rounded to the nearest larger hundred thousand and if the ten thousands number is less than 5, the number should be rounded to the lower hundred thousand.

For the number 271,403, the ten thousands number is 7.  7 is above 5 so the number should be rounded up to the nearest larger hundred thousand.

The hundred thousands are:

100,000, 200,000, 300,000, 400,000 and 500,000.

The nearest larger hundred thousand than 271,403 is 300,000 so round the number up to 300,000.

In conclusion, 271,403 to the nearest hundred thousand is 300,000.

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300,000

Step-by-step explanation:

hundred thousand ten thousand thousand hundred ten one

2                                     7                   1              4          0       3

Since we are rounding to the nearest hundred thousand, we look at the ten thousands place.  If it is 5 or higher, we round the hundred thousand up

7 is 5 or higher so we round the 2 up to 3

300,000

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