Question

Round 4,994 to the nearest thousand.

Answer 1

Given number is 4994.

While rounding the 4 digit number nearest to thousand,

1) round the last two digit nearest to hundred, if the last digit are 50 or above

1) round up the number down to nearest to hundred, if the last digit are 49 or below.

In the given number last two digits are above 50,

So, the number nearest to thousand is 5000.