9,372,000 is 9,372,282 rounded to the nearest 1000.
There is something that can help you remember how to round.
Find your place. Look next door. 5 or greater, add 1 more. All digits in front, stay the same. All digits behind, zero is your name.
9,372,282
Find your place. *Since you are rounding to the nearest 1000, the first 2 is the number you will need to look at first— it's in the thousands place.
Look next door. *Look at the number to the right of your starting number. This number is 2. The 2 in the hundreds place is to the right of the 2 in the thousands place.
5 or greater, add 1 more. *2 is not greater than 5. If it was, you would change the 2 in the thousands place to a 3. Instead, just leave both numbers alone.
All digits in front, stay the same. *All numbers in front of the 2 in the thousands place, including the 2 in the thousands place, stay the same.
All digits behind, zero's your name. *All numbers behind the first 2, not including the first 2, change to a zero.
sam bought 3 pounds so 0.75 multiplied with 3 is 2.25 then we subtract 5.88 by 2.25 to get the original price for 3 pounds which is 3.63. Last step we divide 3.63 by 3 to get the original price for 1 pound and the answer should be 1.21 per pound.
The final equation should be $5.88- $2.25÷3= $1.21
