12351 rounded to the nearest hundred explain how you rounded

12351 rounded to the nearest hundred = 12400

** 12351find the number in the hundreds positionit is the 3...now look to the number directly to the right of itif that number is 5 or above, that 3 is rounded up to 4, but if that number is 4 or below, that 3 stays the same. So, the number to the right of 3 is 5, therefore, we round the 3 up to 4making it 12400.

try this for practice...
12351 rounded to the nearest thousandfind the number in the thousand placeit is a 2now look to the number of the right of itit is a 3and since it is less then 5, that 2 stays the same...so ur answer would be 12000

just remember, if the number is 5 or above, it rounds up 1, but if the number is 4 or below, it stays the same.

X=3 and y=4 is the answer