Andrea claims that 2,899 rounded to the nearest hundred is 3,000. zoe claims that 2,899 rounded to the nearest thousand is 3,000.

which statement best explains who is correct?

a )only zoe is correct. the hundreds place rounds up to 9 and 2,899 rounded to the nearest thousand is 3,000.

b )only andrea is correct. since the tens place is a 9, the thousands place increases by 1.

c )neither andrea nor zoe is correct. the number 2,899 rounded to the nearest hundred is 2,800. the number 2,899 rounded to the nearest thousand is 2,000.

d )both andrea and zoe are correct. the tens place and the hundreds place are both more than 5. so, 2,899 rounded to the nearest hundred or thousand is 3,000.