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The number is ![\"\"](\"/MathKey/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=154af78ae7cff8889648d5d7561d9c64.png\")
The place-value chart for ![\"\"](\"http://c4anything.com/MathKey/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=154af78ae7cff8889648d5d7561d9c64.png\")
is,
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From the Chart:
\§ 6 is in the hundredths place.
\§ 6 is to the right of 5.
\§ ![\"\"](\"/MathKey/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=1799aa7aa7ce82c799cd39b2274c9edc.png\")
(The digit 6 is greater than 5, the digit being rounded
increase by one)
\So,![\"\"](\"/MathKey/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=2edcb8573b185a60fe21c4d258a6276e.png\")
rounded to the nearest whole number is 50.
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The nearest whole number is 50.
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