Question

A recent census listed the population of a city as 831,982. Marisol rounds the population to 830,000 and lindy rounds the population to 800,000. Who rounded the population of the city correctly? Explain

Answer 1

I would say Marisol did because she rounded closer to the actual number but it also depends on what they were suppose to round to. If they were suppose to round to the nearest hundred thousands place then Lindy was correct but if they were suppose to round to the nearest tens thousands place then Marisol was correct.

Answer 2

Marisol's estimation looks more closer to the actual population.

Explanation:

A recent census listed the population of a city as 831,982.

831,982 when rounded to nearest ten thousands become : 830,000

831,982 when rounded to nearest hundred thousands become : 800,000

Seeing both the rounded numbers, Marisol's estimation looks more closer and accurate to the actual population.