pat is thinking of a number when she round her number to nearest 10 she get 580. when she round her number to the nearest 100 could she get 500

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Lara Owen

1 October, 16:53

pat is thinking of a number when she round her number to nearest 10 she get 580. when she round her number to the nearest 100 could she get 500

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Underwood · Answer 1

No, she could not because say her lowest possible number was 575. Remember the phrase: 5 or more raise the score, 4 or less, let it rest. We use 575 and we look to the 7, greater than 5 so we raise the score to 600. So, no this is not possible.