How would you round 9,446 to the nearest thousand?

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Alan P.
Aug 31, 2016

#9000#

Explanation:

The "thousands" are:
#color(white)("XXX")1,000#
#color(white)("XXX")2,000#
#color(white)("XXX")3,000#
#color(white)("XXX")4,000#
#color(white)("XXX")5,000#
#color(white)("XXX")6,000#
#color(white)("XXX")7,000#
#color(white)("XXX")8,000#
#color(white)("XXX")9,000#
#color(white)("XX")10,000#
#color(white)("XX")11,000#
...and so on.

The closest of these numbers to #9,446# is
#color(white)("XXX")9,000#

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