The number of people at the theatre when rounded to the nearest hundred was 3400.
- (a)
What was the least possible number of people at the theatre?
Ans: (a) ___
- (b)
What was the greatest possible number of people at the theatre?
Ans: (b) ___
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21(a)
1. Determine the least possible number that rounds to 3400 to the nearest hundred
When rounding to the nearest hundred, the number must be at least . Any number from to rounds up to . Therefore, the least possible number is .
21(b)
1. Determine the upper bound for rounding to the nearest hundred
When rounding to the nearest hundred, numbers from up to round to .
2. Identify the greatest possible integer
Since the number of people must be a whole number, the greatest possible value is .
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