In one year, the McAlister family drove their car 15,680 miles. To the nearest thousand, how many miles did they drive their car that year?

Mathematics · College · Sun Jan 24 2021

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Given : 

McAlister family drove their car 15,680 miles.

Here, we have to Round to the nearest thousand.

Since, 680 in 15,680 is greater than 500. So, 15,680 is rounded to the 16,000.

 

Hence, McAlister family drove their car for approximately 16,000 miles.