SOLUTION: if rounded to the nearest 100 the mystery number rounds to 400 what is the largest number that could be the mystery number

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Question 605978: if rounded to the nearest 100 the mystery number rounds to 400 what is the largest number that could be the mystery number

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The largest this number can be is 449 since 450 makes it round up to 500. This is assuming that this number is a whole number.
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