document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=981219>Question 981219</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the smallest number that rounds to 250 to the nearest ten?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the largest number that rounds to 250 to the nearest ten?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How many numbers round to 250 to the nearest ten? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #602367 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5328)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=KMST><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=602367\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> When the digit that is going to be discarded is 5 or more,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the digit to its left is increased by 1.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Otherwise the digit to the left is unchanged<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "According to the rules above,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "245 rounds to 250 to the nearest ten, and 244 rounds to 240,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "because the digit that is going to be discarded is the 5 or 4 at the units place,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and when the digit to be discarded is 5 or more,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the digit to its left (in this case the 4 in the tens place) is increased by 1,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "but otherwise the digit to the left is unchanged<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28245%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28245%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is the smallest number that rounds to 250 to the nearest ten.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Similarly, according to the rules above,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "254 rounds to 250 to the nearest ten, and 255 rounds to 260.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28254%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28254%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is the largest number that rounds to 250 to the nearest ten.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Numbers greater than <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=254 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"254\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > do not round to 250 to the nearest ten.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Numbers smaller than <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=245 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"245\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > do not round to 250 to the nearest ten.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Out of the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=254 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"254\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > numbers from 1 to 254,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the first <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=244 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"244\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (1 to 244) do not round to 250 to the nearest ten.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, the number of numbers that round to 250 to the nearest ten is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=254-244=highlight%2810%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"254-244=highlight%2810%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > . </SPAN>\n" );
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