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Tao Nan 2025 P6 Maths Prelim — Paper 1 Booklet A Q8 Solution

Paper 1 Booklet A · Q8 · 1 mark · Whole Numbers

Question

Round 47 458 to the nearest thousand.

1. 47 000
2. 47 460
3. 47 500
4. 48 000

Answer: 1

Worked solution

\(47\,458 \text{: hundreds digit} = 4\)
\(4 < 5 \text{ so round down}\)
\(47\,458 \approx 47\,000\)

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