Round 28,573 to the nearest thousand

28,573 rounded to the nearest thousand

first, find the number in the thousands placeit is 8...now look at the number directly to the right of it
** if that number is 5 or above, u would round that 8 up to a 9
** if that number is 4 or below, u would leave the 8 alone

so the number directly to the right of 8 is a 5...that means we have to round that 8 up to a 9

making ur answer : 29,000 <== because 28,573 is closer to 29,000 then it is to 28,000