Use the Appropriate Rounding Rule to Answer the Question with the Correct

question 239

Multiple Choice

Use the appropriate rounding rule to answer the question with the correct precision or correct number of significantdigits.
-At the beginning of last year, the population of your city was 161,000. By the end of the year it had increased by 2481 people. What was the population at the end of the year?

• A)163,000
• B)160,000
• C)163,500
• D)163,481

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