what is the exact population of vermont

Question

 To the nearest ten thousand, the population of Vermont was estimated to be about 620,000 in 2008. What might have been the exact population of Vermont in 2008?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Answer 1

To the nearest 10,000 means mathematically that the given figure could be in error by ±5,000, so that means the 2008 population of Vermont is between 620,000-5000 and 620,000+5000, that is, between 615,000 and 624,999.