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three cars are for sale. car A 12380 pound, car B 16760 pound car C 14580 pound. the price of each car is rounded to the nearest 100 pound. which price changes by the greatest amount?

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Original post by en_0912

three cars are for sale. car A 12380 pound, car B 16760 pound car C 14580 pound. the price of each car is rounded to the nearest 100 pound. which price changes by the greatest amount?

Round car A to 12400
Round car B to 16800
Round car C to 14600

Difference between 12400 and 12380 is 20
Difference between 16800 and 16760 is 40
Difference between 14600 and 14580 is 20

Which has the largest difference?

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