6. The population of a town is 680 000 correct to the nearest 10 000. Write down

(a) The least possible population of the town.

(b) The greatest possible population of the town.

a) 675 000

b) 685 000

Step-by-step explanation:

The population of a town is 680 000 correct to the nearest 10 000.

a) To find it lower bound, we level of accuracy by 2 and then subtract from 680 000

The lower bound is:

680 000-5000=675,000

Therefore the least possible population of the town is 675 000

b) We repeat the same process to find the upper bound

680 000+5000=685,000