696 to the nearest ten

700. 6 is in the ones place, and in is closer to 10 than it is to 0, so you round the 6 up, and because you have to do that, you have to round the nine up one place, so it becomes a 10. carry the one, then you have 700.

basically:

6 to 10,

9 to 10,

6 to 7. 700