1. A newspaper reporter wrote an article about a recent football game. 8,749 people attended the game, but the reporter rounded the number to the nearest hundred in the article. Which number did the reporter use? (A) 9,000 (B) 8,800 (C) 8,750 (D) 8,700

To determine the number that the reporter used after rounding 8,749 to the nearest hundred, we can follow these steps: 1. **Identify the hundreds place**: The number 8,749 has the hundreds digit as 7 (in the number 8,700). 2. **Look at the tens digit**: The tens digit in 8,749 is 4. 3. **Apply the rounding rule**: - If the tens digit is 5 or greater, we round up. - If the tens digit is less than 5, we round down. Since the tens digit is 4 (which is less than 5), we round down. 4. **Determine the rounded number**: Rounding down 8,749 to the nearest hundred gives us 8,700. Thus, the number that the reporter used in the article is **(D) 8,700**.