Estimate 32,502 to the greatest place

Answer 1

The greatest place is the ten thousands place, so the 3. We look at the next digit. If it's 5 or more, the 3 turns to a 4. If it's less than 5, the 3 stays the same.

30,000

Another way to look at it is the greatest place is the ten thousands place, and 32,502 is between 30,000 and 40,000, right? Which is it closer to? 30,000.