What is the nearest thousand to 14494

Place value is for 14494

ones 4

tens 9

hundreds 4

thousands 4

ten thousands 1

In the thousandths place is 4 to find the nearest you will round up the tens and hundreds place 9 changes 4 to 5 in hundreds and 4 in thousands will change to 5 all based on the rule that to round up ... 5 and above moves the next place value up 1

14494, so go to the nearest thousand which would be the 4 behind the 1 so you would round that an since its anpther 4 behind it you we keep it a regular 4. An change all the numbers behind it to a 0 an it'll be 14000.