Subjective question. Not really math but don't know know what category it should be in.?

Question

If someone said they had ALMOST 1000 pencils, what is the smallest number of pencils that would qualify as Almost 1000? There is no right answer just wondering what you think is almost.

Answer 1

Back in Elementary, I was taught that anything over 5 is rounded up so I guess... 501 pencils.

Question for you... Just curious as to what you would say, how do you say $6,001.03? Six thousand, one dollar's' and three cents or Six thousand, one dollar and three cents? To be honest I'm not sure what the right answer is, LOL.

Answer 2

depends on how precise you need to be.  951 could be almost, but  under 950 probably would not