Note the thousands place (bolded): 14494.
Round to the nearest thousands, look at the number in the place value to the right. It is a 4. Because 4 is less than 5, round down
14,494 rounded to the nearest thousand is 14000.
hope this helps
14,000 because the 4 in the hundreds place tells you to keep the 4 in the thousands place.
4 or less let it rest, 5 or more raise the score.
