How do you round 987 to the nearest whole number?

Well, isn't that a happy little question! To round 987 to the nearest whole number, we look at the digit to the right of the decimal point, which is 7. Since 7 is 5 or greater, we round the 9 up to 10. So, 987 rounded to the nearest whole number is 990. Just remember, there are no mistakes, just happy little accidents in math!