round 0.505 to the nearest hundredth

Mathematics · College · Thu Feb 04 2021

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Given the value:

0.505

Round to the nearest hundredth.

Solution:

In rounding numbers, it must be taken to note that if the number is greater than or equal to 5 then the succeeding number will be added by 1, hence if the number is less than 5, then the succeeding number will remain the same. Since we are asked to round to the nearest hundredth we must determine first where hundredth is. The number places are as follow in an ascending order: Ones/units, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten thousands, hundred thousands, millions, hundred millions, and so on. For decimals, the number places starts with; tenths, hundredths, thousandths, ten thousandths, hundred thousandths, and so on.

The value in the hundredths place is 0, hence before 0 we have 5 which is equal to 5, therefore we will add 1 to 0.

= 0.51

Final answer:

= 0.51

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