Question

What is 3.142 redounded to the nearest hundredth

Answer 1

Answer:

Let's round.

The hundredths place is the place two place values to the right from the ones place.

3 .            1              4                        2

ones       tenths     hundredths       thousandths

The four is in the hundredths place.

To round, look to the next smaller place value.

It's the thousandths!

In the thousandths, there are 2 thousandths.

If the number is greater than 4, you should make the hundredths place 1 bigger.

If, however, the number is less than 4, you should keep the number the same.

2 is not greater than 4, but it is less.

So, 3.142 rounded to the nearest hundredth is 3.14.