Round 12.368 to the nearest hundredth?

Answer 1

12.368 to the nearest hundredth. is 12.37 Each digital column has a name.

'1' = Tens

'2' = Units

''3' = Tenths

'6' = hundredths

'8' - thousandths.

NB Note the use of '-ths'.

We wish to terminiate at the 'hundredths' column. (6).

So inspect the 'thousandths' column, If the number is '5' or greater, then add '1' to the hundredths column and drop all the number to the right.

So since the thousandths column is '8' , greater than '5'. we add '1' to '6' , which equals '7' , and we then drop the '8'.

Hence

12.37 is the answer.

NB This is good system for any number columns, where an exact number is rounded off to a given number of plsces.

Answer 2

12.37