To round 3.596 to the nearest hundredths place, we look at the digit in the thousandths place, which is 9. Since 9 is greater than or equal to 5, we round up the digit in the tenths place, which is 9+1=10. Therefore, 3.596 rounded to the nearest hundredths is 3.60.
Oh, what a lovely question! Let's give that number a little hug and round it to the nearest hundredth. 3.596 becomes 3.60 when we round it to the nearest hundredth. Just like adding a little touch of paint to bring out the beauty in a landscape, rounding can help us see the number more clearly.
Oh, dude, you're asking me to do math? Like, really? Fine, fine. So, 3.596 rounded to the nearest hundredths is 3.60. But seriously, who even cares about those extra decimals, am I right?