What is 8.996 rounded to the nearest hundredth?

Answer 1

9.00

Answer 2

The hundredth column is the second number after the decimal place: 8.996

To round this up to the nearest hundredth, look at number immediately to the right of the 2nd decimal place (the 6).

If this number is 4 or less then just delete this number and all other numbers to the right.

If this number is 5 or more then add one to to there number in the 2nd decimal place position and delete all the numbers to the right of the 2nd decimal place.

This is will give you your answer: 9.00 (2 decimal places)