28.26 rounded to the nearest hundredth
Understand the Problem
The question is asking how to round the number 28.26 to the nearest hundredth, which involves determining the second decimal place and deciding whether to round up or keep it the same based on the third decimal place.
Answer
28.26
Answer for screen readers
The rounded number is 28.26.
Steps to Solve
- Identify the relevant decimal places
The number 28.26 has two decimal places: the hundredths place is 6 and the thousandths place (the next number after hundredths) is not present here.
- Determine the third decimal place
Since the number is 28.26, there's no digit after the second decimal place in this case. You can treat this as a zero, meaning the third decimal place is 0.
- Apply rounding rules
According to rounding rules, if the digit at the third decimal place is 0 (which is less than 5), you do not round up the second decimal place. Therefore, you keep the second decimal as it is.
- Final rounded number
Since the second decimal remains unchanged, the final rounded number to the nearest hundredth is 28.26.
The rounded number is 28.26.
More Information
Rounding to the nearest hundredth means you're looking at the third decimal place to decide whether to round up or stay the same. In this case, a "0" means you will keep the existing value.
Tips
A common mistake is to misinterpret when to round up. Remember that you round up only when the digit in the next place is 5 or higher; anything below means you keep it the same.
