50.24 rounded to the nearest hundredth
Understand the Problem
The question is asking to round the number 50.24 to the nearest hundredth. Rounding to the nearest hundredth involves looking at the third decimal place to determine whether to round up or down.
Answer
50.24
Answer for screen readers
The rounded number is 50.24.
Steps to Solve
- Identify the decimal places
The number we are rounding is 50.24. We want to round to the nearest hundredth, which is the second decimal place. In this number, "2" is in the tenths place, and "4" is in the hundredths place.
- Look at the next decimal place
To determine whether to round up or stay the same, we need to look at the digit in the thousandths place, which is the third decimal place. Since 50.24 has no digit in the thousandths place (or you can consider it as 50.240), this means we effectively have a "0".
- Apply rounding rules
According to rounding rules, if the digit in the thousandths place is less than 5, we do not change the digit in the hundredths place. Since the thousandths digit is "0", we leave the "4" in 50.24 as it is.
The rounded number is 50.24.
More Information
When rounding numbers, it's essential to look at the digit in the next decimal place to determine if you round up or keep the same. In this case, the next digit was "0", which means we retained the original hundredths value.
Tips
- A common mistake is to mistakenly increase the last retained digit when the next digit is equal to or greater than 5. In this case, since the next digit is "0", it does not warrant any increase.
