To round 0.958 to the nearest hundredth, follow these steps:
1. Identify the place value to which you need to round: Here, the hundredth place is the second digit to the right of the decimal point.
- In 0.958, the digit in the hundredth place is 5.
2. Look at the digit to the right of the hundredth place: This is the digit in the thousandth place.
- In 0.958, the digit in the thousandth place is 8.
3. Determine whether to round up or down:
- If the digit in the thousandth place (8) is 5 or greater, round up.
- If it is less than 5, round down.
4. Apply the rounding rule:
- Since 8 is greater than 5, you round the digit in the hundredth place (5) up by 1.
5. Adjust the number accordingly:
- When you round 5 up by 1, it becomes 6.
- The digits to the right of the hundredth place become zero and can be dropped.
Thus, 0.958 rounded to the nearest hundredth is 0.96.
