0.256410 to the nearest hundredth
0.26
To round 0.256410 to the nearest hundredth, follow these steps:
Step 1: Identify the thousandth place. In this case, it's the number 4 after the decimal point.
Step 2: Determine the value of the next place after the thousandth place. In this case, it's 1.
Step 3: Since the value in the next place (1) is less than 5, we will round down.
Step 4: Drop all the digits after the hundredth place, including the thousandth place.
Therefore, rounding 0.256410 to the nearest hundredth gives us 0.26.
To round a number to the nearest hundredth, you need to look at the digit in the thousandth place. In this case, the digit in the thousandth place is 6.
When rounding to the nearest hundredth, if the digit in the thousandth place is less than 5, you round down. If the digit is 5 or greater, you round up.
In this case, the digit 6 is greater than 5, so we will round up. Therefore, 0.256410 rounded to the nearest hundredth is 0.26.