What is 794.2531 rounded to the nearest hundredth?
794.2531 rounded to the nearest hundredth is 794.25.
To round 794.2531 to the nearest hundredth, you need to look at the digit in the thousandth place, which is 5. Since 5 is greater than or equal to 5, you would round up the digit in the hundredth place, which is 3, to the next higher number. Therefore, 794.2531 rounded to the nearest hundredth is 794.26.
To round a decimal number to the nearest hundredth, follow these steps:
1. Identify the hundredth place, which is two places to the right of the decimal point.
In the given number, 794.2531, the hundredth place is occupied by the digit "5".
2. Look at the digit immediately to the right of the hundredth place.
In this case, the digit is "3".
3. If the digit to the right of the hundredth place is less than 5, round down. If it is 5 or greater, round up.
Since the digit "3" is less than 5, we round down.
4. Replace all digits to the right of the hundredth place with zeros.
Following this rule, we replace the digits "53" with "00".
Therefore, 794.2531 rounded to the nearest hundredth is 794.25.