Question

What is .998 rounded to the nearest 100th?

Answer 1

The hundredth in a number is the 2nd number after the decimal point. In this case the 2nd 9 in .998 is the hundredth number. To round it, you see if the thousandth number is less, equal or more than 5. The thousandth number is 8, which is bigger than 5. That will make the hundredth number zero and add one to the tenth number, which 9.The tenth will also become 0 because 9 + 1 = 10. It will now make a whole number, which is 1. The one will be before the decimal point.

The answer is 1.00

Answer 2

The result of .998 rounded to the nearest 100th is number to the nearest accuracy. 1.00 is .998 rounded to the nearest 100th?

What is nearest 100th of a number?

To write the decimal number at the nearest accuracy, we use the nearest 100 of the number. The rounded to the nearest 100th of a number makes the calculation easy, and the result to understand batter.

To round a number or decimal number, follow the steps below-

• Step 1) Write down the number, which you have round to the nearest 100th.

• Step 2) Select the number which is at the 100th or at the 2nd place after the decimal point.

• Step 3) Look at the number which immediate right to this number. If this number is less than 5, then remove all the digits right of the 100th place number.

• Step 4) Look at the number which immediate right to this number. If this number is more than 5, then remove all the digits right of the 100th place number by adding 1 into the 100th place digit.

Given information-

The number which has to be rounded to 100th place is 0.998.

As we know all the steps, which is used to round a number of the nearest 100th so just apply them one by one.

Let the rounded number is n.  Thus,

$n=0.998$

The number 9 is written at the 2nd place. Thus it has to be rounded.

The immediate right of this digit is number 8. As this digit is greater than number 5.Thus add one into the number 9 by removing all the digits right of it. Thus,

$n=0.99+0.01\\n=1.00$

Hence, The number as the result of .998 rounded to the nearest 100th is 1.00.

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