Round 0.083 to the nearest hundredth

Step by step

The question

Question: round 0.083 to the nearest hundredth.

1 Find the place

The nearest hundredth means the hundredths place.

In 0.083, the hundredths digit is 8.

2 Look at the next digit

Now we look at the next digit to the right.

It is 3.

5 or more: we round up, the hundredths digit goes up by 1.

4 or less: we round down, the hundredths digit stays the same.

3 is 4 or less, so we round down.

3 See it on a number line

0.083 is closer to 0.08.

So 0.083 rounded to the nearest hundredth is 0.08.

The sign ≈ means about.

Let's look back.

First: find the place.

Then: look at the next digit.

Last: see it on a number line.