Round 0.4567 to the nearest hundredth

Step by step

The question

Question: round 0.4567 to the nearest hundredth.

1 Find the place

The nearest hundredth means the hundredths place.

In 0.4567, the hundredths digit is 5.

2 Look at the next digit

Now we look at the next digit to the right.

It is 6.

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.

6 is 5 or more, so we round up.

3 See it on a number line

0.4567 is closer to 0.46.

So 0.4567 rounded to the nearest hundredth is 0.46.

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.