Round 7.4851 to 2 decimal places.

Step by step

The question

Question: round 7.4851 to the nearest hundredth.

1 Find the place

The nearest hundredth means the hundredths place.

In 7.4851, the hundredths digit is 8.

2 Look at the next digit

Now we look at the next digit to the right.

It is 5.

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

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

5 is 5 or more, so we round up.

3 Write the rounded number

The hundredths digit 8 goes up by 1.

The digits after it are dropped.

So 7.4851 rounded to the nearest hundredth is 7.49.

The sign ≈ means about.

Let's look back.

First: find the place.

Then: look at the next digit.

Last: write the rounded number.