12.261 Rounded To The Nearst Hundreth

12.261 rounded to the nearst hundreth

 

Answer:

12.26

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: 12.261

hundredth place = 6

Rules in rounding off:

a) Identify the place value to be rounded off.

b) If the digit to the right of the specified place value is 4 and below, round down.  

c) If the digit to the right of the specified place value is 5 to 9, round up (or add 1 to the digit to be rounded off.)

12.261 rounded to the nearest hundredths: 12.26

Reason:  The digit to the right of 6 hundredth is 1, therefore, round down.