Question

$0.0398$ rounded to the nearest cent

Answer 1

Round $0.0398$ to the nearest cent:

To round the cent first, consider the place value after the decimal point which is the right part of the decimal point.

In $0.0398$, check the ten-thousandth position is $9$ and Which is greater than $5$ so $1$ is added to the thousandth position and leave the ten-thousandth position as $0$

The place value in the thousandth position is greater than $5$, so $1$ is added to the hundredth position and leaves thousandth position as $0$.

Thus the value in the hundredth position is $4$.

Hence the rounded value $0.0398$ becomes $0.04$.

$0.04$ is the rounded value nearest cent of $0.0398$