Question

Give two different decimals that round to 5.24 when rounding to the nearest hundredths.

Answer 1

ANSWER

5.2387 and 5.2437

EXPLANATION

To round a decimal to the nearest hundredth means we should round to two decimal places.

To round to two decimal places we consider the third decimal place.

When we round 5.2387 to the nearest hundredth, we obtain 5.24 because the third decimal place is greater than or equal to 5 so we round up.

When we round 5.2437 to the nearest hundredth, we get 5.24 because the third decimal place less than 5 so we round off.

In fact there are infinitely many decimals that will round to 5.24 when rounding to the nearest hundredth.