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What would you round 39.995 to the nearest cent?

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40.00 because the 5 rounds the 9s to 0s
User Max Tuzenko
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To round the number to nearest cents, we need our answer to be in the hundredths place. From the given, the number in the hundredths place is 9 and after it is 5. We need to round up the number such that the near number becomes 40.00. 
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