Question

What is 2.0124 rounded to the nearest thousandths?

Answer 1

Place of the thousandth digit in 2.0124 is the second 2. After rounding it to the nearest thousandths we'll get 2.012. It's because 2.0124 is closer to 2.012 than to 2.013.

Answer 2

If the number you are rounding is followed by 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9, round the number up (+1).


If the number you are rounding is followed by 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4, round the number down (no change).

2.0124 ≈ 2.012