Final answer:
To round 0.4825 to the nearest hundredth, you look at the third decimal place (thousandths position), which is a 5. Since the rule is to round up if this digit is 5 or more, 0.4825 rounds up to 0.48.
Step-by-step explanation:
To round 0.4825 to the nearest hundredth, we look at the third decimal place, which is the thousandths position. If this digit is 5 or greater, we round up the second decimal place by one. If it is less than 5, we leave the second decimal place as is.
In the case of 0.4825, the third decimal place (5 in the thousandths position) is equal to 5, therefore we must round up the second decimal place (the hundredths position).
Thus, 0.4825 rounded to the nearest hundredth is 0.48 because the third decimal place is a 5, and we follow the rule of rounding up when the digit to be dropped is 5 or more.