Question

The number 6.0448, rounded to 3 decimal places, becomes ________.
1) True
2) False

Answer 1

The number 6.0448 rounded to 3 decimal places is 6.045, following standard rounding rules where the fourth decimal digit (8) leads to an increase in the third decimal digit.

Step-by-step explanation:

When rounding a number to a certain decimal place, you look at the digit immediately to the right of that place. If it's 5 or greater, you round the digit up. If it's less than 5, you round the digit down. In this case, the number is 6.0448, and when rounded to 3 decimal places, the digit in the thousandths place is 4, which is less than 5. Therefore, the rounded number becomes 6.045. So the answer to the question is False.