Final answer:
To round 25.3256 to the nearest hundredth, we look at the third decimal place (5) and round up, resulting in 25.33. To round to the nearest thousandth, which may be what the student meant, we'd round up again because the fourth decimal place is a 6, and the result would be 25.326.
Step-by-step explanation:
When rounding numbers to a specific decimal place, it's important to look at the digit immediately after the place you're rounding to. If this digit is 5 or greater, you round up. Otherwise, if it's 4 or less, you round down. Let's take the number 25.3256.
To round to the nearest hundredth, you look at the third decimal place since the hundredths is the second decimal place. In this case, it's a 5, so we round up the second decimal place from 2 to 3, making it 25.33. The nearest thousand is not applicable here as the student likely means the nearest thousandth, which is the third decimal place. Rounding to the nearest thousandth would simply involve looking at the fourth decimal place — here it's a 6, so the number rounds up to 25.326.