Question

How do i round 399,818.4975 (dollars) this to the nearest cent

Answer 1

By definition, to round to the nearest cent and round to the nearest hundredths is the same.

In this case, having this value in dollars:

`399,818.4975`

You can round it to the nearest cent by following the steps shown below:

1. Identify the digit in the Hundredths place. In this case, the second digit after the decimal point is:

`9`

2. Identify the digit to the right of that digit (the third digit after the decimal point). In this case, this is:

`7`

3. Since the digit is greater than 5:

`7>5`

You have to round up by increasing the value of the digit 9 by 1 (the other digits to the right become zero). Then:

`\approx399,818.50`

Notice that since the digit 9 is increased by 1 and:

`9+1=10`

The first digit after the decimal point is increased by 1.

Hence, the answer is:

`\approx399,818.50`