Rounding/Examples/5.56501 to Nearest Hundredth

Example of Rounding

$5 \cdotp 565 \, 01$ rounded to the nearest hundredth is $5 \cdotp 57$.

This is because $5 \cdotp 565 \, 01$ is closer to $5 \cdotp 57$ than $5 \cdotp 56$.

Sources

• 1972: Murray R. Spiegel and R.W. Boxer: Theory and Problems of Statistics (SI ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $1$: Variables and Graphs: Solved Problems: Rounding of Data: $1.3 \ \text{(j)}$