5.39 to the nearest hundreath
5.39 to the nearest hundredth is 5.39
To round 5.39 to the nearest hundredth, look at the digit in the thousandth place (the second decimal place):
- If the digit in the thousandth place is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4, round down to the nearest hundredth. In this case, the digit in the thousandth place is 9, which is greater than 4, so we move to the next step.
- If the digit in the thousandth place is 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9, round up to the nearest hundredth. In this case, the digit in the thousandth place is 9, which means we need to round up.
Therefore, rounding 5.39 to the nearest hundredth gives us 5.40.
To round a number to the nearest hundredth, you'll need to look at the digit in the thousandth place (the third digit after the decimal point).
In this case, the number is 5.39. Since the digit in the thousandth place is 9, which is greater than or equal to 5, we'll round the number up.
To round 5.39 to the nearest hundredth, we'll increase the digit in the hundredth place (the second digit after the decimal point) by 1. Therefore, the number rounded to the nearest hundredth is 5.40.