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Example

Rounding 18.379 to the Nearest Hundredth

To round $18.379$ to the nearest hundredth, apply the four-step decimal rounding procedure:

Locate the hundredths digit: In $18.379$ , the digit in the hundredths place is $7$ .
Look at the next digit: The digit immediately to the right of $7$ is $9$ .
Compare with $5$ : Because $9 \geq 5$ , add $1$ to the hundredths digit, changing $7$ to $8$ .
Remove trailing digits: Delete the $9$ (and any digits that would follow it).