Question

What is 6.5982 rounded to 3 decimal places?

Answer 1

6.598.

Explanation:

The number listed has four decimal places. To have three decimal places, it must cut off the last number. Since the last number is less than five, we round down to make the answer 6.598.

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Answer 2

6.598

Explanation:

=> 6.5982

While rounding to 3 dps, we look at the digit in ten thousandths place. If it is greater than 5, we'll add 1 in the thousandths place but if it is smaller than 5, we won't add anything.

=> Here, the digit in ten thousandths place is less than 5. So, after rounding off to 3 dps the number becomes

=> 6.598