A computer rounded the number 129.257 to the nearest hundredth. What is this number rounded to the nearest hundredth?

Question:- A computer rounded the number 129.257 to the nearest hundredth. What is this number rounded to the nearest hundredth?

A .100

B. 129.30

C. 130

D. 129.26

Answer

The correct option is D. 129.26

When reducing 129.257 to 2 decimal places, the correct answer turns out to be 129.26. This being the case since the digit in thousands place (5) is 5 or more then the digit in the hundredths place (2) is rounded up to 3, i.e. 129.26