Question

round 26.886 to the nearest hundredth.

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the hundredth place

In the number \(26.886\), the hundredth place is the second digit after the decimal point, which is \(8\) (the digit in the hundredth place: \(26.8\underline{8}6\)). The next digit (thousandth place) is \(6\).

Step2: Apply the rounding rule

The rounding rule for decimals is: if the digit to the right of the place we are rounding to (thousandth place here) is \(5\) or greater, we round up the digit in the place we are rounding to (hundredth place). Since \(6 \geq 5\), we add \(1\) to the hundredth place digit.

So, the hundredth place digit \(8\) becomes \(8 + 1 = 9\), and the digits after the hundredth place are dropped.

Answer:

\(26.89\)