Question

round 57.285 to the nearest hundredth.

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the hundredth and thousandth places

In the number \(57.285\), the digit in the hundredth place is \(8\) and the digit in the thousandth place is \(5\).

Step2: Apply the rounding rule

The rule for rounding 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 \(5 \geq 5\), we add \(1\) to the digit in the hundredth place. So \(8 + 1 = 9\). The digits after the hundredth place are dropped.

Answer:

\(57.29\)