Basic College Mathematics (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0134467795
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Chapter 4 - Decimals - 4.2 Rounding Decimal Numbers - 4.2 Exercises - Page 280: 21

Answer

$0.82

Work Step by Step

When you round to the nearest cent, you are rounding to the nearest hundredths of a dollar. To round 0.81666 to the nearest cent, draw a "cut-off" line after the hundredths place: "0.81". Next, look at the first number you cut off: "6". This number is 5 or above, so round up to the nearest cent: "$0.82".
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