Basic College Mathematics (10th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Decimals - 4.2 Rounding Decimal Numbers - 4.2 Exercises - Page 281: 43

Answer

$0.0015 rounds to 0 cents. This happens because the number following the hundredths place is less than 5.

Work Step by Step

1. Find the decimal place of cents > hundredths place 2. Check if the number following the hundredths place is less than 5 or greater than or equal to 5. Since the number is 1, it is less than 5 and we round the hundredths place down. 3. 0 rounded down is 0 4. Conclude 0 cents
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