Round the following decimal to the nearest hundredth. 12.7962
A) 12.80
B) 12.8
C) 12.79
D) 12.796
E) none of the above

Name: Round the following decimal to the nearest hundredth. 12.7962 A) 12.80 B) 12.8 C) 12.79 D) 12.796 E) none of the above
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Rounding 12.7962 to the nearest hundredth gives 12.80, because the third digit after the decimal point (6) is 5 or more, which rounds the second digit (9) up to 0, and increases the first digit after the decimal (7) by 1.

Round the Following Decimal to the Nearest Hundredth