8.45575 rounded to three

decimal places

asked by guest
on Sep 19, 2024 at 3:23 pm



You asked:

Round \(8.45575\) to \(3\) decimal places.

MathBot Answer:

\(8.45575\) rounded to 3 decimal places is: \[ 8.456 \]


Rounding a quantity to 3 decimal places is equivalent to rounding it to the nearest \(10^{-3}\). The two consecutive integer multiples of \(10^{-3}\) that \(8.45575\) falls between are \(8.455\) and \(8.456\). \(8.45575\) is closer to \(8.456\) than \(8.455\), so \(8.45575\) rounded to 3 decimal places is: \(8.456\).