how to round 64655.17241 to the nearest cent?

Question

how to add 64655.17241 to the nearest cent

Answer 1

64655.17241

 

The "cent" place is the hundredths place.  The digit there is a 7.  The question is, "Stay a 7 or become an 8?"  Because there is a 2 in the thousandths place, we round down: stay a 7.