Rounding to the nearest cent

Question

How do I round -.7894736842 to the nearest cent?

Answer 1

Cents is 2 decimals. So this number would need to be rounded to 2 decimals. The second decimal place is 8. -.7894736842 Look at the number to the right of the 8. The number 9 is greater than 4, so the 8 would round up to 9.

The final answer is -0.79