8.555 Rounded to the Nearest Hundredth

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What is 8.555 rounded to the nearest hundredth?

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8.555 rounded to the nearest hundredth is
8.56

Nearest hundredth — 2 decimal places. The thousandths digit decides: 5⁠–⁠9 round up, 0⁠–⁠4 keep.

Exactly halfway between 8.55 and 8.56 — equally close to both. The halfway rule rounds away from zero, as in school and Excel ROUND: 8.56. Round half to even (banker's rounding) gives 8.56.

8.555

5 hundredths place 5 The thousandths digit decides

8.555
8.55 8.56halfway → away from zero

midpoint 8.555

5 with only zeros after it → halfway, away from zero: 8.56

8.555 rounded to every place
PlaceRounded
to the nearest thousandth8.555
to the nearest hundredth8.56
to the nearest tenth8.6
to the nearest whole number9
to the nearest ten10

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FAQ

What is 8.555 rounded to the nearest hundredth?

8.555 rounded to the nearest hundredth is 8.56

Is 8.555 closer to 8.55 or 8.56?

Equally close — 0.005 from each. The halfway rule rounds away from zero, to 8.56; round half to even (banker's rounding) gives 8.56.

How many decimal places does rounding to the nearest hundredth keep?

Two: the answer always has exactly 2 digits after the decimal point, trailing zeros included — 8.555 → 8.56.

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