What is the quotient of 17.649 ÷ 3.1 rounded to the nearest hundredth?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: D. 5.69

  1. Step 1: 17.649 ÷ 3.1 = 176.49 ÷ 31 = 5.693225... Step 2. Looking at the thousandths digit (3): since 3 < 5, round down to 5.69. Answer: 5.69, computing 5.6932... and rounding down since the thousandths digit is 3. Why not the others: 5.70 rounds up unnecessarily.

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