Part A

A sailor entered a race and made a round trip of 213.709 miles. What is 213.709 rounded to the nearest hundredth? Choose the number to complete the statement.

The estimate for the number of miles traveled is
Choose...
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Part B

Which of the following statements explains how you should round 213.709?

A.
Since the digit in the hundreds place is less than 5, keep the digit in the hundredths place. Then drop the digits on the right.

B.
Since the digit in the hundredths place is less than 5, keep the digit in the tenths place. Then drop the digit in the hundredths and thousandths places.

C.
Since the digit in the thousandths place is greater than or equal to 5, increase the digit in the hundredths place by 1. Then drop the digit in the thousandths place.

D.
Since the digit in the hundredths place is less than 5, leave the digit in the hundredths place and drop all the numbers on the right.