What is 5.242 rounded to the nearest hundredth?

5.242 rounded to the nearest hundredth is 5.2. In 5.242 the last digit 2 is less than 5. Therefore you will cut it off and remain with 5.24.

5.242 rounded to the nearest hundredth ... look at the previous number in the bold here: 5.242. Because this number is below 5 ... the number before it 5.242 must stay the same. If it was above five, the number would have been rounded up.

So therefore the answer is: 5.242 - - > 5.24