We have a number with three decimal places, and, if we need to round the number to the hundredth, we will have a number with two decimal places. Then we have:
Since the number in the thousandth place is less than five, we can round the number to the hundredth as follows:
[tex]8.46[/tex]Therefore, in summary, the number 8.461 rounded to the hundredths is 8.46.
