A racecar driver holds the record for the fastest speed of 212.809 miles per hour.

Part A
What is 212.809 rounded to the nearest hundredth? Enter your answer in the box.

Part B
Which explains how you round 212.809 to the nearest hundredth?
A.

Since the digit in the hundredths place is less than 5, keep the digit in the hundredths place. Then drop the digit in the thousandths place.
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 thousandths place is greater than or equal to 5, keep the digit in the hundredths place. Then drop the digit in the thousandths place.

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

Step-by-step explanation:

What is 212.809 rounded to the nearest hundredth?

When we want to round off 212.809 to the nearest hundredth, the main thing that we will need to consider is for us to look at the thousandths value that is contained in the number of 212.809, and this is is 9.

Since 9 is more than 5, iteams that we will have to add 1 to the number at the hundredth place. This.meane we will add 1 to 0 which will give us 1 and we them drop the digit in the thousandths place. Therefore,

212.809 = 212.81 to nearest hundredths