What is 44.586 the nearest tenth hundred and whole number
Tenth:44.600
What is in the tenths place? The 5.
What is to the right of it?
The 8
Since the 8 is bigger than 5 you have to round up
Hundredth: 44.590
What is in the hundredth place?
The 8
What is to the right?
A 6
Since 6 is bigger than 5 you have to round up
Whole: 45
This us the same thing as rounding to the ones place.
What is in the ones place?
The second 4
What is to the right?
A 5
Since the 5 is big enough, it forces the 4 to round up.