Description : What is 1.625 rounded to nearest hundredth?
Last Answer : It is 1.62 NOT 1.63 as many schools still teach.Most schools still teach you to always round 5 up but, while this is a simple rule to teach, it is not appropriate. Under this rule: ... down so that the new last digit is even. See link for more: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rounding#Round_half_to_even