What is .998 rounded to the nearest 100th?

The hundredth in a number is the 2nd number after the decimal point. In this case the 2nd 9 in .998 is the hundredth number. To round it, you see if the thousandth number is less, equal or more than 5. The thousandth number is 8, which is bigger than 5. That will make the hundredth number zero and add one to the tenth number, which 9.The tenth will also become 0 because 9 + 1 = 10. It will now make a whole number, which is 1. The one will be before the decimal point.

The answer is 1.00