To round 0.659 to the nearest hundredth, you look at the thousandths place (the third digit after the decimal point) to determine whether to round up or down.
The number 0.659 has the following digits:
- The hundredths place is 5 (second digit after the decimal point).
- The thousandths place is 9 (third digit after the decimal point).
Since the digit in the thousandths place is 9 (which is greater than 5), you round the hundredths place up from 5 to 6.
Thus, 0.659 rounded to the nearest hundredth is 0.66.