To round 6.8553 to the nearest hundredth, we look at the third decimal place (the thousandths place) to determine whether to round up or down.
- The first two decimal places are 55.
- The third decimal place is 5.
Since the third decimal place is 5, we round up the second decimal place:
- 6.855 becomes 6.86.
Therefore, 6.8553 rounded to the nearest hundredth is 6.86.