To round 98988.00694 to the nearest thousandth, follow these steps:
Identify the thousandth place: In the number 98988.00694, the thousandth place is the third digit after the decimal point, which is 6.
Look at the ten-thousandth place: The digit in the ten-thousandth place (the fourth digit after the decimal point) is 9.
Apply rounding rules: Since the digit in the ten-thousandth place (9) is greater than or equal to 5, you round the thousandth place up by 1.
Final rounded result: The thousandth place (6) becomes 7, so the number rounds to 98988.007
Thus, 98988.00694 rounded to the nearest thousandth is 98988.007