| Places | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | Ten Thousandths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 9 | . | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8 |
| Rounded Number | 9 | . | 9 | 9 |
- 9 is in the hundredths place and 0 is in the thousandths place
- Since the digit in the thousandths place (0) is less than 5, the digit in the hundredths place (9) does not change
- The digits to the right of the hundredths place are dropped
- 9.9908 rounded to the nearest hundredth (two decimal places) = 9.99
