| Places | Tens | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||||
| Number | 1 | 7 | . | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Rounded Number | 1 | 7 | . | 3 | 2 |
- 1 is in the hundredths place and 8 is in the thousandths place
- Since the digit in the thousandths place (8) is greater than or equal to 5, add 1 to the digit in the hundredths place (1)
- 1 + 1 = 2, so the digit in the hundredths place becomes 2
- The digit in the thousandths place is dropped
- 17.318 rounded to the nearest hundredth (two decimal places) = 17.32
