| Places | Hundreds | Tens | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | Ten Thousandths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||||||
| Number | 5 | 3 | 1 | . | 5 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
| Rounded Number | 5 | 3 | 1 | . | 5 | 4 |
- 3 is in the hundredths place and 9 is in the thousandths place
- Since the digit in the thousandths place (9) is greater than or equal to 5, add 1 to the digit in the hundredths place (3)
- 1 + 3 = 4, so the digit in the hundredths place becomes 4
- The digits to the right of the hundredths place are dropped
- 531.5392 rounded to the nearest hundredth (two decimal places) = 531.54
