| Places | Tens | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | Ten Thousandths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |||||||
| Number | 2 | 0 | . | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| Rounded Number | 2 | 0 | . | 3 | 5 |
- 4 is in the hundredths place and 7 is in the thousandths place
- Since the digit in the thousandths place (7) is greater than or equal to 5, add 1 to the digit in the hundredths place (4)
- 1 + 4 = 5, so the digit in the hundredths place becomes 5
- The digits to the right of the hundredths place are dropped
- 20.3472 rounded to the nearest hundredth (two decimal places) = 20.35
