| Places | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | Ten Thousandths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 2 | . | 6 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Rounded Number | 2 | . | 6 | 1 |
- 1 is in the hundredths place and 3 is in the thousandths place
- Since the digit in the thousandths place (3) is less than 5, the digit in the hundredths place (1) does not change
- The digits to the right of the hundredths place are dropped
- 2.6138 rounded to the nearest hundredth (two decimal places) = 2.61
