| Places | Hundreds | Tens | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | Ten Thousandths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 2 | 9 | 7 | . | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Rounded Number | 2 | 9 | 7 | . | 3 | 6 |
- 6 is in the hundredths place and 1 is in the thousandths place
- Since the digit in the thousandths place (1) is less than 5, the digit in the hundredths place (6) does not change
- The digits to the right of the hundredths place are dropped
- 297.3612 rounded to the nearest hundredth (two decimal places) = 297.36
