| Places | Tens | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | Ten Thousandths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 9 | 7 | . | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| Rounded Number | 9 | 7 | . | 2 | 6 |
- 6 is in the hundredths place and 2 is in the thousandths place
- Since the digit in the thousandths place (2) 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
- 97.2625 rounded to the nearest hundredth (two decimal places) = 97.26
