| Places | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |||||
| Number | 0 | . | 7 | 5 | 9 |
| Rounded Number | 0 | . | 7 | 6 |
- 5 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 (5)
- 1 + 5 = 6, so the digit in the hundredths place becomes 6
- The digit in the thousandths place is dropped
- 0.759 rounded to the nearest hundredth (two decimal places) = 0.76
