| Places | Tens | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 5 | 2 | . | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| Rounded Number | 5 | 2 | . | 4 | 9 |
- 9 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 (9) does not change
- The digit in the thousandths place is dropped
- 52.491 rounded to the nearest hundredth (two decimal places) = 52.49
