| Places | Tens | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | Ten Thousandths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Number | 1 | 2 | . | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
| Rounded Number | 1 | 2 | . | 7 | 0 |
- 9 is in the hundredths place and 8 is in the thousandths place
- Since the digit in the thousandths place (8) is greater than or equal to 5, add 1 to the digit in the hundredths place (9)
- 1 + 9 = 10, so the digit in the hundredths place becomes 0, and 1 is added to the digit in the tenths place (6)
- 1 + 6 = 7, so the digit in the tenths place becomes 7
- The digits to the right of the hundredths place are dropped
- 12.6986 rounded to the nearest hundredth (two decimal places) = 12.70
