| Places | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | Ten Thousandths | Hundred Thousandths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 0 | . | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
| Rounded Number | 0 | . | 0 | 5 |
- 5 is in the hundredths place and 4 is in the thousandths place
- Since the digit in the thousandths place (4) is less than 5, the digit in the hundredths place (5) does not change
- The digits to the right of the hundredths place are dropped
- 0.05487 rounded to the nearest hundredth (two decimal places) = 0.05
