| Places | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | Ten Thousandths | Hundred Thousandths | Millionths | Ten Millionths | Hundred Millionths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||||||||
| Number | 0 | . | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| Rounded Number | 0 | . | 2 | 9 |
- 8 is in the hundredths place and 5 is in the thousandths place
- Since the digit in the thousandths place (5) is greater than or equal to 5, add 1 to the digit in the hundredths place (8)
- 1 + 8 = 9, so the digit in the hundredths place becomes 9
- The digits to the right of the hundredths place are dropped
- 0.28571429 rounded to the nearest hundredth (two decimal places) = 0.29
