| Places | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 0 | . | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Rounded Number | 0 | . | 3 | 1 |
- 1 is in the hundredths place and 2 is in the thousandths place
- Since the digit in the thousandths place (2) is less than 5, the digit in the hundredths place (1) does not change
- The digit in the thousandths place is dropped
- 0.312 rounded to the nearest hundredth (two decimal places) = 0.31
