| Places | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |||||
| Number | 0 | . | 9 | 6 | 6 |
| Rounded Number | 0 | . | 9 | 7 |
- 6 is in the hundredths place and 6 is in the thousandths place
- Since the digit in the thousandths place (6) is greater than or equal to 5, add 1 to the digit in the hundredths place (6)
- 1 + 6 = 7, so the digit in the hundredths place becomes 7
- The digit in the thousandths place is dropped
- 0.966 rounded to the nearest hundredth (two decimal places) = 0.97
