| Places | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | Ten Thousandths | Hundred Thousandths | Millionths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 1 | . | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
| Rounded Number | 1 | . | 7 | 1 |
- 1 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 (1) does not change
- The digits to the right of the hundredths place are dropped
- 1.714285 rounded to the nearest hundredth (two decimal places) = 1.71
