| Places | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Number | 1 | . | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Rounded Number | 2 | . | 0 | 0 |
- 9 is in the hundredths place and 8 is in the thousandths place
- Since the digit in the thousandths place (8) is greater than or equal to 5, add 1 to the digit in the hundredths place (9)
- 1 + 9 = 10, so the digit in the hundredths place becomes 0, and 1 is added to the digit in the tenths place (9)
- 1 + 9 = 10, so the digit in the tenths place becomes 0, and 1 is added to the digit in the ones place (1)
- 1 + 1 = 2, so the digit in the ones place becomes 2
- The digit in the thousandths place is dropped
- 1.998 rounded to the nearest hundredth (two decimal places) = 2.00
