| Places | Tens | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | Ten Thousandths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |||||||
| Number | 1 | 2 | . | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 |
| Rounded Number | 1 | 2 | . | 5 | 7 |
- 6 is in the hundredths place and 9 is in the thousandths place
- Since the digit in the thousandths place (9) 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 digits to the right of the hundredths place are dropped
- 12.5698 rounded to the nearest hundredth (two decimal places) = 12.57
