| Places | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | ||||
| Number | 2 | . | 2 | 9 | 9 |
| Rounded Number | 2 | . | 3 | 0 |
- 9 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 (9)
- 1 + 9 = 10, so the digit in the hundredths place becomes 0, and 1 is added to the digit in the tenths place (2)
- 1 + 2 = 3, so the digit in the tenths place becomes 3
- The digits to the right of the hundredths place are dropped
- 2.299 rounded to the nearest hundredth (two decimal places) = 2.30
