| Places | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | Ten Thousandths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 2 | . | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| Rounded Number | 2 | . | 3 | 8 |
- 8 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 (8) does not change
- The digits to the right of the hundredths place are dropped
- 2.3843 rounded to the nearest hundredth (two decimal places) = 2.38
