| Places | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | ||||
| Number | 2 | . | 4 | 9 | 8 |
| Rounded Number | 2 | . | 5 | 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 (4)
- 1 + 4 = 5, so the digit in the tenths place becomes 5
- The digit in the thousandths place is dropped
- 2.498 rounded to the nearest hundredth (two decimal places) = 2.50
