| Places | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | Ten Thousandths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||||
| Number | 2 | . | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| Rounded Number | 2 | . | 7 | 8 |
- 7 is in the hundredths place and 5 is in the thousandths place
- Since the digit in the thousandths place (5) is greater than or equal to 5, add 1 to the digit in the hundredths place (7)
- 1 + 7 = 8, so the digit in the hundredths place becomes 8
- The digits to the right of the hundredths place are dropped
- 2.7756 rounded to the nearest hundredth (two decimal places) = 2.78
