| Places | Thousands | Hundreds | Tens | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Number | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | . | 1 | 5 |
| Rounded Number | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
- 9 is in the tens place and 6 is in the ones place
- Since the digit in the ones place (6) is greater than or equal to 5, add 1 to the digit in the tens place (9)
- 1 + 9 = 10, so the digit in the tens place becomes 0, and 1 is added to the digit in the hundreds place (0)
- 1 + 0 = 1, so the digit in the hundreds place becomes 1
- 0 replaces the (6) in the ones place
- The decimal point and the digits to its right are dropped
- 2,096.15 rounded to the nearest ten = 2,100
