| Places | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | Ten Thousandths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | |||||
| Number | 3 | . | 5 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
| Rounded Number | 3 | . | 6 | 0 |
- 9 is in the hundredths place and 7 is in the thousandths place
- Since the digit in the thousandths place (7) 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 (5)
- 1 + 5 = 6, so the digit in the tenths place becomes 6
- The digits to the right of the hundredths place are dropped
- 3.5978 rounded to the nearest hundredth (two decimal places) = 3.60
