| Places | Tens | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | Ten Thousandths | Hundred Thousandths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 3 | 1 | . | 8 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 8 |
| Rounded Number | 3 | 1 | . | 8 | 3 |
- 3 is in the hundredths place and 0 is in the thousandths place
- Since the digit in the thousandths place (0) is less than 5, the digit in the hundredths place (3) does not change
- The digits to the right of the hundredths place are dropped
- 31.83098 rounded to the nearest hundredth (two decimal places) = 31.83
