| Places | Tens | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 3 | 3 | . | 9 | 7 | 3 |
| Rounded Number | 3 | 3 | . | 9 | 7 |
- 7 is in the hundredths place and 3 is in the thousandths place
- Since the digit in the thousandths place (3) is less than 5, the digit in the hundredths place (7) does not change
- The digit in the thousandths place is dropped
- 33.973 rounded to the nearest hundredth (two decimal places) = 33.97
