| Places | Tens | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | Ten Thousandths | Hundred Thousandths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 4 | 3 | . | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Rounded Number | 4 | 3 | . | 9 | 8 |
- 8 is in the hundredths place and 2 is in the thousandths place
- Since the digit in the thousandths place (2) is less than 5, the digit in the hundredths place (8) does not change
- The digits to the right of the hundredths place are dropped
- 43.98229 rounded to the nearest hundredth (two decimal places) = 43.98
