| Places | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | Ten Thousandths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 5 | . | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Rounded Number | 5 | . | 5 | 6 |
- 6 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 (6) does not change
- The digits to the right of the hundredths place are dropped
- 5.5602 rounded to the nearest hundredth (two decimal places) = 5.56
