| Places | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | Ten Thousandths | Hundred Thousandths | Millionths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 7 | . | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 |
| Rounded Number | 7 | . | 1 | 4 |
- 4 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 (4) does not change
- The digits to the right of the hundredths place are dropped
- 7.142857 rounded to the nearest hundredth (two decimal places) = 7.14
