| Places | Tens | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||||
| Number | 7 | 2 | . | 8 | 7 | 9 |
| Rounded Number | 7 | 2 | . | 8 | 8 |
- 7 is in the hundredths place and 9 is in the thousandths place
- Since the digit in the thousandths place (9) is greater than or equal to 5, add 1 to the digit in the hundredths place (7)
- 1 + 7 = 8, so the digit in the hundredths place becomes 8
- The digit in the thousandths place is dropped
- 72.879 rounded to the nearest hundredth (two decimal places) = 72.88
