Round 2.71828 to 2 Decimal Places

Rounding simplifies a number while keeping it close to the original value.

The rule: Look at the digit to the RIGHT of where you're rounding.

• If it's 5 or greater: round UP (increase the digit)

• If it's less than 5: round DOWN (keep the digit the same)

We want to round 2.71828 to the 2 decimal places.

The deciding digit (the one to the right of our rounding position) is: 8

The deciding digit is 8.

Since 8 is 5 or greater, we round UP.

2.71828 rounded to 2 decimal places = 2.72

Original number: 2.71828

Rounded result: 2.72

The difference is 0.0017200000, which confirms our rounding is correct.

The rounded value is as close as possible to the original while having only 2 decimal places.