1. **Problem Statement:** Round the number 1.8708 to two decimal places. 2. **Formula and Rule:** To round a number to two decimal places, look at the third decimal digit. 3. **Step-by-step:** - The number is 1.8708. - The third decimal digit is 0 (in 1.8708, digits after decimal are 8 (1st), 7 (2nd), 0 (3rd), 8 (4th)). - Since the third decimal digit (0) is less than 5, we do not increase the second decimal digit. 4. **Result:** The number rounded to two decimal places is $1.87$. This means the value 1.8708 rounded to two decimals is 1.87.