We are asked to round off the given number to the nearest hundredth place.
Recall that the hundredth place means 2 places after the decimal point.
The number is 1.896
Since the last digit (6) is greater than 5, we have to drop it and increment the previous digit by 1.
The previous digit is 9 so incrementing it by 1 will make it 10.
So, we will keep the 0 and increment the previous digit by 1.
The previous digit is 8 so incrementing it by 1 will make it 9.
So, the number becomes 1.90
Therefore, the number 1.896 rounded to the nearest hundredth is 1.90