| Places | Thousands | Hundreds | Tens | Ones | Tenths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | . | 1 |
| Rounded Number | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
- 5 is in the ones place and 1 is in the tenths place
- Since the digit in the tenths place (1) is less than 5, the digit in the ones place (5) does not change
- The decimal point and the digit in the tenths place are dropped
- 1,005.1 rounded to the nearest whole number (ones place) = 1,005
