| Places | Ten Thousands | Thousands | Hundreds | Tens | Ones | Tenths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |||||||
| Number | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | . | 5 |
| Rounded Number | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
- 0 is in the ones place and 5 is in the tenths place
- Since the digit in the tenths place (5) is greater than or equal to 5, add 1 to the digit in the ones place (0)
- 1 + 0 = 1, so the digit in the ones place becomes 1
- The decimal point and the digit in the tenths place are dropped
- 45,400.5 rounded to the nearest whole number (ones place) = 45,401
