| Places | Hundreds | Tens | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 1 | 7 | 1 | . | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Rounded Number | 1 | 7 | 1 | . | 3 |
- 3 is in the tenths place and 1 is in the hundredths place
- Since the digit in the hundredths place (1) is less than 5, the digit in the tenths place (3) does not change
- The digits to the right of the tenths place are dropped
- 171.311 rounded to the nearest tenth (one decimal place) = 171.3
