| Places | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | Ten Thousandths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 0 | . | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Rounded Number | 0 | . | 0 | 0 | 5 |
- 5 is in the thousandths place and 2 is in the ten thousandths place
- Since the digit in the ten thousandths place (2) is less than 5, the digit in the thousandths place (5) does not change
- The digit in the ten thousandths place is dropped
- 0.0052 rounded to the nearest thousandth (three decimal places) = 0.005
