| Places | Tens | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | Ten Thousandths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 2 | 3 | . | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Rounded Number | 2 | 3 | . | 4 |
- 4 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 (4) does not change
- The digits to the right of the tenths place are dropped
- 23.4156 rounded to the nearest tenth (one decimal place) = 23.4
