| Places | Tens | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | Ten Thousandths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 2 | 8 | . | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Rounded Number | 2 | 8 | . | 8 |
- 8 is in the tenths place and 4 is in the hundredths place
- Since the digit in the hundredths place (4) is less than 5, the digit in the tenths place (8) does not change
- The digits to the right of the tenths place are dropped
- 28.8462 rounded to the nearest tenth (one decimal place) = 28.8
