| Places | Hundreds | Tens | Ones | Tenths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | ||||
| Number | 9 | 8 | . | 1 | |
| Rounded Number | 1 | 0 | 0 |
- 9 is in the tens place and 8 is in the ones place
- Since the digit in the ones place (8) is greater than or equal to 5, add 1 to the digit in the tens place (9)
- 1 + 9 = 10, so the digit in the tens place becomes 0, and 1 is added to the digit in the hundreds place (0)
- 1 + 0 = 1, so the digit in the hundreds place becomes 1
- 0 replaces the (8) in the ones place
- The decimal point and the digit to its right are dropped
- 98.1 rounded to the nearest ten = 100
