| Places | Tens | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 1 | 3 | . | 9 | 4 | 4 |
| Rounded Number | 1 | 3 | . | 9 |
- 9 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 (9) does not change
- The digits to the right of the tenths place are dropped
- 13.944 rounded to the nearest tenth (one decimal place) = 13.9
