| Places | Thousands | Hundreds | Tens | Ones |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 5 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| Rounded Number | 5 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
- 9 is in the tens place and 3 is in the ones place
- Since the digit in the ones place (3) is less than 5, the digit in the tens place (9) does not change
- 0 replaces the (3) in the ones place
- 5,993 rounded to the nearest ten = 5,990
