| Places | Hundreds | Tens | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 7 | 6 | 2 | . | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| Rounded Number | 7 | 6 | 0 |
- 6 is in the tens place and 2 is in the ones place
- Since the digit in the ones place (2) is less than 5, the digit in the tens place (6) does not change
- 0 replaces the (2) in the ones place
- The decimal point and the digits to its right are dropped
- 762.482 rounded to the nearest ten = 760
