| Places | Hundreds | Tens | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 4 | 5 | 0 | . | 9 | 7 | 8 |
| Rounded Number | 4 | 5 | 0 |
- 5 is in the tens place and 0 is in the ones place
- Since the digit in the ones place (0) is less than 5, the digit in the tens place (5) does not change
- The 0 in the ones place does not change
- The decimal point and the digits to its right are dropped
- 450.978 rounded to the nearest ten = 450
