| Places | Tens | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | |||||
| Number | 1 | 6 | . | 9 | 8 | 6 |
| Rounded Number | 1 | 7 | . | 0 |
- 9 is in the tenths place and 8 is in the hundredths place
- Since the digit in the hundredths place (8) is greater than or equal to 5, add 1 to the digit in the tenths place (9)
- 1 + 9 = 10, so the digit in the tenths place becomes 0, and 1 is added to the digit in the ones place (6)
- 1 + 6 = 7, so the digit in the ones place becomes 7
- The digits to the right of the tenths place are dropped
- 16.986 rounded to the nearest tenth (one decimal place) = 17.0
