| Places | Thousands | Hundreds | Tens | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |||||||
| Number | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | . | 4 | 8 |
| Rounded Number | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | . | 5 |
- 4 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 (4)
- 1 + 4 = 5, so the digit in the tenths place becomes 5
- The digit in the hundredths place is dropped
- 7,636.48 rounded to the nearest tenth (one decimal place) = 7,636.5
