| Places | Tens | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | Ten Thousandths | Hundred Thousandths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 2 | 7 | . | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Rounded Number | 2 | 7 | . | 3 |
- 3 is in the tenths place and 2 is in the hundredths place
- Since the digit in the hundredths place (2) is less than 5, the digit in the tenths place (3) does not change
- The digits to the right of the tenths place are dropped
- 27.32451 rounded to the nearest tenth (one decimal place) = 27.3
