| Places | Tens | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 1 | 0 | . | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| Rounded Number | 1 | 0 | . | 0 |
- 0 is in the tenths place and 4 is in the hundredths place
- Since the digit in the hundredths place (4) is less than 5, the digit in the tenths place (0) does not change
- The digits to the right of the tenths place are dropped
- 10.049 rounded to the nearest tenth (one decimal place) = 10.0
