| Places | Hundreds | Tens | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |||||||
| Number | 1 | 6 | 4 | . | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| Rounded Number | 1 | 6 | 5 |
- 4 is in the ones place and 9 is in the tenths place
- Since the digit in the tenths place (9) is greater than or equal to 5, add 1 to the digit in the ones place (4)
- 1 + 4 = 5, so the digit in the ones place becomes 5
- The decimal point and the digits to the right of the ones place are dropped
- 164.997 rounded to the nearest whole number (ones place) = 165
