| Places | Hundreds | Tens | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | |||||
| Number | 4 | 6 | 5 | . | 9 | 8 |
| Rounded Number | 4 | 6 | 6 | . | 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 (5)
- 1 + 5 = 6, so the digit in the ones place becomes 6
- The digit in the hundredths place is dropped
- 465.98 rounded to the nearest tenth (one decimal place) = 466.0
