| Places | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | Ten Thousandths | Hundred Thousandths | Millionths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 0 | . | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Rounded Number | 0 | . | 2 |
- 2 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 (2) does not change
- The digits to the right of the tenths place are dropped
- 0.249998 rounded to the nearest tenth (one decimal place) = 0.2
