| Places | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | Ten Thousandths | Hundred Thousandths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |||||||
| Number | 0 | . | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| Rounded Number | 0 | . | 1 | 1 | 6 |
- 5 is in the thousandths place and 7 is in the ten thousandths place
- Since the digit in the ten thousandths place (7) is greater than or equal to 5, add 1 to the digit in the thousandths place (5)
- 1 + 5 = 6, so the digit in the thousandths place becomes 6
- The digits to the right of the thousandths place are dropped
- 0.11574 rounded to the nearest thousandth (three decimal places) = 0.116
