| Places | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | Ten Thousandths | Hundred Thousandths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 0 | . | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| Rounded Number | 0 | . | 2 | 3 | 9 |
- 9 is in the thousandths place and 0 is in the ten thousandths place
- Since the digit in the ten thousandths place (0) is less than 5, the digit in the thousandths place (9) does not change
- The digits to the right of the thousandths place are dropped
- 0.23906 rounded to the nearest thousandth (three decimal places) = 0.239
