| Places | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | Ten Thousandths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 0 | . | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Rounded Number | 0 | . | 4 | 3 | 4 |
- 4 is in the thousandths place and 4 is in the ten thousandths place
- Since the digit in the ten thousandths place (4) is less than 5, the digit in the thousandths place (4) does not change
- The digit in the ten thousandths place is dropped
- 0.4344 rounded to the nearest thousandth (three decimal places) = 0.434
