Places | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | 1 | . | 2 | 0 | 8 |
Rounded Number | 1 | . | 2 |
- 2 is in the tenths place and 0 is in the hundredths place
- Since the digit in the hundredths place (0) 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
- 1.208 rounded to the nearest tenth (one decimal place) = 1.2