| Places | Thousands | Hundreds | Tens | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |||||||
| Number | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | . | 3 | 6 |
| Rounded Number | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | . | 4 |
- 3 is in the tenths place and 6 is in the hundredths place
- Since the digit in the hundredths place (6) is greater than or equal to 5, add 1 to the digit in the tenths place (3)
- 1 + 3 = 4, so the digit in the tenths place becomes 4
- The digit in the hundredths place is dropped
- 1,017.36 rounded to the nearest tenth (one decimal place) = 1,017.4
