| Places | Thousands | Hundreds | Tens | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | . | 9 | 2 | 5 |
| Rounded Number | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | . | 9 |
- 9 is in the tenths place and 2 is in the hundredths place
- Since the digit in the hundredths place (2) is less than 5, the digit in the tenths place (9) does not change
- The digits to the right of the tenths place are dropped
- 1,179.925 rounded to the nearest tenth (one decimal place) = 1,179.9
