Places | Tens | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | 1 | 2 | . | 0 | 1 |
Rounded Number | 1 | 2 | . | 0 |
- 0 is in the tenths place and 1 is in the hundredths place
- Since the digit in the hundredths place (1) is less than 5, the digit in the tenths place (0) does not change
- The digit in the hundredths place is dropped
- 12.01 rounded to the nearest tenth (one decimal place) = 12.0