| Places | Hundreds | Tens | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 1 | 5 | 9 | . | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Rounded Number | 1 | 5 | 9 | . | 5 |
- 5 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 (5) does not change
- The digits to the right of the tenths place are dropped
- 159.523 rounded to the nearest tenth (one decimal place) = 159.5
