| Places | Thousands | Hundreds | Tens | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | . | 7 | 1 |
| Rounded Number | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | . | 7 |
- 7 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 (7) does not change
- The digit in the hundredths place is dropped
- 1,629.71 rounded to the nearest tenth (one decimal place) = 1,629.7
