| Places | Tens | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | Ten Thousandths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 1 | 7 | . | 4 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| Rounded Number | 1 | 7 |
- 7 is in the ones place and 4 is in the tenths place
- Since the digit in the tenths place (4) is less than 5, the digit in the ones place (7) does not change
- The decimal point and the digits to the right of the ones place are dropped
- 17.4993 rounded to the nearest whole number (ones place) = 17
