Places | Hundreds | Tens | Ones |
---|---|---|---|
Number | 1 | 7 | 3 |
Rounded Number | 1 | 7 | 0 |
- 7 is in the tens place and 3 is in the ones place
- Since the digit in the ones place (3) is less than 5, the digit in the tens place (7) does not change
- 0 replaces the (3) in the ones place
- 173 rounded to the nearest ten = 170