Places | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | 2 | . | 3 | 1 | 8 |
Rounded Number | 2 | . | 3 |
- 3 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 (3) does not change
- The digits to the right of the tenths place are dropped
- 2.318 rounded to the nearest tenth (one decimal place) = 2.3