| Places | Tens | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | Ten Thousandths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Number | 2 | 7 | . | 9 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| Rounded Number | 2 | 8 | . | 0 |
- 9 is in the tenths place and 5 is in the hundredths place
- Since the digit in the hundredths place (5) is greater than or equal to 5, add 1 to the digit in the tenths place (9)
- 1 + 9 = 10, so the digit in the tenths place becomes 0, and 1 is added to the digit in the ones place (7)
- 1 + 7 = 8, so the digit in the ones place becomes 8
- The digits to the right of the tenths place are dropped
- 27.9584 rounded to the nearest tenth (one decimal place) = 28.0
