| Places | Tens | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | Ten Thousandths | Hundred Thousandths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||||||
| Number | 3 | 7 | . | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Rounded Number | 3 | 7 | . | 6 |
- 5 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 (5)
- 1 + 5 = 6, so the digit in the tenths place becomes 6
- The digits to the right of the tenths place are dropped
- 37.55556 rounded to the nearest tenth (one decimal place) = 37.6
