Places | Tens | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | |||||
Number | 3 | 7 | . | 5 | 8 |
Rounded Number | 4 | 0 |
- 3 is in the tens place and 7 is in the ones place
- Since the digit in the ones place (7) is greater than or equal to 5, add 1 to the digit in the tens place (3)
- 1 + 3 = 4, so the digit in the tens place becomes 4
- 0 replaces the (7) in the ones place
- The decimal point and the digits to its right are dropped
- 37.58 rounded to the nearest ten = 40