| Places | Hundreds | Tens | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |||||||
| Number | 5 | 6 | 8 | . | 2 | 7 | 8 |
| Rounded Number | 5 | 7 | 0 |
- 6 is in the tens place and 8 is in the ones place
- Since the digit in the ones place (8) is greater than or equal to 5, add 1 to the digit in the tens place (6)
- 1 + 6 = 7, so the digit in the tens place becomes 7
- 0 replaces the (8) in the ones place
- The decimal point and the digits to its right are dropped
- 568.278 rounded to the nearest ten = 570
