Places | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | Ten Thousandths | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ||||||
Number | 7 | . | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
Rounded Number | 7 | . | 2 |
- 1 is in the tenths place and 8 is in the hundredths place
- Since the digit in the hundredths place (8) is greater than or equal to 5, add 1 to the digit in the tenths place (1)
- 1 + 1 = 2, so the digit in the tenths place becomes 2
- The digits to the right of the tenths place are dropped
- 7.1884 rounded to the nearest tenth (one decimal place) = 7.2