| Places | Thousands | Hundreds | Tens | Ones | Tenths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||||
| Number | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | . | 2 |
| Rounded Number | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
- 2 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 (2)
- 1 + 2 = 3, so the digit in the tens place becomes 3
- 0 replaces the (7) in the ones place
- The decimal point and the digit to its right are dropped
- 7,027.2 rounded to the nearest ten = 7,030
