| Places | Tens | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | Ten Thousandths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 8 | 7 | . | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
| Rounded Number | 8 | 7 | . | 9 | 8 | 3 |
- 3 is in the thousandths place and 4 is in the ten thousandths place
- Since the digit in the ten thousandths place (4) is less than 5, the digit in the thousandths place (3) does not change
- The digit in the ten thousandths place is dropped
- 87.9834 rounded to the nearest thousandth (three decimal places) = 87.983
