Places | Tens | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | 8 | 8 | . | 9 | 2 |
Rounded Number | 8 | 8 | . | 9 |
- 9 is in the tenths place and 2 is in the hundredths place
- Since the digit in the hundredths place (2) is less than 5, the digit in the tenths place (9) does not change
- The digit in the hundredths place is dropped
- 88.92 rounded to the nearest tenth (one decimal place) = 88.9