| Places | Thousands | Hundreds | Tens | Ones |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Rounded Number | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
- 0 is in the tens place and 0 is in the ones place
- Since the digit in the ones place (0) is less than 5, the digit in the tens place (0) does not change
- The 0 in the ones place does not change
- 9,700 rounded to the nearest ten = 9,700
- Note: The given number (9,700) is a multiple of 10
