| Places | Hundreds | Tens | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | Thousandths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |||||||
| Number | 9 | 7 | 8 | . | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| Rounded Number | 9 | 7 | 8 | . | 3 |
- 2 is in the tenths place and 6 is in the hundredths place
- Since the digit in the hundredths place (6) is greater than or equal to 5, add 1 to the digit in the tenths place (2)
- 1 + 2 = 3, so the digit in the tenths place becomes 3
- The digits to the right of the tenths place are dropped
- 978.265 rounded to the nearest tenth (one decimal place) = 978.3
