And 493.28872 rounded to the nearest tenth is 493.3 because the original number in the tenth place is 2 and then the digit before that is 8 which in this case is your rounding digit. Round up If the number is greater than 5 and round down if its less than 5. In this case its greater than 5 to that leaves you with 28 so now you have 493.28, 28 rounded to the nearest tenth is 30 and just take the 0 away, as if it didn't exist.