Write 0.07131 correct to 3 decimal places
the first decimal place has the digit 0
the second decimal place has the digit 7
the third decimal place has the digit ....either 1 or 2.
this depends on the forth one, if it was 5 or higher, the third digit would be 2
since the fourth digit is 3, which is lower than 5, we don't have to change the third digit : it remains a "1"
so the answer is 0.071