What is 704.213 rounded to the nearest tens place?

To round the number 704.213 to the nearest tens place, you need to focus on the digit in the tens place and the digit immediately to its right, which is in the ones place.

In 704.213, the digit in the tens place is 0 and the digit in the ones place is 4. The rule for rounding states that if the digit in the ones place is less than 5, you round down. Since 4 is less than 5, you keep the tens place as it is, which is 0. Therefore, rounding down gives you 700 for the tens place.

So, when rounded to the nearest tens place, 704.213 becomes 700.00, confirming that this is the correct choice.