What is 704.213 rounded to the nearest tens place?

To round the number 704.213 to the nearest tens place, you should focus on the digit in the tens place, which is 0 in this case. Next, look at the digit to the right of the tens place, which is the ones place. The digit in the ones place is 4.

In rounding, if the digit in the ones place is less than 5, you round down and keep the tens place digit the same. Since 4 is indeed less than 5, you do not round the tens place digit up. Therefore, the number remains at 700 when rounded to the nearest tens place.

The answer provided correctly identifies that 704.213, rounded to the nearest tens place, is 700.00.