Free Grade 3 Estimation in Context Essentials Worksheets
Free Grade 3 worksheets for Estimation in Context Essentials: 12 real questions with a full answer key and worked solutions. Rounding gives a simpler number that is close to the real one. Look at the digit just right of the place you round to: 5 or more rounds up, 4 or less rounds down.
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- UnderstandExplain estimation in context essentials
Explain estimation in context essentials accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- ApplyCalculate estimation in context essentials
Calculate estimation in context essentials accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- AnalyseCompare estimation in context essentials
Compare estimation in context essentials accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- EvaluateJustify estimation in context essentials
Justify estimation in context essentials accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
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How Estimation in Context Essentials works
Rounding gives a simpler number that is close to the real one. Look at the digit just right of the place you round to: 5 or more rounds up, 4 or less rounds down.
12 practice questions
Easy to hard, 24 marks in total. Try them first, then open the answers.
- 1.Round 434 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 2.Round 976 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 3.Round 761 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 4.Round 189 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 5.Round 3,716 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 6.Round 5,900 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 7.Round 9,192 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 8.Round 4,546 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 9.Round 3,797 to the nearest 100.[3]
- 10.Round 41,331 to the nearest 100.[3]
- 11.Round 77,465 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
- 12.Round 81,522 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
Show answers and working
1. 430
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 430 and 440. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 434 rounds to 430.
2. 980
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 970 and 980. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 976 rounds to 980.
3. 760
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 760 and 770. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 761 rounds to 760.
4. 190
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 180 and 190. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 189 rounds to 190.
5. 3,700
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 3700 and 3800. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 3716 rounds to 3700.
6. 5,900
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 5900 and 5900. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 5900 rounds to 5900.
7. 9,200
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 9100 and 9200. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 9192 rounds to 9200.
8. 4,550
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 4540 and 4550. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 4546 rounds to 4550.
9. 3,800
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 3700 and 3800. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 3797 rounds to 3800.
10. 41,300
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 41300 and 41400. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 41331 rounds to 41300.
11. 77,000
Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 77000 and 78000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 77465 rounds to 77000.
12. 82,000
Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 81000 and 82000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 81522 rounds to 82000.
Worked examples
Round 272 to the nearest 10.
- Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 270 and 280.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 272 rounds to 270.
- Answer: 270
Round 1,743 to the nearest 10.
- Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 1740 and 1750.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 1743 rounds to 1740.
- Answer: 1,740
Round 57,266 to the nearest 100.
- Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 57200 and 57300.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 57266 rounds to 57300.
- Answer: 57,300
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Common mistakes
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Looks at the wrong digit to decide whether to round up.
Correction: Underline the rounding place, then circle the digit to its right.
Changes the digits after the rounding place to anything other than 0.
Correction: Every digit after the rounding place becomes 0.
Teacher tips
- · Use a number line showing the two multiples either side.
Parent tips
- · Estimate the shopping bill to the nearest dollar.
Real-life applications
- · Estimating the total of a shopping trip before paying.
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