Free Grade 3 Introducing Estimation Essentials Flashcards
Free Grade 3 flashcards for Introducing Estimation 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 introducing estimation essentials
Explain introducing estimation essentials accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- ApplyCalculate introducing estimation essentials
Calculate introducing estimation essentials accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- AnalyseCompare introducing estimation essentials
Compare introducing estimation essentials accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- EvaluateJustify introducing estimation essentials
Justify introducing estimation essentials accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
Prerequisites
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How Introducing Estimation 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 483 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 2.Round 547 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 3.Round 561 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 4.Round 142 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 5.Round 1,040 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 6.Round 9,871 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 7.Round 9,101 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 8.Round 8,243 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 9.Round 75,954 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
- 10.Round 68,458 to the nearest 100.[3]
- 11.Round 22,764 to the nearest 100.[3]
- 12.Round 76,540 to the nearest 100.[3]
Show answers and working
1. 480
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 480 and 490. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 483 rounds to 480.
2. 550
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 540 and 550. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 547 rounds to 550.
3. 560
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 560 and 570. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 561 rounds to 560.
4. 140
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 140 and 150. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 142 rounds to 140.
5. 1,040
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 1040 and 1040. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 1040 rounds to 1040.
6. 9,900
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 9800 and 9900. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 9871 rounds to 9900.
7. 9,100
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 9100 and 9110. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 9101 rounds to 9100.
8. 8,240
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 8240 and 8250. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 8243 rounds to 8240.
9. 76,000
Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 75000 and 76000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 75954 rounds to 76000.
10. 68,500
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 68400 and 68500. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 68458 rounds to 68500.
11. 22,800
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 22700 and 22800. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 22764 rounds to 22800.
12. 76,500
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 76500 and 76600. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 76540 rounds to 76500.
Worked examples
Round 660 to the nearest 10.
- Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 660 and 660.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 660 rounds to 660.
- Answer: 660
Round 4,085 to the nearest 10.
- Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 4080 and 4090.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 4085 rounds to 4090.
- Answer: 4,090
Round 35,015 to the nearest 100.
- Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 35000 and 35100.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 35015 rounds to 35000.
- Answer: 35,000
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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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