Free Grade 3 Introducing Rounding Common Errors Lessons
Free Grade 3 lessons for Introducing Rounding Common Errors: 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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30 min
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- RememberIdentify introducing rounding common errors
Identify introducing rounding common errors accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- UnderstandExplain introducing rounding common errors
Explain introducing rounding common errors accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- ApplyCalculate introducing rounding common errors
Calculate introducing rounding common errors accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- AnalyseCompare introducing rounding common errors
Compare introducing rounding common errors accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
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How Introducing Rounding Common Errors 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 852 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 2.Round 896 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 3.Round 458 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 4.Round 110 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 5.Round 7,855 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 6.Round 4,665 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 7.Round 9,244 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 8.Round 3,242 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 9.Round 50,912 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
- 10.Round 61,621 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
- 11.Round 24,737 to the nearest 100.[3]
- 12.Round 48,592 to the nearest 100.[3]
Show answers and working
1. 850
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 850 and 860. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 852 rounds to 850.
2. 900
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 890 and 900. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 896 rounds to 900.
3. 460
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 450 and 460. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 458 rounds to 460.
4. 110
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 110 and 110. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 110 rounds to 110.
5. 7,900
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 7800 and 7900. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 7855 rounds to 7900.
6. 4,700
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 4600 and 4700. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 4665 rounds to 4700.
7. 9,200
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 9200 and 9300. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 9244 rounds to 9200.
8. 3,200
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 3200 and 3300. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 3242 rounds to 3200.
9. 51,000
Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 50000 and 51000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 50912 rounds to 51000.
10. 62,000
Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 61000 and 62000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 61621 rounds to 62000.
11. 24,700
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 24700 and 24800. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 24737 rounds to 24700.
12. 48,600
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 48500 and 48600. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 48592 rounds to 48600.
Worked examples
Round 900 to the nearest 10.
- Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 900 and 900.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 900 rounds to 900.
- Answer: 900
Round 1,832 to the nearest 100.
- Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 1800 and 1900.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 1832 rounds to 1800.
- Answer: 1,800
Round 80,629 to the nearest 1,000.
- Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 80000 and 81000.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 80629 rounds to 81000.
- Answer: 81,000
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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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