Free Grade 3 Introducing Rounding Common Errors Flashcards
Free Grade 3 flashcards 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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- 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 425 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 2.Round 361 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 3.Round 575 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 4.Round 345 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 5.Round 6,102 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 6.Round 9,420 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 7.Round 1,511 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 8.Round 6,668 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 9.Round 22,668 to the nearest 100.[3]
- 10.Round 83,875 to the nearest 100.[3]
- 11.Round 85,853 to the nearest 100.[3]
- 12.Round 25,373 to the nearest 100.[3]
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1. 430
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 420 and 430. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 425 rounds to 430.
2. 360
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 360 and 370. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 361 rounds to 360.
3. 580
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 570 and 580. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 575 rounds to 580.
4. 350
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 340 and 350. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 345 rounds to 350.
5. 6,100
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 6100 and 6200. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 6102 rounds to 6100.
6. 9,400
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 9400 and 9500. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 9420 rounds to 9400.
7. 1,510
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 1510 and 1520. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 1511 rounds to 1510.
8. 6,670
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 6660 and 6670. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 6668 rounds to 6670.
9. 22,700
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 22600 and 22700. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 22668 rounds to 22700.
10. 83,900
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 83800 and 83900. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 83875 rounds to 83900.
11. 85,900
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 85800 and 85900. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 85853 rounds to 85900.
12. 25,400
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 25300 and 25400. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 25373 rounds to 25400.
Worked examples
Round 558 to the nearest 10.
- Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 550 and 560.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 558 rounds to 560.
- Answer: 560
Round 4,030 to the nearest 10.
- Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 4030 and 4030.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 4030 rounds to 4030.
- Answer: 4,030
Round 89,638 to the nearest 100.
- Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 89600 and 89700.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 89638 rounds to 89600.
- Answer: 89,600
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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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