Free Grade 3 Introducing Rounding Flashcards
Free Grade 3 flashcards for Introducing Rounding: 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
Identify introducing rounding accurately in a familiar context.
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- UnderstandExplain introducing rounding
Explain introducing rounding accurately in a familiar context.
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- ApplyCalculate introducing rounding
Calculate introducing rounding accurately in a familiar context.
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- AnalyseCompare introducing rounding
Compare introducing rounding accurately in a familiar context.
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Prerequisites
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How Introducing Rounding 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 888 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 2.Round 530 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 3.Round 541 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 4.Round 688 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 5.Round 5,559 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 6.Round 4,594 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 7.Round 4,255 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 8.Round 8,763 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 9.Round 36,934 to the nearest 100.[3]
- 10.Round 50,836 to the nearest 100.[3]
- 11.Round 73,680 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
- 12.Round 91,839 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
Show answers and working
1. 890
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 880 and 890. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 888 rounds to 890.
2. 530
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 530 and 530. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 530 rounds to 530.
3. 540
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. 541 rounds to 540.
4. 690
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 680 and 690. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 688 rounds to 690.
5. 5,600
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 5500 and 5600. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 5559 rounds to 5600.
6. 4,600
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 4500 and 4600. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 4594 rounds to 4600.
7. 4,300
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 4200 and 4300. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 4255 rounds to 4300.
8. 8,800
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 8700 and 8800. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 8763 rounds to 8800.
9. 36,900
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 36900 and 37000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 36934 rounds to 36900.
10. 50,800
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 50800 and 50900. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 50836 rounds to 50800.
11. 74,000
Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 73000 and 74000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 73680 rounds to 74000.
12. 92,000
Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 91000 and 92000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 91839 rounds to 92000.
Worked examples
Round 724 to the nearest 10.
- Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 720 and 730.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 724 rounds to 720.
- Answer: 720
Round 1,327 to the nearest 100.
- Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 1300 and 1400.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 1327 rounds to 1300.
- Answer: 1,300
Round 4,046 to the nearest 100.
- Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 4000 and 4100.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 4046 rounds to 4000.
- Answer: 4,000
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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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