Free Grade 3 Introducing Rounding Techniques Lesson Plans
Free Grade 3 lesson plans for Introducing Rounding Techniques: 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 techniques
Identify introducing rounding techniques accurately in a familiar context.
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- UnderstandExplain introducing rounding techniques
Explain introducing rounding techniques accurately in a familiar context.
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- ApplyCalculate introducing rounding techniques
Calculate introducing rounding techniques accurately in a familiar context.
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- AnalyseCompare introducing rounding techniques
Compare introducing rounding techniques accurately in a familiar context.
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How Introducing Rounding Techniques 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 604 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 2.Round 367 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 3.Round 500 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 4.Round 308 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 5.Round 4,067 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 6.Round 9,532 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 7.Round 2,887 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 8.Round 6,151 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 9.Round 86,693 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
- 10.Round 6,152 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
- 11.Round 70,514 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
- 12.Round 9,139 to the nearest 100.[3]
Show answers and working
1. 600
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 600 and 610. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 604 rounds to 600.
2. 370
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. 367 rounds to 370.
3. 500
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 500 and 500. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 500 rounds to 500.
4. 310
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 300 and 310. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 308 rounds to 310.
5. 4,070
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 4060 and 4070. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 4067 rounds to 4070.
6. 9,500
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 9500 and 9600. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 9532 rounds to 9500.
7. 2,900
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 2800 and 2900. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 2887 rounds to 2900.
8. 6,150
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 6150 and 6160. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 6151 rounds to 6150.
9. 87,000
Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 86000 and 87000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 86693 rounds to 87000.
10. 6,000
Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 6000 and 7000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 6152 rounds to 6000.
11. 71,000
Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 70000 and 71000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 70514 rounds to 71000.
12. 9,100
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. 9139 rounds to 9100.
Worked examples
Round 564 to the nearest 10.
- 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.
- 564 rounds to 560.
- Answer: 560
Round 4,944 to the nearest 100.
- Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 4900 and 5000.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 4944 rounds to 4900.
- Answer: 4,900
Round 21,421 to the nearest 100.
- Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 21400 and 21500.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 21421 rounds to 21400.
- Answer: 21,400
Interactive practice
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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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