Free Grade 3 Introducing Rounding Techniques Flashcards
Free Grade 3 flashcards 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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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 257 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 2.Round 186 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 3.Round 159 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 4.Round 391 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 5.Round 7,365 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 6.Round 2,691 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 7.Round 7,171 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 8.Round 3,220 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 9.Round 60,705 to the nearest 100.[3]
- 10.Round 905 to the nearest 100.[3]
- 11.Round 66,920 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
- 12.Round 48,812 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
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1. 260
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 250 and 260. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 257 rounds to 260.
2. 190
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 180 and 190. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 186 rounds to 190.
3. 160
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 150 and 160. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 159 rounds to 160.
4. 390
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 390 and 400. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 391 rounds to 390.
5. 7,400
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 7300 and 7400. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 7365 rounds to 7400.
6. 2,700
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 2600 and 2700. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 2691 rounds to 2700.
7. 7,200
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 7100 and 7200. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 7171 rounds to 7200.
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. 3220 rounds to 3200.
9. 60,700
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 60700 and 60800. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 60705 rounds to 60700.
10. 900
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 900 and 1000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 905 rounds to 900.
11. 67,000
Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 66000 and 67000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 66920 rounds to 67000.
12. 49,000
Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 48000 and 49000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 48812 rounds to 49000.
Worked examples
Round 301 to the nearest 10.
- 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.
- 301 rounds to 300.
- Answer: 300
Round 2,314 to the nearest 10.
- Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 2310 and 2320.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 2314 rounds to 2310.
- Answer: 2,310
Round 98,404 to the nearest 1,000.
- Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 98000 and 99000.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 98404 rounds to 98000.
- Answer: 98,000
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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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