Free Grade 3 Introducing Rounding Word Problems Lesson Plans
Free Grade 3 lesson plans for Introducing Rounding Word Problems: 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 Word Problems 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 661 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 2.Round 392 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 3.Round 678 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 4.Round 632 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 5.Round 930 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 6.Round 5,383 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 7.Round 4,623 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 8.Round 2,217 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 9.Round 13,687 to the nearest 100.[3]
- 10.Round 71,838 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
- 11.Round 53,920 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
- 12.Round 61,874 to the nearest 100.[3]
Show answers and working
1. 660
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 660 and 670. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 661 rounds to 660.
2. 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. 392 rounds to 390.
3. 680
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 670 and 680. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 678 rounds to 680.
4. 630
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 630 and 640. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 632 rounds to 630.
5. 930
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 930 and 930. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 930 rounds to 930.
6. 5,400
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 5300 and 5400. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 5383 rounds to 5400.
7. 4,620
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 4620 and 4630. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 4623 rounds to 4620.
8. 2,220
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 2210 and 2220. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 2217 rounds to 2220.
9. 13,700
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 13600 and 13700. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 13687 rounds to 13700.
10. 72,000
Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 71000 and 72000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 71838 rounds to 72000.
11. 54,000
Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 53000 and 54000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 53920 rounds to 54000.
12. 61,900
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 61800 and 61900. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 61874 rounds to 61900.
Worked examples
Round 567 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.
- 567 rounds to 570.
- Answer: 570
Round 5,863 to the nearest 10.
- Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 5860 and 5870.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 5863 rounds to 5860.
- Answer: 5,860
Round 77,786 to the nearest 1,000.
- Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 77000 and 78000.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 77786 rounds to 78000.
- Answer: 78,000
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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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- Start with Introducing Rounding Techniques, Introducing Rounding Essentials, Word Form. Each one has its own free lesson, worksheet and quiz.
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