Free Grade 3 Introducing Rounding Word Problems Flashcards
Free Grade 3 flashcards 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 584 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 2.Round 794 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 3.Round 363 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 4.Round 552 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 5.Round 6,039 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 6.Round 7,694 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 7.Round 1,139 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 8.Round 537 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 9.Round 30,150 to the nearest 100.[3]
- 10.Round 15,379 to the nearest 100.[3]
- 11.Round 99,139 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
- 12.Round 92,555 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
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1. 580
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 580 and 590. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 584 rounds to 580.
2. 790
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 790 and 800. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 794 rounds to 790.
3. 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. 363 rounds to 360.
4. 550
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. 552 rounds to 550.
5. 6,000
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 6000 and 6100. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 6039 rounds to 6000.
6. 7,700
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 7600 and 7700. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 7694 rounds to 7700.
7. 1,100
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 1100 and 1200. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 1139 rounds to 1100.
8. 500
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 500 and 600. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 537 rounds to 500.
9. 30,200
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 30100 and 30200. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 30150 rounds to 30200.
10. 15,400
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 15300 and 15400. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 15379 rounds to 15400.
11. 99,000
Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 99000 and 100000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 99139 rounds to 99000.
12. 93,000
Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 92000 and 93000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 92555 rounds to 93000.
Worked examples
Round 346 to the nearest 10.
- 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.
- 346 rounds to 350.
- Answer: 350
Round 4,734 to the nearest 100.
- Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 4700 and 4800.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 4734 rounds to 4700.
- Answer: 4,700
Round 17,882 to the nearest 100.
- Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 17800 and 17900.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 17882 rounds to 17900.
- Answer: 17,900
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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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