Free Grade 3 Introducing Rounding Word Problems Quizzes
Free Grade 3 quizzes 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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- UnderstandExplain introducing rounding word problems
Explain introducing rounding word problems accurately in a familiar context.
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- ApplyCalculate introducing rounding word problems
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- AnalyseCompare introducing rounding word problems
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Prerequisites
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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 149 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 2.Round 209 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 3.Round 238 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 4.Round 215 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 5.Round 2,032 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 6.Round 1,896 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 7.Round 6,593 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 8.Round 3,856 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 9.Round 72,918 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
- 10.Round 50,503 to the nearest 100.[3]
- 11.Round 41,006 to the nearest 100.[3]
- 12.Round 38,589 to the nearest 100.[3]
Show answers and working
1. 150
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 140 and 150. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 149 rounds to 150.
2. 210
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 200 and 210. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 209 rounds to 210.
3. 240
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 230 and 240. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 238 rounds to 240.
4. 220
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 210 and 220. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 215 rounds to 220.
5. 2,030
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 2030 and 2040. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 2032 rounds to 2030.
6. 1,900
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 1890 and 1900. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 1896 rounds to 1900.
7. 6,590
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 6590 and 6600. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 6593 rounds to 6590.
8. 3,860
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 3850 and 3860. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 3856 rounds to 3860.
9. 73,000
Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 72000 and 73000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 72918 rounds to 73000.
10. 50,500
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 50500 and 50600. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 50503 rounds to 50500.
11. 41,000
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 41000 and 41100. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 41006 rounds to 41000.
12. 38,600
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 38500 and 38600. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 38589 rounds to 38600.
Worked examples
Round 488 to the nearest 10.
- Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 480 and 490.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 488 rounds to 490.
- Answer: 490
Round 7,969 to the nearest 10.
- Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 7960 and 7970.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 7969 rounds to 7970.
- Answer: 7,970
Round 21,154 to the nearest 1,000.
- Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 21000 and 22000.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 21154 rounds to 21000.
- Answer: 21,000
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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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- What should a learner already know before this?
- Start with Introducing Rounding Techniques, Introducing Rounding Essentials, Word Form. Each one has its own free lesson, worksheet and quiz.
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- Move on to Introducing Rounding Common Errors, Working with Rounding, Rounding in Context, which build directly on this idea.
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