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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.

Price

Free

Difficulty

Core

Estimated time

20 min

Total marks

24

Learning objectives

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  • RememberIdentify introducing rounding word problems

    Identify introducing rounding word problems accurately in a familiar context.

    Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items

  • UnderstandExplain introducing rounding word problems

    Explain introducing rounding word problems accurately in a familiar context.

    Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items

  • ApplyCalculate introducing rounding word problems

    Calculate introducing rounding word problems accurately in a familiar context.

    Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items

  • AnalyseCompare introducing rounding word problems

    Compare introducing rounding word problems accurately in a familiar context.

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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.

Key wordsroundnearestestimateapproximately

12 practice questions

Easy to hard, 24 marks in total. Try them first, then open the answers.

  1. 1.Round 149 to the nearest 10.[1]
  2. 2.Round 209 to the nearest 10.[1]
  3. 3.Round 238 to the nearest 10.[1]
  4. 4.Round 215 to the nearest 10.[1]
  5. 5.Round 2,032 to the nearest 10.[2]
  6. 6.Round 1,896 to the nearest 10.[2]
  7. 7.Round 6,593 to the nearest 10.[2]
  8. 8.Round 3,856 to the nearest 10.[2]
  9. 9.Round 72,918 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
  10. 10.Round 50,503 to the nearest 100.[3]
  11. 11.Round 41,006 to the nearest 100.[3]
  12. 12.Round 38,589 to the nearest 100.[3]
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  1. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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

Easy example

Round 488 to the nearest 10.

  1. Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 480 and 490.
  2. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
  3. 488 rounds to 490.
  4. Answer: 490
Medium example

Round 7,969 to the nearest 10.

  1. Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 7960 and 7970.
  2. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
  3. 7969 rounds to 7970.
  4. Answer: 7,970
Hard example

Round 21,154 to the nearest 1,000.

  1. Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 21000 and 22000.
  2. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
  3. 21154 rounds to 21000.
  4. Answer: 21,000

Interactive practice

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Common mistakes

What learners typically get wrong, and how to fix it.

  • 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.

Assessment objectives

How mastery is evidenced, and which standards it maps to.

IB IB-199.1 — Mapped statement covering Introducing Rounding Word Problems.EDEXCEL EDE-432.2 — Mapped statement covering Introducing Rounding Word Problems.

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