Free Grade 3 Working with Estimation in Context Common Errors Flashcards
Free Grade 3 flashcards for Working with Estimation in Context Common Errors: 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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- RememberIdentify working with estimation in context common errors
Identify working with estimation in context common errors accurately in a familiar context.
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- UnderstandExplain working with estimation in context common errors
Explain working with estimation in context common errors accurately in a familiar context.
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- ApplyCalculate working with estimation in context common errors
Calculate working with estimation in context common errors accurately in a familiar context.
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- AnalyseCompare working with estimation in context common errors
Compare working with estimation in context common errors accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
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How Working with Estimation in Context Common Errors 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 187 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 2.Round 648 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 3.Round 397 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 4.Round 270 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 5.Round 2,708 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 6.Round 9,761 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 7.Round 3,139 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 8.Round 2,958 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 9.Round 90,635 to the nearest 100.[3]
- 10.Round 54,724 to the nearest 100.[3]
- 11.Round 6,133 to the nearest 100.[3]
- 12.Round 27,411 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
Show answers and working
1. 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. 187 rounds to 190.
2. 650
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 640 and 650. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 648 rounds to 650.
3. 400
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. 397 rounds to 400.
4. 270
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 270 and 270. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 270 rounds to 270.
5. 2,700
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 2700 and 2800. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 2708 rounds to 2700.
6. 9,760
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 9760 and 9770. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 9761 rounds to 9760.
7. 3,140
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 3130 and 3140. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 3139 rounds to 3140.
8. 2,960
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 2950 and 2960. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 2958 rounds to 2960.
9. 90,600
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 90600 and 90700. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 90635 rounds to 90600.
10. 54,700
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 54700 and 54800. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 54724 rounds to 54700.
11. 6,100
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 6100 and 6200. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 6133 rounds to 6100.
12. 27,000
Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 27000 and 28000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 27411 rounds to 27000.
Worked examples
Round 327 to the nearest 10.
- Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 320 and 330.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 327 rounds to 330.
- Answer: 330
Round 2,714 to the nearest 100.
- Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 2700 and 2800.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 2714 rounds to 2700.
- Answer: 2,700
Round 13,367 to the nearest 100.
- Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 13300 and 13400.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 13367 rounds to 13400.
- Answer: 13,400
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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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