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Free Grade 3 quizzes for What is 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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Estimated time

35 min

Total marks

24

Learning objectives

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  • UnderstandExplain what is working with estimation in context common errors

    Explain what is working with estimation in context common errors accurately in a familiar context.

    Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items

  • ApplyCalculate what is working with estimation in context common errors

    Calculate what is working with estimation in context common errors accurately in a familiar context.

    Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items

  • AnalyseCompare what is working with estimation in context common errors

    Compare what is working with estimation in context common errors accurately in a familiar context.

    Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items

  • EvaluateJustify what is working with estimation in context common errors

    Justify what is 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 What is 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.

Key wordsroundnearestestimateapproximately

12 practice questions

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

  1. 1.Round 273 to the nearest 10.[1]
  2. 2.Round 894 to the nearest 10.[1]
  3. 3.Round 780 to the nearest 10.[1]
  4. 4.Round 514 to the nearest 10.[1]
  5. 5.Round 4,543 to the nearest 100.[2]
  6. 6.Round 8,650 to the nearest 10.[2]
  7. 7.Round 317 to the nearest 100.[2]
  8. 8.Round 5,482 to the nearest 10.[2]
  9. 9.Round 21,995 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
  10. 10.Round 56,991 to the nearest 100.[3]
  11. 11.Round 86,659 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
  12. 12.Round 32,291 to the nearest 100.[3]
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  1. 1. 270

    Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 270 and 280. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 273 rounds to 270.

  2. 2. 890

    Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 890 and 900. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 894 rounds to 890.

  3. 3. 780

    Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 780 and 780. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 780 rounds to 780.

  4. 4. 510

    Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 510 and 520. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 514 rounds to 510.

  5. 5. 4,500

    Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 4500 and 4600. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 4543 rounds to 4500.

  6. 6. 8,650

    Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 8650 and 8650. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 8650 rounds to 8650.

  7. 7. 300

    Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 300 and 400. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 317 rounds to 300.

  8. 8. 5,480

    Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 5480 and 5490. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 5482 rounds to 5480.

  9. 9. 22,000

    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. 21995 rounds to 22000.

  10. 10. 57,000

    Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 56900 and 57000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 56991 rounds to 57000.

  11. 11. 87,000

    Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 86000 and 87000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 86659 rounds to 87000.

  12. 12. 32,300

    Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 32200 and 32300. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 32291 rounds to 32300.

Worked examples

Easy example

Round 299 to the nearest 10.

  1. Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 290 and 300.
  2. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
  3. 299 rounds to 300.
  4. Answer: 300
Medium example

Round 9,735 to the nearest 100.

  1. Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 9700 and 9800.
  2. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
  3. 9735 rounds to 9700.
  4. Answer: 9,700
Hard example

Round 23,567 to the nearest 100.

  1. Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 23500 and 23600.
  2. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
  3. 23567 rounds to 23600.
  4. Answer: 23,600

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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.

EDEXCEL EDE-401.1 — Mapped statement covering What is Working with Estimation in Context Common Errors.CBSE CBS-860.2 — Mapped statement covering What is Working with Estimation in Context Common Errors.

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