Free Grade 3 What is Working with Estimation in Context Common Errors Lesson Plans
Free Grade 3 lesson plans 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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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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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.
12 practice questions
Easy to hard, 24 marks in total. Try them first, then open the answers.
- 1.Round 789 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 2.Round 214 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 3.Round 246 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 4.Round 696 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 5.Round 8,942 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 6.Round 9,060 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 7.Round 7,775 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 8.Round 1,591 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 9.Round 96,676 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
- 10.Round 93,019 to the nearest 100.[3]
- 11.Round 38,829 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
- 12.Round 53,642 to the nearest 100.[3]
Show answers and working
1. 790
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 780 and 790. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 789 rounds to 790.
2. 210
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. 214 rounds to 210.
3. 250
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 240 and 250. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 246 rounds to 250.
4. 700
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 690 and 700. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 696 rounds to 700.
5. 8,900
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 8900 and 9000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 8942 rounds to 8900.
6. 9,060
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 9060 and 9060. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 9060 rounds to 9060.
7. 7,800
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 7700 and 7800. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 7775 rounds to 7800.
8. 1,600
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 1500 and 1600. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 1591 rounds to 1600.
9. 97,000
Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 96000 and 97000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 96676 rounds to 97000.
10. 93,000
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 93000 and 93100. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 93019 rounds to 93000.
11. 39,000
Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 38000 and 39000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 38829 rounds to 39000.
12. 53,600
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 53600 and 53700. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 53642 rounds to 53600.
Worked examples
Round 716 to the nearest 10.
- Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 710 and 720.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 716 rounds to 720.
- Answer: 720
Round 5,837 to the nearest 10.
- Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 5830 and 5840.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 5837 rounds to 5840.
- Answer: 5,840
Round 5,736 to the nearest 100.
- Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 5700 and 5800.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 5736 rounds to 5700.
- Answer: 5,700
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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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