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Free Grade 3 flashcards for Working with Estimation in Context Common Errors: Common Mistakes: 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

30 min

Total marks

24

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  • UnderstandExplain working with estimation in context common errors: common mistakes

    Explain working with estimation in context common errors: common mistakes accurately in a familiar context.

    Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items

  • ApplyCalculate working with estimation in context common errors: common mistakes

    Calculate working with estimation in context common errors: common mistakes accurately in a familiar context.

    Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items

  • AnalyseCompare working with estimation in context common errors: common mistakes

    Compare working with estimation in context common errors: common mistakes accurately in a familiar context.

    Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items

  • EvaluateJustify working with estimation in context common errors: common mistakes

    Justify working with estimation in context common errors: common mistakes accurately in a familiar context.

    Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items

Prerequisites

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How Working with Estimation in Context Common Errors: Common Mistakes 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 253 to the nearest 10.[1]
  2. 2.Round 922 to the nearest 10.[1]
  3. 3.Round 848 to the nearest 10.[1]
  4. 4.Round 800 to the nearest 10.[1]
  5. 5.Round 7,496 to the nearest 10.[2]
  6. 6.Round 5,897 to the nearest 10.[2]
  7. 7.Round 2,335 to the nearest 100.[2]
  8. 8.Round 7,705 to the nearest 100.[2]
  9. 9.Round 61,673 to the nearest 100.[3]
  10. 10.Round 99,865 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
  11. 11.Round 3,782 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
  12. 12.Round 48,500 to the nearest 100.[3]
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  1. 1. 250

    Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 250 and 260. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 253 rounds to 250.

  2. 2. 920

    Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 920 and 930. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 922 rounds to 920.

  3. 3. 850

    Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 840 and 850. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 848 rounds to 850.

  4. 4. 800

    Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 800 and 800. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 800 rounds to 800.

  5. 5. 7,500

    Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 7490 and 7500. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 7496 rounds to 7500.

  6. 6. 5,900

    Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 5890 and 5900. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 5897 rounds to 5900.

  7. 7. 2,300

    Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 2300 and 2400. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 2335 rounds to 2300.

  8. 8. 7,700

    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. 7705 rounds to 7700.

  9. 9. 61,700

    Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 61600 and 61700. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 61673 rounds to 61700.

  10. 10. 100,000

    Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 99000 and 100000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 99865 rounds to 100000.

  11. 11. 4,000

    Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 3000 and 4000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 3782 rounds to 4000.

  12. 12. 48,500

    Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 48500 and 48500. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 48500 rounds to 48500.

Worked examples

Easy example

Round 329 to the nearest 10.

  1. Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 320 and 330.
  2. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
  3. 329 rounds to 330.
  4. Answer: 330
Medium example

Round 259 to the nearest 100.

  1. Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 200 and 300.
  2. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
  3. 259 rounds to 300.
  4. Answer: 300
Hard example

Round 71,474 to the nearest 100.

  1. Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 71400 and 71500.
  2. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
  3. 71474 rounds to 71500.
  4. Answer: 71,500

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.

OCR OCR-163.1 — Mapped statement covering Working with Estimation in Context Common Errors: Common Mistakes.CAMBRIDGE CAM-169.2 — Mapped statement covering Working with Estimation in Context Common Errors: Common Mistakes.

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