Free Grade 3 Rules and Methods in Estimation in Context Essentials Quizzes
Free Grade 3 quizzes for Rules and Methods in Estimation in Context Essentials: 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 rules and methods in estimation in context essentials
Identify rules and methods in estimation in context essentials accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- UnderstandExplain rules and methods in estimation in context essentials
Explain rules and methods in estimation in context essentials accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- ApplyCalculate rules and methods in estimation in context essentials
Calculate rules and methods in estimation in context essentials accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- AnalyseCompare rules and methods in estimation in context essentials
Compare rules and methods in estimation in context essentials accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
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How Rules and Methods in Estimation in Context Essentials 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 164 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 2.Round 351 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 3.Round 634 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 4.Round 615 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 5.Round 2,376 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 6.Round 2,977 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 7.Round 4,497 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 8.Round 6,216 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 9.Round 80,682 to the nearest 100.[3]
- 10.Round 14,193 to the nearest 100.[3]
- 11.Round 36,363 to the nearest 100.[3]
- 12.Round 18,280 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
Show answers and working
1. 160
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 160 and 170. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 164 rounds to 160.
2. 350
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 350 and 360. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 351 rounds to 350.
3. 630
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 630 and 640. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 634 rounds to 630.
4. 620
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 610 and 620. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 615 rounds to 620.
5. 2,380
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 2370 and 2380. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 2376 rounds to 2380.
6. 2,980
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 2970 and 2980. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 2977 rounds to 2980.
7. 4,500
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 4490 and 4500. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 4497 rounds to 4500.
8. 6,220
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 6210 and 6220. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 6216 rounds to 6220.
9. 80,700
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 80600 and 80700. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 80682 rounds to 80700.
10. 14,200
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 14100 and 14200. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 14193 rounds to 14200.
11. 36,400
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 36300 and 36400. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 36363 rounds to 36400.
12. 18,000
Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 18000 and 19000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 18280 rounds to 18000.
Worked examples
Round 272 to the nearest 10.
- 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.
- 272 rounds to 270.
- Answer: 270
Round 5,634 to the nearest 10.
- Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 5630 and 5640.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 5634 rounds to 5630.
- Answer: 5,630
Round 54,577 to the nearest 100.
- Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 54500 and 54600.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 54577 rounds to 54600.
- Answer: 54,600
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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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