Free Grade 3 Rules and Methods in Estimation in Context Essentials Worksheets
Free Grade 3 worksheets 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 931 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 2.Round 483 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 3.Round 455 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 4.Round 657 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 5.Round 9,087 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 6.Round 7,417 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 7.Round 7,861 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 8.Round 5,101 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 9.Round 18,857 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
- 10.Round 82,254 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
- 11.Round 80,103 to the nearest 100.[3]
- 12.Round 11,154 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
Show answers and working
1. 930
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 930 and 940. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 931 rounds to 930.
2. 480
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 480 and 490. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 483 rounds to 480.
3. 460
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 450 and 460. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 455 rounds to 460.
4. 660
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 650 and 660. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 657 rounds to 660.
5. 9,090
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 9080 and 9090. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 9087 rounds to 9090.
6. 7,400
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 7400 and 7500. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 7417 rounds to 7400.
7. 7,900
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 7800 and 7900. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 7861 rounds to 7900.
8. 5,100
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 5100 and 5200. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 5101 rounds to 5100.
9. 19,000
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. 18857 rounds to 19000.
10. 82,000
Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 82000 and 83000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 82254 rounds to 82000.
11. 80,100
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 80100 and 80200. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 80103 rounds to 80100.
12. 11,000
Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 11000 and 12000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 11154 rounds to 11000.
Worked examples
Round 105 to the nearest 10.
- Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 100 and 110.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 105 rounds to 110.
- Answer: 110
Round 1,131 to the nearest 10.
- Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 1130 and 1140.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 1131 rounds to 1130.
- Answer: 1,130
Round 80,810 to the nearest 100.
- Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 80800 and 80900.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 80810 rounds to 80800.
- Answer: 80,800
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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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