Free Grade 3 Working with Estimation in Context Essentials Worksheets
Free Grade 3 worksheets for Working with 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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How Working with 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 181 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 2.Round 963 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 3.Round 265 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 4.Round 651 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 5.Round 3,386 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 6.Round 2,012 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 7.Round 6,030 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 8.Round 2,341 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 9.Round 84,730 to the nearest 100.[3]
- 10.Round 22,613 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
- 11.Round 44,179 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
- 12.Round 99,687 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
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1. 180
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 180 and 190. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 181 rounds to 180.
2. 960
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 960 and 970. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 963 rounds to 960.
3. 270
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 260 and 270. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 265 rounds to 270.
4. 650
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. 651 rounds to 650.
5. 3,390
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 3380 and 3390. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 3386 rounds to 3390.
6. 2,010
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 2010 and 2020. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 2012 rounds to 2010.
7. 6,030
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 6030 and 6030. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 6030 rounds to 6030.
8. 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. 2341 rounds to 2300.
9. 84,700
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 84700 and 84800. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 84730 rounds to 84700.
10. 23,000
Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 22000 and 23000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 22613 rounds to 23000.
11. 44,000
Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 44000 and 45000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 44179 rounds to 44000.
12. 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. 99687 rounds to 100000.
Worked examples
Round 608 to the nearest 10.
- Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 600 and 610.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 608 rounds to 610.
- Answer: 610
Round 452 to the nearest 100.
- Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 400 and 500.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 452 rounds to 500.
- Answer: 500
Round 81,883 to the nearest 1,000.
- Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 81000 and 82000.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 81883 rounds to 82000.
- Answer: 82,000
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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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