Free Grade 3 Introduction to Working with Estimation Essentials Worksheets
Free Grade 3 worksheets for Introduction to Working with Estimation 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 Introduction to Working with Estimation 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 647 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 2.Round 568 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 3.Round 714 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 4.Round 655 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 5.Round 2,432 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 6.Round 5,315 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 7.Round 7,805 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 8.Round 9,199 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 9.Round 11,026 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
- 10.Round 99,900 to the nearest 100.[3]
- 11.Round 35,016 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
- 12.Round 64,931 to the nearest 100.[3]
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1. 650
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 640 and 650. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 647 rounds to 650.
2. 570
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 560 and 570. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 568 rounds to 570.
3. 710
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. 714 rounds to 710.
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. 655 rounds to 660.
5. 2,430
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 2430 and 2440. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 2432 rounds to 2430.
6. 5,320
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 5310 and 5320. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 5315 rounds to 5320.
7. 7,810
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 7800 and 7810. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 7805 rounds to 7810.
8. 9,200
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 9190 and 9200. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 9199 rounds to 9200.
9. 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. 11026 rounds to 11000.
10. 99,900
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 99900 and 99900. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 99900 rounds to 99900.
11. 35,000
Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 35000 and 36000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 35016 rounds to 35000.
12. 64,900
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 64900 and 65000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 64931 rounds to 64900.
Worked examples
Round 648 to the nearest 10.
- Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 640 and 650.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 648 rounds to 650.
- Answer: 650
Round 7,538 to the nearest 10.
- Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 7530 and 7540.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 7538 rounds to 7540.
- Answer: 7,540
Round 81,533 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.
- 81533 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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