Free Grade 3 Introduction to Working with Estimation Techniques Worksheets
Free Grade 3 worksheets for Introduction to Working with Estimation Techniques: 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 Techniques 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 173 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 2.Round 987 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 3.Round 753 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 4.Round 660 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 5.Round 9,423 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 6.Round 9,605 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 7.Round 8,268 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 8.Round 3,631 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 9.Round 53,035 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
- 10.Round 72,075 to the nearest 100.[3]
- 11.Round 48,395 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
- 12.Round 1,800 to the nearest 100.[3]
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1. 170
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 170 and 180. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 173 rounds to 170.
2. 990
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 980 and 990. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 987 rounds to 990.
3. 750
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 750 and 760. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 753 rounds to 750.
4. 660
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 660 and 660. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 660 rounds to 660.
5. 9,420
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 9420 and 9430. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 9423 rounds to 9420.
6. 9,610
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 9600 and 9610. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 9605 rounds to 9610.
7. 8,270
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 8260 and 8270. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 8268 rounds to 8270.
8. 3,600
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 3600 and 3700. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 3631 rounds to 3600.
9. 53,000
Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 53000 and 54000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 53035 rounds to 53000.
10. 72,100
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 72000 and 72100. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 72075 rounds to 72100.
11. 48,000
Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 48000 and 49000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 48395 rounds to 48000.
12. 1,800
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 1800 and 1800. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 1800 rounds to 1800.
Worked examples
Round 486 to the nearest 10.
- 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.
- 486 rounds to 490.
- Answer: 490
Round 4,907 to the nearest 10.
- Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 4900 and 4910.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 4907 rounds to 4910.
- Answer: 4,910
Round 21,182 to the nearest 100.
- Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 21100 and 21200.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 21182 rounds to 21200.
- Answer: 21,200
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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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