Free Grade 3 Introduction to Working with Estimation Techniques Quizzes
Free Grade 3 quizzes 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 951 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 2.Round 588 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 3.Round 265 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 4.Round 101 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 5.Round 7,070 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 6.Round 2,313 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 7.Round 1,351 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 8.Round 3,208 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 9.Round 5,751 to the nearest 100.[3]
- 10.Round 63,305 to the nearest 100.[3]
- 11.Round 53,993 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
- 12.Round 23,623 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
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1. 950
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 950 and 960. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 951 rounds to 950.
2. 590
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 580 and 590. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 588 rounds to 590.
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. 100
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. 101 rounds to 100.
5. 7,070
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 7070 and 7070. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 7070 rounds to 7070.
6. 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. 2313 rounds to 2300.
7. 1,350
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 1350 and 1360. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 1351 rounds to 1350.
8. 3,200
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 3200 and 3300. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 3208 rounds to 3200.
9. 5,800
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 5700 and 5800. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 5751 rounds to 5800.
10. 63,300
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 63300 and 63400. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 63305 rounds to 63300.
11. 54,000
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. 53993 rounds to 54000.
12. 24,000
Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 23000 and 24000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 23623 rounds to 24000.
Worked examples
Round 493 to the nearest 10.
- Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 490 and 500.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 493 rounds to 490.
- Answer: 490
Round 2,642 to the nearest 100.
- Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 2600 and 2700.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 2642 rounds to 2600.
- Answer: 2,600
Round 56,983 to the nearest 1,000.
- Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 56000 and 57000.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 56983 rounds to 57000.
- Answer: 57,000
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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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