Free Grade 3 Rules and Methods in Working with Estimation Techniques Quizzes
Free Grade 3 quizzes for Rules and Methods in 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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- UnderstandExplain rules and methods in working with estimation techniques
Explain rules and methods in working with estimation techniques accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- ApplyCalculate rules and methods in working with estimation techniques
Calculate rules and methods in working with estimation techniques accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- AnalyseCompare rules and methods in working with estimation techniques
Compare rules and methods in working with estimation techniques accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- EvaluateJustify rules and methods in working with estimation techniques
Justify rules and methods in working with estimation techniques accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
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How Rules and Methods in 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 365 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 2.Round 198 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 3.Round 635 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 4.Round 904 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 5.Round 8,613 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 6.Round 9,512 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 7.Round 551 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 8.Round 5,795 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 9.Round 92,038 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
- 10.Round 35,483 to the nearest 100.[3]
- 11.Round 3,260 to the nearest 100.[3]
- 12.Round 63,976 to the nearest 100.[3]
Show answers and working
1. 370
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 360 and 370. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 365 rounds to 370.
2. 200
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 190 and 200. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 198 rounds to 200.
3. 640
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 630 and 640. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 635 rounds to 640.
4. 900
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 900 and 910. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 904 rounds to 900.
5. 8,600
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 8600 and 8700. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 8613 rounds to 8600.
6. 9,510
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 9510 and 9520. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 9512 rounds to 9510.
7. 600
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 500 and 600. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 551 rounds to 600.
8. 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. 5795 rounds to 5800.
9. 92,000
Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 92000 and 93000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 92038 rounds to 92000.
10. 35,500
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 35400 and 35500. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 35483 rounds to 35500.
11. 3,300
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. 3260 rounds to 3300.
12. 64,000
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 63900 and 64000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 63976 rounds to 64000.
Worked examples
Round 109 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.
- 109 rounds to 110.
- Answer: 110
Round 4,410 to the nearest 100.
- Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 4400 and 4500.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 4410 rounds to 4400.
- Answer: 4,400
Round 14,035 to the nearest 100.
- Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 14000 and 14100.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 14035 rounds to 14000.
- Answer: 14,000
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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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