Free Grade 3 Rules and Methods in Working with Estimation Techniques Worksheets
Free Grade 3 worksheets 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 696 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 2.Round 307 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 3.Round 349 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 4.Round 999 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 5.Round 3,576 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 6.Round 1,596 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 7.Round 7,125 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 8.Round 6,639 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 9.Round 59,443 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
- 10.Round 45,606 to the nearest 100.[3]
- 11.Round 92,049 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
- 12.Round 39,574 to the nearest 100.[3]
Show answers and working
1. 700
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 690 and 700. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 696 rounds to 700.
2. 310
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 300 and 310. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 307 rounds to 310.
3. 350
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 340 and 350. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 349 rounds to 350.
4. 1,000
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 990 and 1000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 999 rounds to 1000.
5. 3,580
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 3570 and 3580. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 3576 rounds to 3580.
6. 1,600
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 1500 and 1600. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 1596 rounds to 1600.
7. 7,130
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 7120 and 7130. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 7125 rounds to 7130.
8. 6,600
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 6600 and 6700. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 6639 rounds to 6600.
9. 59,000
Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 59000 and 60000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 59443 rounds to 59000.
10. 45,600
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 45600 and 45700. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 45606 rounds to 45600.
11. 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. 92049 rounds to 92000.
12. 39,600
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 39500 and 39600. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 39574 rounds to 39600.
Worked examples
Round 581 to the nearest 10.
- 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.
- 581 rounds to 580.
- Answer: 580
Round 8,867 to the nearest 100.
- Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 8800 and 8900.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 8867 rounds to 8900.
- Answer: 8,900
Round 9,638 to the nearest 100.
- Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 9600 and 9700.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 9638 rounds to 9600.
- Answer: 9,600
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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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