Free Grade 3 Rounding in Context Flashcards
Free Grade 3 flashcards for Rounding in Context: 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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Foundation
20 min
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Learning objectives
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- UnderstandExplain rounding in context
Explain rounding in context accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- ApplyCalculate rounding in context
Calculate rounding in context accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- AnalyseCompare rounding in context
Compare rounding in context accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- EvaluateJustify rounding in context
Justify rounding in context accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
Prerequisites
Close these gaps first — each has its own free lesson, worksheet and quiz.
How Rounding in Context 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 724 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 2.Round 858 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 3.Round 314 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 4.Round 241 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 5.Round 8,174 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 6.Round 1,964 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 7.Round 5,066 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 8.Round 8,140 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 9.Round 58,698 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
- 10.Round 76,241 to the nearest 100.[3]
- 11.Round 24,586 to the nearest 100.[3]
- 12.Round 86,535 to the nearest 100.[3]
Show answers and working
1. 720
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 720 and 730. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 724 rounds to 720.
2. 860
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 850 and 860. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 858 rounds to 860.
3. 310
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 310 and 320. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 314 rounds to 310.
4. 240
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 240 and 250. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 241 rounds to 240.
5. 8,170
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 8170 and 8180. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 8174 rounds to 8170.
6. 1,960
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 1960 and 1970. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 1964 rounds to 1960.
7. 5,070
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 5060 and 5070. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 5066 rounds to 5070.
8. 8,140
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 8140 and 8140. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 8140 rounds to 8140.
9. 59,000
Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 58000 and 59000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 58698 rounds to 59000.
10. 76,200
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 76200 and 76300. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 76241 rounds to 76200.
11. 24,600
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 24500 and 24600. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 24586 rounds to 24600.
12. 86,500
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 86500 and 86600. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 86535 rounds to 86500.
Worked examples
Round 516 to the nearest 10.
- Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 510 and 520.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 516 rounds to 520.
- Answer: 520
Round 4,952 to the nearest 100.
- Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 4900 and 5000.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 4952 rounds to 5000.
- Answer: 5,000
Round 43,379 to the nearest 100.
- Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 43300 and 43400.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 43379 rounds to 43400.
- Answer: 43,400
Interactive practice
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Common mistakes
What learners typically get wrong, and how to fix it.
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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