Free Grade 3 Rounding Flashcards
Free Grade 3 flashcards for Rounding: 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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35 min
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Learning objectives
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- RememberIdentify rounding
Identify rounding accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- UnderstandExplain rounding
Explain rounding accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- ApplyCalculate rounding
Calculate rounding accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- AnalyseCompare rounding
Compare rounding accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
Prerequisites
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How Rounding 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 667 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 2.Round 182 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 3.Round 468 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 4.Round 980 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 5.Round 5,891 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 6.Round 6,119 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 7.Round 4,491 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 8.Round 5,927 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 9.Round 10,062 to the nearest 100.[3]
- 10.Round 78,375 to the nearest 100.[3]
- 11.Round 91,323 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
- 12.Round 56,418 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
Show answers and working
1. 670
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 660 and 670. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 667 rounds to 670.
2. 180
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 180 and 190. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 182 rounds to 180.
3. 470
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 460 and 470. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 468 rounds to 470.
4. 980
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 980 and 980. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 980 rounds to 980.
5. 5,900
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 5800 and 5900. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 5891 rounds to 5900.
6. 6,120
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 6110 and 6120. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 6119 rounds to 6120.
7. 4,500
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. 4491 rounds to 4500.
8. 5,900
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 5900 and 6000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 5927 rounds to 5900.
9. 10,100
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 10000 and 10100. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 10062 rounds to 10100.
10. 78,400
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 78300 and 78400. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 78375 rounds to 78400.
11. 91,000
Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 91000 and 92000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 91323 rounds to 91000.
12. 56,000
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. 56418 rounds to 56000.
Worked examples
Round 616 to the nearest 10.
- Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 610 and 620.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 616 rounds to 620.
- Answer: 620
Round 4,161 to the nearest 10.
- Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 4160 and 4170.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 4161 rounds to 4160.
- Answer: 4,160
Round 63,930 to the nearest 1,000.
- Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 63000 and 64000.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 63930 rounds to 64000.
- Answer: 64,000
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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