Free Grade 3 Working with Estimation Techniques Quizzes
Free Grade 3 quizzes for 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 working with estimation techniques
Explain working with estimation techniques accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- ApplyCalculate working with estimation techniques
Calculate working with estimation techniques accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- AnalyseCompare working with estimation techniques
Compare working with estimation techniques accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- EvaluateJustify working with estimation techniques
Justify working with estimation techniques accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
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How 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 678 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 2.Round 267 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 3.Round 199 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 4.Round 542 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 5.Round 8,849 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 6.Round 8,260 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 7.Round 1,124 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 8.Round 6,332 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 9.Round 66,117 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
- 10.Round 94,045 to the nearest 100.[3]
- 11.Round 50,655 to the nearest 100.[3]
- 12.Round 88,035 to the nearest 100.[3]
Show answers and working
1. 680
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 670 and 680. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 678 rounds to 680.
2. 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. 267 rounds to 270.
3. 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. 199 rounds to 200.
4. 540
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 540 and 550. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 542 rounds to 540.
5. 8,800
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. 8849 rounds to 8800.
6. 8,260
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 8260 and 8260. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 8260 rounds to 8260.
7. 1,120
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 1120 and 1130. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 1124 rounds to 1120.
8. 6,300
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 6300 and 6400. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 6332 rounds to 6300.
9. 66,000
Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 66000 and 67000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 66117 rounds to 66000.
10. 94,000
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 94000 and 94100. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 94045 rounds to 94000.
11. 50,700
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 50600 and 50700. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 50655 rounds to 50700.
12. 88,000
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 88000 and 88100. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 88035 rounds to 88000.
Worked examples
Round 154 to the nearest 10.
- Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 150 and 160.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 154 rounds to 150.
- Answer: 150
Round 1,716 to the nearest 100.
- Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 1700 and 1800.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 1716 rounds to 1700.
- Answer: 1,700
Round 42,824 to the nearest 100.
- Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 42800 and 42900.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 42824 rounds to 42800.
- Answer: 42,800
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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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- Start with Working with Estimation Essentials, Introducing Estimation. Each one has its own free lesson, worksheet and quiz.
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