Free Grade 3 Working with Estimation Word Problems Quizzes
Free Grade 3 quizzes for Working with Estimation Word Problems: 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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15 min
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- UnderstandExplain working with estimation word problems
Explain working with estimation word problems accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- ApplyCalculate working with estimation word problems
Calculate working with estimation word problems accurately in a familiar context.
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- AnalyseCompare working with estimation word problems
Compare working with estimation word problems accurately in a familiar context.
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- EvaluateJustify working with estimation word problems
Justify working with estimation word problems accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
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How Working with Estimation Word Problems 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 924 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 2.Round 848 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 3.Round 752 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 4.Round 111 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 5.Round 7,570 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 6.Round 2,056 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 7.Round 3,095 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 8.Round 1,766 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 9.Round 79,558 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
- 10.Round 73,550 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
- 11.Round 84,651 to the nearest 100.[3]
- 12.Round 93,455 to the nearest 1,000.[3]
Show answers and working
1. 920
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 920 and 930. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 924 rounds to 920.
2. 850
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 840 and 850. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 848 rounds to 850.
3. 750
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 750 and 760. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 752 rounds to 750.
4. 110
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 110 and 120. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 111 rounds to 110.
5. 7,600
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 7500 and 7600. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 7570 rounds to 7600.
6. 2,100
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 2000 and 2100. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 2056 rounds to 2100.
7. 3,100
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 3090 and 3100. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 3095 rounds to 3100.
8. 1,800
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. 1766 rounds to 1800.
9. 80,000
Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 79000 and 80000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 79558 rounds to 80000.
10. 74,000
Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 73000 and 74000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 73550 rounds to 74000.
11. 84,700
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 84600 and 84700. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 84651 rounds to 84700.
12. 93,000
Find the two multiples of 1000 either side: 93000 and 94000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 93455 rounds to 93000.
Worked examples
Round 975 to the nearest 10.
- Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 970 and 980.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 975 rounds to 980.
- Answer: 980
Round 5,763 to the nearest 100.
- 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.
- 5763 rounds to 5800.
- Answer: 5,800
Round 49,424 to the nearest 100.
- Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 49400 and 49500.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 49424 rounds to 49400.
- Answer: 49,400
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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 Techniques, Working with Estimation Essentials, Introducing Estimation. Each one has its own free lesson, worksheet and quiz.
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