Free Grade 3 Working with Rounding Word Problems Flashcards
Free Grade 3 flashcards for Working with Rounding 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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- RememberIdentify working with rounding word problems
Identify working with rounding word problems accurately in a familiar context.
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- UnderstandExplain working with rounding word problems
Explain working with rounding word problems accurately in a familiar context.
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- ApplyCalculate working with rounding word problems
Calculate working with rounding word problems accurately in a familiar context.
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- AnalyseCompare working with rounding word problems
Compare working with rounding word problems accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
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How Working with Rounding 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 987 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 2.Round 753 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 3.Round 672 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 4.Round 981 to the nearest 10.[1]
- 5.Round 691 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 6.Round 4,874 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 7.Round 6,152 to the nearest 10.[2]
- 8.Round 5,190 to the nearest 100.[2]
- 9.Round 44,596 to the nearest 100.[3]
- 10.Round 46,988 to the nearest 100.[3]
- 11.Round 52,230 to the nearest 100.[3]
- 12.Round 62,757 to the nearest 100.[3]
Show answers and working
1. 990
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 980 and 990. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 987 rounds to 990.
2. 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. 753 rounds to 750.
3. 670
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. 672 rounds to 670.
4. 980
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 980 and 990. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 981 rounds to 980.
5. 690
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. 691 rounds to 690.
6. 4,900
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 4800 and 4900. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 4874 rounds to 4900.
7. 6,150
Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 6150 and 6160. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 6152 rounds to 6150.
8. 5,200
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 5100 and 5200. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 5190 rounds to 5200.
9. 44,600
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 44500 and 44600. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 44596 rounds to 44600.
10. 47,000
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 46900 and 47000. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 46988 rounds to 47000.
11. 52,200
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 52200 and 52300. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 52230 rounds to 52200.
12. 62,800
Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 62700 and 62800. Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up. 62757 rounds to 62800.
Worked examples
Round 412 to the nearest 10.
- Find the two multiples of 10 either side: 410 and 420.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 412 rounds to 410.
- Answer: 410
Round 9,193 to the nearest 100.
- Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 9100 and 9200.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 9193 rounds to 9200.
- Answer: 9,200
Round 93,751 to the nearest 100.
- Find the two multiples of 100 either side: 93700 and 93800.
- Look at the digit to the right of the rounding place: 5 or more rounds up.
- 93751 rounds to 93800.
- Answer: 93,800
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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 Rounding Techniques, Working with Rounding Essentials, Introducing Rounding. Each one has its own free lesson, worksheet and quiz.
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