Year 3
Year 3
Applying rounding for estimating (subtracting)
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will build on our knowledge of the 10 times table in order to estimate by rounding. We will do this to answer subtraction questions.
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5 Questions
Q1.
Which of numbers does not need to be rounded to the nearest 10?
44
56
6
Q2.
What is 27 rounded to the nearest 10?
20
270
28
Q3.
What is 523 rounded to the nearest 10?
500
521
530
Q4.
Round to estimate this answer 102 + 45 =
12
140
400
Q5.
What is 1999 rounded to the nearest 10?
1000
190
200
5 Questions
Q1.
What is 554 rounded to the nearest 10?
50
500
560
Q2.
Does this look like a good estimate? 720 - 30 = 500
yes
Q3.
Does this look like a good estimate? 575 - 159 = 415
No
Q4.
What is an estimated answer here? 604 - 350 =
300
550
600
Q5.
What is this number rounded to the nearest 10? 996
2000
900
990