Between which two multiples of 1,000 does the number 7,256 lie?
What is 7,256 rounded to the nearest 1,000?
Emma is thinking of a number. The number is 6,000 when rounded to the nearest 1000.
The number is also 6,000 when rounded to the nearest 100 or 10. The number is not 6,000.
What is the greatest possible value of the number?
This worksheet is aimed at those working above age expected.
In this worksheet, children challenge their knowledge of rounding to the nearest 10, 100 and 1,000 by solving word problems.
It is important that children hear and use the language of “rounding to the nearest” rather than “rounding up” and “rounding down”, as this can lead to errors. Number lines are a particularly useful tool to support this, as children can see which multiples of 10, 100 or 1,000 the given numbers are closer to. When there is a 5 in the relevant place value column, despite being exactly halfway between the two multiples, we round to the next one.
Watch for: The language “round down”/”round up” and so round 62,180 to 61,000 (or 61,180) when asked to round to the nearest 1,000.
Ask: “Which multiples of 10, 100, 1,000 does the number lie between?” " Which multiple on the number line is the number closer to?" " What is the number rounded to the nearest 10, 100, 1,000?"
“Which place value column should you look at to round the number to the nearest 10, 100, 1,000?”
“What happens when a number is exactly halfway between two numbers on a number line?”
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