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Year 5

Round a decimal number with hundredths to the nearest tenth

I can round a decimal number with hundredths to the nearest tenth

New
New
Year 5

Round a decimal number with hundredths to the nearest tenth

I can round a decimal number with hundredths to the nearest tenth

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Identify the next and previous tenths to the number being rounded
  2. Identify which tenth is nearest to the number being rounded
  3. If the value of the hundredths is 5 or greater then round up to the next tenth
  4. If the value of the hundredths is less than 5, ignore the hundredths and round down to the previous tenth

Keywords

  • Multiple - A multiple is the result of multiplying a number by an integer. For example 2 × 5 = 10 so 10 is a multiple of 2 and 5.

  • Previous - Something that comes before something else is known as the previous thing.

  • Next - Something that comes after something else is known as the next thing.

  • Rounding - Rounding means making a number simpler but keeping its value close to what it was.

Common misconception

When recording which multiple of 0.1 a number is nearest to, pupils may forget to include the ones.

Make sure pupils have plenty of opportunities to continue counting and rounding with multiples of 0.1 beyond one whole.

Ensure pupils build towards generalising for themselves that when rounding to a specific place value, you look at the value of the digit in the column to the right of the place value you are rounding to. Connect this to prior learning of rounding.
Teacher tip

Licence

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Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
What is the missing number in the sequence?
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Correct Answer: 2.34
Q2.
A is between which multiples of 1?
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Correct answer: 9 and 10
9 and 11
8 and 10
Q3.
What is the previous multiple of one?
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Correct Answer: 6 , six
Q4.
A number is between 2 and 3. It has less than 4 tenths. What numbers could it be?
1.3
2.4
Correct answer: 2.3
Correct answer: 2.2
Q5.
What is 7.4 rounded to the nearest multiple of one?
Correct Answer: 7 , seven
Q6.
Match each number with the multiple of one it would be rounded to.
Correct Answer:1.4,1

1

Correct Answer:2.7,3

3

Correct Answer:3.5,4

4

Correct Answer:8.1,8

8

Correct Answer:8.9,9

9

6 Questions

Q1.
Tick the multiples of one tenth.
Correct answer: 0.8
Correct answer: 3.6
Correct answer: 12.9
Correct answer: 4
2.74
Q2.
What are the nearest multiples of 0.1 that 12.45 sits between?
12 and 13
Correct answer: 12.4 and 12.5
12.44 and 12.46
Q3.
What is the next multiple of one tenth?
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Correct Answer: 8 , eight, 8.0
Q4.
8.26 sits between the multiples of 0.1 8.2 and
Correct Answer: 8.3
Q5.
What is 6.53 rounded to the nearest multiple of 0.1?
Correct Answer: 6.5 , Six point five
Q6.
What is 46.03 rounded to the nearest multiple of 0.1?
Correct Answer: 46 , 46.0