Checking understanding of rounding
I can round to the nearest 100 or 10 or whole number or to 1 or 2 decimal places.
Checking understanding of rounding
I can round to the nearest 100 or 10 or whole number or to 1 or 2 decimal places.
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Key learning points
- Any number can be rounded to the nearest 10, 100 or 1000.
- A number with one or more decimal places can be rounded to the nearest whole number.
- A number with two or more decimal places can be rounded to one decimal place.
- A number with three or more decimal places can be rounded to two decimal places.
Keywords
Round - To change a number into another number that is approximately the same value but is easier to work with. E.g. round 561 to the nearest 10 is 560.
Common misconception
When rounding a number, pupils write the first significant digit(s) only. E.g 36 789 is 4.
The use of the place value table shows the magnitude of the number, thus preserving their place value.
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