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ACARA AC9M3N05, Estimate and check

Year 3 ยท Number

Estimate quantities and use estimation when solving problems to judge whether an answer is reasonable.

Below are free printable maths worksheets that support AC9M3N05. Print them as PDFs, or generate a fresh one. Every maths answer key is computed in code, so it is never wrong.

Teaching guide

What students learn

Estimate quantities and use estimation when solving problems to judge whether an answer is reasonable.

How to teach it

Use a number line to see which ten/hundred a number is closest to. Underline the rounding digit and check the digit to its right.

Worked example
Round 14 to the nearest 10:
Answer: 10

Generated and checked in code, so it is correct.

Watch out for

Rounding to the wrong place, and the exact-halfway case (5 rounds up) being applied inconsistently.

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