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ACARA AC9M5N08, Check reasonableness

Year 5 ยท Number

Use estimation strategies suited to the context to check and explain whether answers are reasonable, including money problems.

Below are free printable maths worksheets that support AC9M5N08. 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

Use estimation strategies suited to the context to check and explain whether answers are reasonable, including money problems.

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 2182 to the nearest 100:
Answer: 2200

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.

Sets A-F are the same worksheet with different questions - print any (or all) for fresh practice.

Money & Change worksheets

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Sets A-F are the same worksheet with different questions - print any (or all) for fresh practice.

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