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ACARA AC9M6N08, Estimate with rational numbers

Year 6 ยท Number

Use estimation strategies to approximate answers to problems with fractions, decimals and percentages, including money contexts.

Below are free printable maths worksheets that support AC9M6N08. 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 to approximate answers to problems with fractions, decimals and percentages, including money contexts.

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 10455 to the nearest 100:
Answer: 10500

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.

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

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