Estimating and Rounding Worksheet
A handy worksheet for your students when learning to demonstrate proficiency with basic facts to estimate the result of a calculation and say what amounts the answer will be between and when using rounded amounts to. The second question encourages students to practise rounding amounts when working with budget calculations.
Learning goals
- We are learning to use estimation and rounding to check and explain calculations including transactions involving money.
- We are learning to solve practical problems involving addition and multiplication including money problems, such as budgeting, using multiple strategies.
- We are learning to use estimation and rounding to check the reasonableness of answers to calculations.
- We are learning to use a range of strategies to solve multiplication and division where there is no remainder.
- We are learning to calculate change to the nearest 5 cents and solve problems involving purchases.
- We are learning to solve word problems by using number sentences involving multiplication or division where there is no remainder.
- We are learning to solve problems involving purchases and calculate change to the nearest 5 cents, using both mental strategies and digital tools.
Curriculum alignment
Solve problems involving purchases and the calculation of change to the nearest 5 cents with and without digital tools
VCMNA162 Solve word problems by using number sentences involving multiplication or division where there is no remainder VCMNA160 Solve problems involving purchases and the calculation of change to the nearest five cents with and without digital technologies VCMNA156 Develop efficient mental and written strategies and use appropriate digital technologies for multiplication and for division where there is no remainder VCMNA182 Use estimation and rounding to check the reasonableness of answers to calculationsAustralian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.