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Rounding – practice for Years 3–5

Sample questions on Rounding with the right answer and a worked solution, from easy to hard. In the Pickles Academy app a child gets new questions of the same kind every time, so they can't just learn the answers by heart.

Subject
Maths
Year
Years 3–5
Curriculum area
Number and algebra

Question types: Rounding

Rule: Rounding

Look at the digit just after the place you are rounding to.

0, 1, 2, 3, 4 → round down; 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 → round up. The digits after that place become zeros.

Example: 5165 to the nearest hundred: the 6 decides → up, 5165 ≈ 5200

Watch out: Only one digit decides: 5149 to the nearest hundred is 5100, not 5200.

Sample questions

  1. Question 1 Easy

    Round 2424 to the nearest hundred.

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    Answer: 2400

    How it works: The tens digit decides: 2, so we round down: 2424 ≈ 2400

  2. Question 2 Normal

    Round 3573 to the nearest thousand.

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    Answer: 4000

    How it works: The hundreds digit decides: 5, so we round up: 3573 ≈ 4000

  3. Question 3 Hard

    Round 9863 to the nearest hundred.

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    Answer: 9900

    How it works: The tens digit decides: 6, so we round up: 9863 ≈ 9900

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