Rounding to the Nearest Hundred Thousand

Round ten six-digit numbers to the nearest hundred thousand and check each result against the completed companion page.
Year levels
Years 3–5
Pages
2
File type
PDF

Updated Jul 28, 2021

Subject
Numbers, Maths
Resource types
Worksheets

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About this resource

This Rounding to the Nearest Hundred Thousand Worksheet is a great way for students to practice rounding multi-digit numbers. This worksheet can help students learn to round numbers to the nearest hundred thousand, a skill that is essential for many real-world applications.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Round large whole numbers to the nearest hundred thousand
  • Use the ten-thousands digit as the rounding indicator
  • Record estimates with correct place-value zeros

Teaching tips

  • Have learners name the lower and upper hundred-thousand benchmarks first.
  • Compare one estimate to its original number to confirm it is the closer benchmark.

Skills covered

  • Place-value reasoning — use the ten-thousands digit to choose between the neighbouring hundred-thousand benchmarks.

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Core concepts

Core concepts

  • Nearest hundred thousand
  • Place-value benchmarks
  • Estimates

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