Rounding (Year 5)

Round numbers to the nearest 10, 100, 1,000 and to decimal places.

The questions below are generated to match the National Curriculum for Year 5 and get harder as you progress from Rookie to Guru.

Worked examples

RookieRead and interpret directly.

Round 6849 to the nearest 10.

  • 6849
  • 6860
  • 6850
  • 6840

Answer: 6850. 6849 rounds to 6850 (to the nearest 10).

ProCompare and infer.

Round 3108 to the nearest 100.

  • 3108
  • 3100
  • 3200
  • 3000

Answer: 3100. 3108 rounds to 3100 (to the nearest 100).

GuruMulti-step reasoning.

Round 9397 to the nearest 1000.

  • 10000
  • 8000
  • 9397
  • 9000

Answer: 9000. 9397 rounds to 9000 (to the nearest 1000).

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What is rounding?
Round numbers to the nearest 10, 100, 1,000 and to decimal places.
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