Rounding, Estimating &
Problem Solving
Rounding
Round each of the following as stated
6.29 to 1 decimal place
435.96556001 to 3 decimal places
42.100008 to 4 decimal places
238 to 2 significant figures
21.4800056 to 6 significant figures
0.000382 to 2 significant figures
Round each of the following as stated
Your Turn
9,668.307 to 2 decimal places
44.0285 to 3 significant figures
0.0030001 to 2 significant figures
Estimation
By rounding each number to 1 significant figure, estimate the
answer to
97 + 166
12
Estimate
191 × 41
10.2 × 7.7
Estimate √30
Estimate
Your Turn
51 × 6.7
0.538
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01,340 × 563
Your Turn
a) Use your calculator to work out the exact value of 07
b) Use approximations to 1 significant figure to check if your
answer to part (a) is sensible
Problem Solving
A shop sells soda in 1 litre bottles and 2 litre bottles.
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Each 1 litre bottle of soda costs 52p.
Each 2 litre bottle of soda costs 93p.
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James has no soda. He assumes that he uses 4 of a litre of soda
each day. He wants to buy enough to last for 7 days. Work out the
smallest amount of money James needs. Show all your working.
All tickets for a football match are the same price.
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Phoebe and Khadisha pay £67.50 altogether for some tickets.
Phoebe pays £31.50 for 7 tickets.
How many tickets does Khadisha buy?
Problem Solving
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Four positive whole numbers add up to 33.
One of the numbers is a multiple of 7.
The other three numbers are equal.
Work out the result when the four numbers are multiplied.
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There are 10 grams of fibre in every 100 grams of bread.
A loaf of bread has a weight of 500g.
There are 20 slices of bread in a loaf.
Each slice of bread has the same weight.
Work out the weight of fibre in one slice of bread.
Worksheet
1. Round the following as stated
a) 19.367 to 1 decimal place
b) 19.367 to 2 decimal places
c) 19.367 to 1 significant figure
d) 19.367 to 3 significant figures
e) 284.456091 to 3 decimal places
f) 9909.2 to 3 significant figures
g) 0.07001 to 2 significant figures
484 × 6.17
2. Estimate 8.086
3. A litre of petrol costs 98 pence. On average, Hashim uses
152 litres of petrol a week. He pays for the petrol he uses in
14 weeks.
a) Work out an estimate for the amount he pays.
b) Is your estimate an underestimate or overestimate? Give a
reason for your answer.
4. Freddie has twin cousins. The sum of the ages of Freddie
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and his twin cousins is 39. In 4 years’ time the twins will be
18. How old will Freddie be in 5 years’ time?
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5. Tim and three friends go on holiday together for a week. The
4 friends will share the costs of the holiday equally.
Here are the costs
£1280 for 4 return plane tickets
£640 for the villa
£220 for hire of a car for the week
Work out how much Tim has to pay for his share of the
costs.
6. Sharon makes gloves.
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She makes at least 18 pairs of gloves per hour.
She is paid £0.52 for each pair she makes.
Gyan is a waiter.
He works 36 hours and is paid a total of £70.
Show that Sharon’s hourly rate of pay is more than Gyan’s
hourly rate of pay.