Grade 7 Mathematics Worksheet
Topic: Rounding and Approximation
Name: ____________________________ Date: ___________________
A. Rounding Whole Numbers
1. 4,867 → nearest tens = __________
2. 72,415 → nearest hundreds = __________
3. 839,276 → nearest thousands = __________
4. 96,483 → nearest ten thousands = __________
5. 502,999 → nearest hundred thousands = __________
6. 7,498,321 → nearest millions = __________
B. Rounding Decimals
1. 12.4786 → nearest tenths = __________
2. 9.3648 → nearest hundredths = __________
3. 15.2391 → nearest thousandths = __________
4. 0.9863 → nearest hundredths = __________
5. 7.5028 → nearest tenths = __________
6. 4.1679 → nearest thousandths = __________
C. Operations & Rounding
1. (25.468 + 14.937) → Round to nearest tenth = __________
2. (63.728 - 19.435) → Round to nearest hundredth = __________
3. (6.327 × 4.9) → Round to nearest tenth = __________
4. (47.86 ÷ 6.2) → Round to nearest hundredth = __________
5. (92,475 + 18,629) → Round to nearest thousand = __________
6. (408,325 - 236,872) → Round to nearest hundred = __________
D. Real-Life Approximation
1. The total bill at a restaurant is $78.463. Approximate the cost to the nearest dollar.
2. A car travels 153.762 km on one trip. Approximate to the nearest tenth of a kilometre.
3. The population of a town is 47,893 people. Approximate to the nearest thousand.
4. A water tank holds 1,286.9 L. Approximate to the nearest hundred litres.
5. A student runs 0.986 km in a race. Approximate to the nearest hundredth.
E. Challenge Questions
1. Write a number that rounds to 5,000 when rounded to the nearest thousand.
2. Write a decimal that rounds to 3.15 when rounded to the nearest hundredth.
3. Write a number that rounds to 200 when rounded to the nearest hundred, and 210 when rounded to
the nearest ten.
4. (34.578 + 2.496) → Round to nearest hundredth = __________
5. (83.45 ÷ 7.2) → Round to nearest tenth = __________
✏■ Bonus Activity
In your own words, explain why rounding is useful when estimating totals while shopping, measuring
distances, or managing time.
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