Real-life Contexts: Challenge & Extension

Mathematics
Grade 6
12 questions
~24 mins
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A worksheet focusing on rounding numbers to the nearest 100 within real-life contexts, designed to challenge and extend students' understanding through a variety of question types.

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Real-life Contexts: Challenge & Extension

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Grade Grade 6
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Introduction

Read the key concept carefully. Remember that when rounding to the nearest 100, you look at the tens digit: if it is 50 or more, round up; if less than 50, round down.
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Practice Questions

Answer all questions. Show your working in the grid spaces provided.
1.
Round 347 to the nearest 100.
[2 marks]
2.
Round 152 to the nearest 100.
[2 marks]
3.
Calculate the rounded value of 865 to the nearest 100.
[2 marks]
4.
A supermarket stocks 1,245 bottles of water. Round this number to the nearest 100 for stock reports.
[3 marks]
5.
A school has 1,678 students enrolled. Round this number to the nearest 100.
[2 marks]
6.
A delivery truck carries 2,349 packages. Round to the nearest 100 for scheduling purposes.
[2 marks]
7.
Estimate the total number of attendees at a concert, given as 4,876, by rounding to the nearest 100.
[2 marks]
8.
A factory produces 3,756 units weekly. Round to the nearest 100 to report weekly output.
[2 marks]
9.
A town has a population around 9,482. Round to the nearest 100 for planning purposes.
[2 marks]
10.
An extension: A farmer harvests approximately 12,349 apples. Round to the nearest 100, but explain why rounding up or down might affect the planning of distribution.
[4 marks]
11.
Identify the common mistake in rounding the number 654 to the nearest 100 if someone incorrectly rounds it to 700.
[3 marks]
12.
Mixed Review: Round the following numbers to the nearest 100: (a) 999, (b) 150, (c) 456, (d) 2,999, (e) 7,854.
[5 marks]

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Created
1/1/2026
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1/1/2026
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