Real-life Contexts: Error Analysis & Misconceptions

Mathematics
Grade 7
12 questions
~24 mins
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A worksheet focusing on Rounding to the Nearest 100 within real-life contexts, emphasizing error analysis and misconceptions. Designed to develop procedural skills and reasoning for Grade 7 students.

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Real-life Contexts: Error Analysis & Misconceptions

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Practice Questions

Answer all questions. Show your working in the grid spaces provided.
1.
Round 346 to the nearest 100. Show your calculation.
[2 marks]
2.
A farmer has 1,245 apples. Round this number to the nearest 100 for storage purposes.
[3 marks]
3.
Calculate 789 rounded to the nearest 100 and explain if the student mistakenly rounds it to 700. Is this correct? Why or why not?
[3 marks]
4.
A car traveled 2,150 km in a month. Round this to the nearest 100 km for reporting purposes.
[2 marks]
5.
In a store, a TV costs $849. Rounded to the nearest 100, what is the estimated price?
[2 marks]
6.
A school has 1,378 students. When estimating the total number of students for planning, should they round to 1300 or 1400? Explain your choice.
[3 marks]
7.
Construct a rectangle on the grid with a length close to 350 units and width close to 460 units, rounding each to the nearest 100.
[4 marks]
8.
A budget allocates $9,650 for supplies. Round this to the nearest 100 for financial reporting.
[2 marks]
9.
If a city's population is 4,876, what is the rounded population to the nearest 100? Why might rounding be useful here?
[3 marks]
10.
A factory produces 12,345 units in a month. Round this number to the nearest 100. Are students likely to overestimate or underestimate when using this rounded figure?
[3 marks]
11.
Error Analysis: A student writes that 567 should be rounded to 600. Is this correct? Explain the mistake and correct it.
[3 marks]
12.
A report states that a shipment of 2,453 items is 'approximately 2400' units. Is this a correct approximation? Why?
[3 marks]

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Created
1/1/2026
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