Estimating Populations: Error Analysis & Misconceptions
Mathematics
GCSE Higher
11 questions
~22 mins
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A worksheet focusing on estimating populations through rounding to the nearest 1000, including error analysis and misconceptions, suitable for GCSE Higher students.
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Estimating Populations: Error Analysis & Misconceptions
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Practice Questions
Answer all questions. Show your working in the grid spaces provided.
1.
Estimate the population of a town with an actual population of 26,453. Round to the nearest 1000 and state your estimate.
[2 marks]2.
A country has an actual population of 83,279. What is the rounded estimate to the nearest 1000?
[2 marks]3.
A survey reports a population of 47,842. Students incorrectly round this to 50,000. Identify the mistake and correct it.
[3 marks]4.
Estimate the population of a city with 119,567 residents. Round to the nearest 1000. Show your working.
[3 marks]5.
A village has 9,853 residents. What is the estimate after rounding to the nearest 1000?
[2 marks]6.
A report states a population of 134,276. The figure is incorrectly rounded to 130,000. Explain the error and give the correct estimate.
[3 marks]7.
Plot the graph of y=2x for x-values from 0 to 10 on the grid.
[2 marks]8.
Construct a triangle with sides approximately 3000, 4000, and 5000 units. Use the grid to draw.
[3 marks]9.
A country has an actual population of 7,648, which is incorrectly rounded to 8,000. Identify the mistake and provide the correct rounded estimate.
[2 marks]10.
Estimate the population of an area with 56,789 residents, but students mistakenly round to 50,000. What is the correct estimate and where was the mistake?
[3 marks]11.
A small town's population is 3,456. If a student rounds this to 3000 using the nearest 1000, is this correct? Why or why not?
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- 1/1/2026
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- 1/1/2026
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