Good Morning Primary 6,<\/p>\n
Here are the answers to yesterday’s questions.<\/p>\n
1.a) 50\u00a0 b) 80\u00a0 c) 20\u00a0 d) 80<\/p>\n
e) 150\u00a0 f) 180\u00a0 g) 220\u00a0 h) 420<\/p>\n
i) 70\u00a0 j) 200 k) 200\u00a0 l) 890<\/p>\n
2. 140 pupils<\/p>\n
3. 430 miles<\/p>\n
4. 200 cm.<\/p>\n
5. \u00a3480<\/p>\n
Today we will be rounding to the nearest hundred.<\/p>\n
The rule is:- If the number ends in less than 50 round down<\/span><\/p>\n Examples:- 324<\/span> rounds down to 300,\u00a0 848<\/span> rounds down to 800,<\/p>\n 1236<\/span> rounds down to 1200,\u00a0 2847<\/span> rounds down to 2800<\/p>\n If the number ends in 50 or more round up<\/span><\/p>\n Examples :- 651<\/span> rounds up to 700,\u00a0 765<\/span> rounds up to 800,<\/p>\n 971<\/span> rounds up to 1000,\u00a0 150<\/span> rounds up to 200<\/p>\n 1.Round these numbers to the nearest hundred<\/p>\n a) 646\u00a0 b) 482\u00a0 c)219\u00a0 d) 784<\/p>\n e) 3146\u00a0 f) 681\u00a0 g) 279\u00a0 h) 2424<\/p>\n i) 865\u00a0 j) 995\u00a0 k) 283\u00a0 l) 2888<\/p>\n 2.There were 137 pupils at the school dance. Round this to the nearest hundred.<\/p>\n 3.It is 432 miles from my home to my secret submarine. Round this to the nearest hundred miles.<\/p>\n 4.My bed is 196cm long. Round this to the nearest hundred cm.<\/p>\n 5. After a lottery win was shared out each winner received \u00a3476. Round this to the nearest hundred pounds.<\/p>\n Write your answers in your jotter and I\u2019ll post them tomorrow. You can also send them to me at<\/p>\n gw09mcintoshdavid3@glow.sch.uk<\/p>\n There are more questions like this in your Sumdog challenge this week and in your Studyladder learning pod.<\/p>\n Here is Cressida Cowell reading Chapter 12 of, \u201cHow to Train your Dragon.\u201d<\/p>\n