Year 7 Rounding Worksheets | Printable PDFs
Year 7 students re-visit rounding to the nearest whole number, the nearest ten and the nearest 100 and 1000. To round to the nearest whole number, look at the first digit after the decimal point.
If it is 5 or more, round up. If it is 4 or less, round down. For example, rounding 7.6 to the nearest whole is 8, 12.3 is 12 and 6.5 is 7. 9.49 would be 9. For rounding to the nearest significant figure practice see Year 8 Rounding Worksheets.
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Rounding Decimals
For more Rounding Worksheets, see Year 8 Rounding Worksheets
Common Questions about Year 7 Rounding
1. What is rounding?
Rounding is the process of replacing a number with a simpler value that is close to the original number.2. How do I round a number?
Look at the digit to the right of the place value you are rounding to. If it is 5 or more, round up; if it is less than 5, round down.3. Why do we use rounding?
Rounding makes numbers easier to work with and helps us estimate answers quickly.
Year 7 Rounding Common Mistakes
Common Mistake 1
Looking at the wrong digit when deciding whether to round up or down.Common Mistake 2
Forgetting to use zeros as placeholders when rounding larger numbers.Common Mistake 3
Rounding too early in a multi-step calculation.