Functional Skills Rounding

There will be 35 members of staff at a party.

 Round this number to the nearest 10

509 people in total are expected to come to the party.

 What is this number to the nearest 10?

• 500

• 505

• 510

• 515

Chloe plans to have a large buffet. She decides she will need at least 867 plastic cups.

What os this number rounded to the nearest 10?

Chloe decides to bring 785 paper plates.

Round this number to the nearest 100

She plans to make 829 sandwiches.

Round this to the nearest 100

Emma is estimating how many side dishes will be needed for the buffet.

 

She decides to have 15 rice and 32 green salad side dishes.

Estimate by rounding each number to the nearest 10 how many side dishes altogether

Emma buys some cupcakes for the party.

 

There are 114 strawberry cupcakes, 276 chocolate cupcakes and 98 white chocolate cupcakes.

Estimate by round each number to the nearest 100 how many cupcakes altogether.

There are 345 apples in the basket.

What is this number to the nearest 10?

• 340

• 345

• 350

• 355

789 people are expected to attend the concert.

What is this number to the nearest 10?

• 780

• 785

• 790

• 795

563 people are expected to attend the football match.

What is this number to the nearest 10?

• 560

• 565

• 570

• 575