Mathematics / Year 5 / Number and Algebra / Number and place value

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Use estimation and rounding to check the reasonableness of answers to calculations (ACMNA099)

Elaborations
  • recognising the usefulness of estimation to check calculations
  • applying mental strategies to estimate the result of calculations, such as estimating the cost of a supermarket trolley load
General capabilities
  • Numeracy Numeracy
ScOT terms

Rounding,  Accuracy and precision

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