Level 1
The height of Mount Everest is about 9000 m when rounded off to the nearest thousand. What is the highest possible height of Mount Everest?
2 m
Level 1
Sock Hoon had about $280 after rounding off the money to the nearest ten. She spent $79. What was the smallest possible amount of money she had left?
2 m
Level 1
The amount of money Tom has is about $800 when rounded off to the nearest $100. What is the greatest possible amount of money that Tom has?
2 m
Level 2
A number when rounded off to the nearest ten gives a value of 24350.
  1. What is the smallest possible number?
  2. What is the largest possible number?
2 m
Level 2
The number of chairs in the hall is 1500 when rounded off to the nearest hundred.
  1. What is the greatest possible number of chairs in the hall?
  2. What is the smallest possible number of chairs in the hall?
2 m
Level 3
A rectangular floor, 18 m by 9.5 m, is laid with rubber tiles at a cost of $29 per square metre.
  1. Find the cost of tiling the floor.
  2. Round off the answer in (a) to the nearest thousand dollars.
3 m
Level 2
Estimate the value of each of the following expressions. Round off the numbers to the nearest hundred before adding or subtracting.

885 + 712 + 499
3 m
Level 2
Estimate the value of each of the following expressions. Round off the numbers to the nearest hundred before adding or subtracting.

909 + 214 - 687
3 m
Level 2
I am a whole number. The sum of all my digits is 20. If you round me off to the nearest ten, you will get 970. If you round me off to the nearest hundred, you will get 1000. Who am I?
4 m
Level 2
I am a 3-digit number. I am divisible by 7. If you round me off to the nearest hundred, you will get 500. If you round me off to the nearest ten, you will also get 500. Who am I?
4 m