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Year 9 Math: Monday, 18th May, 2020 Estimation & Limits of Accuracy

The document provides information about rounding numbers and estimating upper and lower bounds. It discusses rounding rules and examples of rounding numbers to different decimal places or significant figures. It defines upper and lower bounds as the highest and lowest possible values of an estimated quantity based on the given degree of accuracy. Basic operations on upper and lower bounds are also covered. Examples are provided to demonstrate calculating upper and lower bounds for quantities like lengths, weights and totals that are estimated or rounded.

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Year 9 Math: Monday, 18th May, 2020 Estimation & Limits of Accuracy

The document provides information about rounding numbers and estimating upper and lower bounds. It discusses rounding rules and examples of rounding numbers to different decimal places or significant figures. It defines upper and lower bounds as the highest and lowest possible values of an estimated quantity based on the given degree of accuracy. Basic operations on upper and lower bounds are also covered. Examples are provided to demonstrate calculating upper and lower bounds for quantities like lengths, weights and totals that are estimated or rounded.

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YEAR 9 MATH

Monday, 18th May, 2020


Estimation & Limits Of Accuracy
LESSON OBJECTIVES: KEYWORDS:

To round numbers to specific nearest


degrees of accuracy
decimal places
To identify the upper and
Upper bound- maximum,
lower bounds of a rounded
value most, highest
To solve problems involving lower bound- minimum,
upper and lower bounds least, lowest
ROUNDING NUMBERS (Estimation)
Rounding Rules (More Than 5 > Up; Less Than 5 < Down)
For decimal fractions
When rounding to 10 or above, there's an
1. Look at the digit in the place value to be
important change to step 4.
rounded to.
4. Replace whole numbers to the right of the
2. Increase it by 1 if the digit to the right of
digit with zero(s),
it is 5 or more.
then remove everything to their right.
3. Leave it the same if the digit to the right
of it is less than 5.
4. Remove everything to the right of the Examples:
digit. Round 625.475 to 10: 625.475 ≈ 630
Round 625.475 to 100: 625.475 ≈ 600
Example:
Round 625.475 to 1 decimal place:
625.475 ≈ 625.5
Task Solution
a. 4.738 to 1 decimal place. a. 4.7 (not 4.700, 4.70)
b. 59.653 to the nearest whole b. 60 (not 60.0, 59.7, 59.0)
number
c. 147.83 to 2 significant figures c. 150 (not 15, 148, 150.00)
UPPER BOUND LOWER BOUND
 Used to describe the lowest possible value to
 Used to describe the highest possible value to
which an estimated quantity is greater than
which an estimated quantity is less than i.e. .
or equal to i.e. .
 Midpoint value between the estimated value
 Midpoint value between the estimated value
and the immediate greater value based on
and the immediate less value based on the
 the
  given degree of accuracy.   
given degree of accuracy.
 If the weight of a baby is 28.5kg to 1dp, the
 If the weight of a baby is 28.5kg to 1dp, the
upper bound is 28.55kg.
lower bound is 28.45kg.
 How?
 How?

 
Therefore,
BASIC OPERATIONS (Key)

Lower bounds

Note:
Additions and
  
Upper Bounds
multiplication don’t
change, subtractions and
divisions change.
Task Solution
The length of a line is 63 cm, Hint: Least possible length is lower
correct to the nearest centimetre. bound; greatest possible length is
(a)Write down the least possible
upper bound.
  
length of the line. a) 62.5cm
(b)(b) Write down the greatest b) 63.5cm
possible length of the line. As interval or inequality, length of
the line could be written as
Task Example
A field is in the shape of a rectangle. The In a cycling race, there are 250 cyclists
length of the field is 340 m, to the nearest correct to the nearest ten. Each cyclist
metre. The width of the field is 117 m, to the covers 45.5km each correct to 1 decimal
nearest metre. Calculate the upper bound place. Calculate the least possible total
for the perimeter of the field. distance covered by the participants
altogether.

Solution
LbL=339.5m, UbL=340.5m
LbW=116.5m, LbW=117.5m
UbP= 2(340.5+117.5)
= 2 x 458m
=916m
Task

 Please find your questions on Google classroom.


 Follow all instructions.
 Refer to the videos for clarity.

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