Topic:Upper and Lower

bounds
YR : 10                        TEACHER :MS.SRIDEVI                       

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 Learning objective:
•To understand the meaning of
upper and lower bounds
•To identify the upper and lower
bounds of a rounded value
•To solve problems involving upper
and lower bounds
Curriculum reference/
curriculum standards
1.8C identify upper and lower
bounds where values are given to a
degree of accuracy
.
 
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 List of key words :
Rounding
Lower bound
Upperbound
Nearest whole number
Nearest 1d.p
Nearest 10,100

Write what all you know about this keyword.

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 Success criteria

I can understand the meaning of upper and

lower bounds

I can identify the upper and lower bounds of a

rounded value.

I can solve problems involving upper and

lower bounds.

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 STARTER
Starter:
Round these numbers to 2sf and 3f.

2sf 3sf

1 5,316 5,300 5,320

2 0.002399 0.0024 0.00240

3 20,081,623 20,000,000 20,100,000

4 0.99999 1.0 1.00

5 0.50505 0.51 0.505

6 5.28431 5.3 5.28

A number has been rounded to the nearest whole number, what could it
have been?
If it was rounded up, If it was rounded down, it
it could have been- could have been-

4.9 5.1
4.87 5 5.34
4.61 5.48 5.499999999999
99999999999999
What’s the smallest number What’s the biggest number
it could have been? 4.5 it could have been?
99999999999999
99999999999999
99999999999999
9...........
 It’s 11 cm long

It’s 11 cm long

Often, size is rounded off to the units that we

wish to use. We would say , for example, that both
of the fish are 11 cm long. So a fish 11 cm long
could be 10.5 cm to 11.5 cm long.
 It’s 11 cm long

Bounds
Bounds are
are
always
always ±± half
half
10.5 cm is the LOWER BOUND
the
the units
units
being
being used
used

It’s 11 cm long

11.5 cm is the UPPER BOUND

 Here are some more examples of upper
and lower bounds
Units Size Lower B. Upper B.
metres 21 m 20.5 m 21.5 m
centimetres 7 cm 6.5 cm 7.5 cm
litres 36 litres 35.5 litres 36.5 litres
kilograms 56 kg 55.5 kg 56.6 kg
hours 180 hours 179.5 hours 180.5 hours
minutes 53 mins 52.5 mins 53.5 mins
A general rule
To find the upper bound we have to add half of the unit we rounded to for
example:
◦ If we rounded to the nearest 10, we add on 5 (half of 10)
◦ If we rounded to the nearest 1 (whole number), we add on 0.5 (half of 1)
◦ If we rounded to the nearest 0.1 (1 dp), we add on 0.05 (half of 0.1)
◦ If we rounded to the nearest 0.01 (2 dp), we add on 0.005 (half of 0.01)
And if we want the lower bound, we subtract have of the unit
Upper & Lower Bounds
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Examples:
Find the upper and lower bounds for each quantity

1 4500 people (nearest 100)

2 163cm (nearest cm)

3 £9 (1sf)

4 1.1kg (2sf)

5 A box of 8300 sweets (3sf)

6 2000cm (nearest 100)

7 James is putting a table into a space which is 1450mm wide (nearest mm). The
cupboard is 145cm wide. Why might the cupboard not fit?
Activity
Text book pg no 307 Exercise 3. Complete the table

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 Limits
1) These numbers have been rounded
to the nearest 10, write down the
largest and smallest values they
could be:
1) 50
2) 80 4) A field is 100m wide and 120m long, both lengths have been
3) 110
rounded to the nearest metre.
2) These numbers have been rounded
to the nearest whole number, write
down the upper and lower limits:
a) Find the largest and smallest possible perimeter
1) 3
2) 17 5) A rectangle has it’s area rounded to the nearest whole number,
3) 23
it becomes 40cm2. One side of the rectangle is exactly 10cm; find
4) 100
5) -3 the maximum and minimum lengths the other length could have.
3) These lengths have been rounded to
the nearest 10th of a cm, write the
upper and lower limits:
1) 12.5cm
2) 21.7cm
3) 35.8cm
4) 52.1cm
5) 80.4cm
STRETCH AND CHALLENGE

1) Two lengths of wood are stuck together and their combined

length is rounded to the nearest mm and it is 14.9cm, one
length is rounded to the nearest mm and is 7.1cm. Find the
minimum and maximum length of the other length
 

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 CROSS CURRICULAR LINK/RLA/UAE LINK

How are upper and lower bounds

used in real life?

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 Success criteria

I can understand the meaning of upper and

lower bounds

I can identify the upper and lower bounds of a

rounded value.

I can solve problems involving upper and

lower bounds.

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 PLENARY

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