1. Estimation and rounding using population

2. On your whiteboards estimate the population of the United KingdomUK
On your whiteboards estimate the population of the United Kingdom
65,112,693
On your boards, round this number to:
The nearest hundred
The nearest hundred thousand
The nearest million
What are the benefits of rounding the numbers up?

3. France
On your whiteboards estimate the population of France
Why have you decided to estimate at that number, write down a reason for it
64,669,200
Knowing what you know about UK can you estimate to the nearest million the population of France?
Can you estimate the number of houses in France?
What information do you assume? Or what information do you need to know?
25,253,000

4. India
On your whiteboards estimate the population of India
Why have you decided to estimate at that number, write down a reason for it
1,326,864,019
Can you estimate the number of houses in India?
What information do you assume? Or what information do you need to know?
248,408,494