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5th Grade Decimals Resources

27 5th grade decimals resources: 19 worksheets, 4 test prep, 4 assessments and more. How teachers use these

5th Grade Decimals Resources

27 5th grade decimals resources: 19 worksheets, 4 test prep, 4 assessments and more. How teachers use these

Worksheet
Worksheet5th GradeAdd/Subtract Decimals Worksheet

Fifth graders practice adding and subtracting decimals on this add/subtract decimals worksheet with nine aligned column problems. Includes a complete answer key for quick, no-prep math practice.

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Worksheet5th GradeSubtracting Thousands Thousandths Worksheet

This Subtracting Thousands Thousandths Worksheet gives 5th grade students twelve problems subtracting whole numbers and decimals to the thousandths. Includes an answer key for quick, no-prep decimal practice.

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Worksheet5th GradeSubtracting Decimals Worksheet

This subtracting decimals worksheet gives 5th graders twelve column subtraction problems that build place-value alignment and regrouping. Includes an answer key for quick, no-prep decimal practice at home or school.

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Worksheet5th GradeAdd Thousands Thousandths Worksheet

An add thousands thousandths worksheet for 5th grade, with stacked column problems, rewrite-and-align practice, and two measurement word problems. Answer key included, so decimal place value practice is ready to print.

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Worksheet5th GradeMaking Percentages Worksheet

Students rename fractions and decimals as percents, read two shaded grid models, and solve two real-world problems on this Making Percentages Worksheet. Built for 5th grade with an answer key included, so practice stays quick and low-prep.

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Worksheet5th GradeConverting Fractions to Decimals Worksheet

Students turn six fractions into decimals and solve three word problems on this converting fractions to decimals worksheet, built for 5th grade. An answer key is included, so checking work takes seconds.

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Worksheet5th GradeSubtracting to Thousands and Thousandths Worksheet

A 5th grade subtracting to thousands and thousandths worksheet with column practice, rewrite-and-align decimal problems, and two word problems. Answer key included, so students can check their own place-value work.

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Worksheet5th Grade5.NBT.3 Common Core Worksheet

This 5.NBT.3 common core worksheet gives 5th graders eight decimal comparisons, three ordering sets, and a word problem to explain. The answer key is included, so it is ready for no-prep place value review.

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Worksheet5th GradeWeight Gravity Worksheet

This Weight Gravity Worksheet asks 5th graders to multiply an Earth weight by each world's gravity factor, then explain their reasoning. A complete answer key is included, so decimal multiplication practice takes no prep.

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Worksheet5th GradeDecimals Bar Graphs Worksheet

This Decimals Bar Graphs Worksheet asks 5th Grade students to add and subtract decimals to hundredths, then shade a bar to each answer on a 0.00 to 1.00 scale. An answer key is included.

Workbook
Workbook5th GradeFlorida FAST 5th Grade Math Practice Test Workbook

A Florida FAST 5th grade math practice test workbook for teachers, with a pretest, skill practice for all 36 benchmarks, mixed review and 2 full-length practice tests. Answer key included, so test prep is ready to go.

Worksheet
Worksheet5th GradeOrdering Fractions, Decimals, and Whole Numbers Worksheet

This Ordering Fractions, Decimals, and Whole Numbers Worksheet gives 5th graders four mixed-form sets plus a measurement problem to explain, with an answer key included, so comparing across forms finally clicks.

Activity
Activity5th GradeDecimal Campout Activity

This Decimal Campout activity has 4th and 5th Grade students match models, fractions and decimals with denominators of 10 and 100. Answer key included.

Worksheet
Worksheet5th GradeAdding Thousandths Decimal Worksheet

This adding thousandths decimal worksheet gives 5th graders eight column-addition problems to solve by lining up the decimal points. Includes a complete answer key for fast, no-prep decimal practice.

Worksheet
Worksheet5th GradeAdd Thousandths Decimal Worksheet

This Add Thousandths Decimal Worksheet gives 5th graders six stacked decimal sums plus three word problems, with an answer key included, so place value practice takes no prep at all.

Activity
Activity5th GradeDealing Decimals Activity

In this Dealing Decimals Activity, students compare two decimals to hundredths by reasoning about their size using the symbols >, <, or = by playing War!

Worksheet
Worksheet5th GradeAdding Decimals Equations Worksheet

An adding decimals equations worksheet for 5th grade, with six column-form sums, three problems to rewrite in column form, and a hiking word problem. Answer key included, so students can check their own decimal alignment.

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Worksheet5th GradeSubtract to Thousandths Decimal Worksheet

This 5th grade Subtract to Thousandths Decimal Worksheet gives students ten no-regrouping problems plus two word problems, with an answer key included, so decimal place-value alignment finally clicks.

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Worksheet5th GradeAdding Decimals Word Problems Worksheet

This Adding Decimals Word Problems Worksheet gives 5th Grade students five real-world problems plus a training log to solve by lining up the decimal points. An answer key is included, so checking work takes seconds.

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Worksheet5th GradeConvert Mixed Numbers to Decimals Worksheet

This convert mixed numbers to decimals worksheet gives 5th Grade students six conversions and two word problems, with an answer key included, so they build real fluency with division and place value.

From our teachers' playbook

Line up those decimal points!

What do 5th graders learn about decimals?

Fifth graders stretch place value to the thousandths. They read and write decimals in standard, word and expanded form, compare and round them, and add, subtract, multiply and divide decimals to hundredths. A key idea is that each place is ten times the one to its right: 0.4 = 0.40 = 0.400. They connect decimals to fractions and money. The click moment comes when a student lines up the decimal points to add 3.25 + 1.7 and sees why the zero placeholder matters.

Our favorite ways to make decimals stick

Decimals make sense when kids see them as place value, not as a new set of rules. These moves help.

Deal and compare

Kids deal digit cards into a decimal place value chart and build the biggest number they can. Then they compare with a partner using greater than and less than. Building decimals makes the value of each place concrete.

Why it works: going from real objects to pictures to symbols is a core recommendation of the U.S. Department of Education's elementary math guide.

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Mix adding and subtracting

Give a page that mixes addition and subtraction problems with different numbers of decimal places. Kids must decide when to add a zero placeholder. Mixed practice catches the mistakes kids make when every problem looks the same.

Why it works: mixing different kinds of problems in one practice set helped students do far better on a later test (Rohrer and Taylor, 2007).

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Read decimals on a graph

Use a bar graph with decimal values and ask kids to compare the bars, then find differences. Seeing decimals as lengths helps kids understand that 0.5 is bigger than 0.45.

Why it works: pairing a picture with each word gives kids two ways to remember it, a well-tested principle of how people learn (Mayer, 2009).

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Questions teachers and parents ask

What do 5th graders learn about decimals?

Fifth graders read, write, compare and round decimals to the thousandths, and add, subtract, multiply and divide decimals to hundredths.

How do you add and subtract decimals?

Line up the decimal points, add zeros as placeholders if needed, and then add or subtract like whole numbers. Bring the decimal point straight down into the answer.

Why do kids think 0.25 is bigger than 0.5?

They compare digits like whole numbers and see that 25 is bigger than 5. Writing 0.5 as 0.50 shows that fifty hundredths is more than twenty-five hundredths.

How can I practice decimals at home?

Use money and receipts. Add prices, find change and compare costs. Measuring with a metric ruler or kitchen scale works great too.