Grade 5 Decimals Worksheets — Add, Subtract & Place Value
By fifth grade decimals need to be a fluent column procedure, not a puzzle. Grade 5 offers ten separate sheets. Adding Decimals and Subtracting Decimals are the core pair: each opens with both numbers written to hundredths, then moves to Carry across the point and Borrow across the point, where the place counts differ and a gap has to be filled with a zero. Multiplying & Dividing by 10 and 100 handles the shift that explains why the digits move rather than the point, and Reading & Writing Decimals, Comparing Decimals, Ordering Decimals, Multiplying by a Whole Number, Dividing by a Whole Number, Rounding Decimals and Decimals & Fractions complete the set.
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Each one generates a different kind of question, with its own three levels and answer key.
- Reading & Writing DecimalsSay a decimal in words, name the value of a digit, and break a number apart.
- Comparing DecimalsDecide which decimal is greater using <, > or =.
- Ordering DecimalsPut a set of decimals in order from smallest to largest.
- Adding DecimalsLine up the decimal points and add.
- Subtracting DecimalsLine up the decimal points and subtract.
- Multiplying by a Whole NumberMultiply a decimal by a whole number and place the point.
- Dividing by a Whole NumberShare a decimal into equal whole-number groups.
- Multiplying & Dividing by 10 and 100Shift the digits when a decimal is multiplied or divided by 10 or 100.
- Rounding DecimalsRound a decimal to a whole number, a tenth or a hundredth.
- Decimals & FractionsConvert between decimals and fractions in simplest form.
What each level generates
Grade 5 reading & writing decimals — the exact skill behind each difficulty setting, straight from the generator.
- Level 1Words into digits
- Level 2Value of a digit
- Level 3Expanded form
Grade levels follow the progression common to most English-language curricula — not one specific national curriculum. Every level shows exactly what it generates, so you can check the fit with your own program. See the full scope & sequence →
Unlike decimal places: the Grade 5 sticking point
A student who can happily compute 4.35 + 2.18 will often stumble on 6.4 + 2.35, because the columns no longer line up by eye. The instinct is to right-align the digits, which turns 6.4 into six point four hundredths. The Carry across the point level of Adding Decimals generates precisely these mixed-precision pairs so the habit gets built deliberately: write the decimal points underneath each other first, then fill every empty place with a zero, and only then add.
The same discipline rescues subtraction, where an empty place has to be borrowed from — 20.1 − 10.11 is impossible to do reliably without writing 20.10, and Borrow across the point on Subtracting Decimals is the level that drills it. Ask students to estimate before they calculate, too: 6.4 + 2.35 must be a bit under 9, so an answer of 2.99 or 29 is visibly wrong before any marking happens.
Multiplying and dividing by 10 and 100
Multiplying & Dividing by 10 and 100 targets the rule that underpins everything students meet later — metric conversion, money, and eventually standard form. The wording matters: the decimal point does not move, the digits do. Multiplying by 10 shifts every digit one place to the left, so 3.47 becomes 34.7; dividing by 100 shifts every digit two places right, so 43.2 becomes 0.432, with a zero written in front of the point to make the number readable. Its third level runs the question backwards, printing 33.5 ÷ ___ = 3.35 and asking which of 10 or 100 was used.
A place-value chart with movable digit cards beats any mnemonic here, because it shows the value of each digit changing rather than a symbol sliding. Keep sets short — twelve or so. The sheet already mixes multiplications and divisions inside every level, which is deliberate: deciding which direction the digits travel is the actual skill, and a page running one direction only would let a student switch their brain off.
Frequently asked questions
▸What decimal skills are expected in Grade 5?
Adding and subtracting decimals to hundredths with confidence, handling numbers written to different numbers of places, and multiplying or dividing by 10 and 100. Adding Decimals, Subtracting Decimals and Multiplying & Dividing by 10 and 100 cover that sequence, each on its own sheet.
▸How do you add decimals with different numbers of places?
Line up the decimal points, write a zero in any empty place so both numbers have the same length, then add as usual. For 6.4 + 2.35, write 6.40 + 2.35 and the columns behave normally. The Carry across the point level of Adding Decimals drills exactly this case.
▸Does the decimal point move when you multiply by 10?
It is clearer to say the digits move and the point stays put. Multiplying by 10 shifts each digit one place to the left, so 3.47 becomes 34.7; dividing by 10 shifts them back the other way. Multiplying & Dividing by 10 and 100 practises both directions on the same sheet.
▸Can I print these Grade 5 decimal sheets without the answers?
Yes. The answer key is a tick box, and when it is on the answers always start on their own page, so you can hand out the questions and keep the key. The same link reproduces both whenever you need them.