Grade 6 Decimals Worksheets — Multiply & Divide Decimals
Sixth grade completes the decimal operations, and each one is its own sheet. Multiplying by a Whole Number and Multiplying Two Decimals cover the products — the second is where the number of decimal places in the answer becomes the thing students must reason about. Dividing by a Whole Number and Dividing by a Decimal cover the quotients. Adding Decimals, Subtracting Decimals, Multiplying & Dividing by 10 and 100, Rounding Decimals, Decimals & Fractions and Mixed Operations complete the ten Grade 6 pages.
Pick the sheet that matches the lesson, choose a level inside it, size the sheet with the question-count stepper, and print with or without the answer key. Every arithmetic question is built so the exact answer terminates cleanly, which means students can check their own work without a calculator and without rounding arguments.
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Each one generates a different kind of question, with its own three levels and answer key.
- 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.
- Multiplying Two DecimalsMultiply two decimals and count the decimal places.
- Dividing by a Whole NumberShare a decimal into equal whole-number groups.
- Dividing by a DecimalDivide when the number you are dividing by is itself a decimal.
- 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.
- Mixed OperationsAll four operations on decimals, mixed together.
What each level generates
Grade 6 adding decimals — the exact skill behind each difficulty setting, straight from the generator.
- Level 1No carrying
- Level 2Carry across the point
- Level 3Three numbers
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 →
Counting decimal places in a product
The reliable method for multiplying two decimals is to ignore the points entirely, multiply as whole numbers, then put back as many decimal places as the two factors had between them. For 34.6 × 0.7, compute 346 × 7 = 2422, and since the factors carry one and one decimal place, the answer has two: 24.22. Multiplying Two Decimals builds that counting up in three steps — Both under 1, then Whole parts and tenths, then Hundredths by tenths, where 3.37 × 0.5 = 1.685 needs three places put back.
Pair the rule with an estimate every single time, because place-value slips are the main source of lost marks: 34.6 × 0.7 must be a bit under 35 × 1, so anything near 242 or 2.4 is wrong on sight. The second common surprise is that multiplying by a number below 1 makes the result smaller — worth stating explicitly, since years of whole-number work teach the opposite.
Dividing by a decimal
Dividing by a decimal is handled by rewriting the question rather than by a new procedure. Multiply the divisor by 10 as many times as it takes to make it whole, do the same to the dividend, and the answer is unchanged: 2.4 ÷ 0.4 becomes 24 ÷ 4, which is ordinary short division giving 6. Dividing by a Decimal runs from Divide by tenths to Divide by hundredths, where 7.92 ÷ 0.33 needs the rewrite applied twice over.
It is worth showing why the trick is legitimate — a division is a fraction, and scaling the top and bottom by the same amount leaves it unchanged. Students who see that reasoning stop mis-shifting only one of the two numbers, which is by far the most common error. Deciding whether the rewrite is needed at all is a separate skill: Dividing by a Whole Number is its own sheet, so print one of each and hand them over together if you want students choosing rather than following. Ten to twelve questions is a full session; use Shuffle for a fresh set at the same settings.
Frequently asked questions
▸What decimal work is covered in Grade 6?
Multiplying a decimal by a whole number, multiplying two decimals together, and dividing decimals by whole numbers and by decimals — four separate sheets, in that order of difficulty. Every arithmetic answer terminates exactly.
▸How do you multiply two decimals?
Multiply as if there were no decimal points, then count the total decimal places in the two factors and put that many into the answer. 34.6 × 0.7 gives 346 × 7 = 2422, then two places back: 24.22.
▸How do you divide by a decimal such as 0.6?
Scale both numbers by the same power of ten until the divisor is a whole number, then divide normally. 2.4 ÷ 0.4 becomes 24 ÷ 4 = 6. Dividing by a Decimal is its own sheet; print a Dividing by a Whole Number sheet alongside it if you want students deciding each time which case they are looking at.
▸Do the answers ever need rounding?
Not on the arithmetic sheets. Every add, subtract, multiply and divide question is constructed so the exact result is a short, terminating decimal, which keeps self-checking honest and stops rounding disagreements between a student's page and the answer key. Rounding Decimals is the exception and the point — it asks for rounding to the nearest whole, tenth or hundredth on purpose.