How is 5th grade decimal place value different from 4th?

Numbers stretch to the thousandths place, per 5.NBT.A.3.a, so there are three places past the decimal point to keep straight instead of two.

Why does my child mix up tens and tenths?

The names are one letter apart, and the places mirror each other around the ones place. A quick chart with the decimal point marked as the landmark usually clears it up.

5th grade decimal place value

5th grade decimal place value worksheets

Fifth grade decimal place value extends to thousandths. Your child names the place and value of digits three spots past the decimal point and sees that each place is one tenth of the one before it.

Free printable PDF worksheet, aligned to Common Core 5.NBT.A.3.a, 5.NBT.A.1.

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The kind of problems you'll get

Find the digit or its value, or change decimal forms as directed.

Digit in the tenths place? 9.6
Answer: 6
Value of the hundredths digit? 2.75
Answer: 0.05
Digit in the tenths place? 3.93
Answer: 9

Every print pulls a fresh set of problems at this level, so a make-up test or a second sibling never gets the same sheet.

What's on a 5th grade sheet

The sample sheet above has 10 problems. This sheet is aligned to 5.NBT.A.3.a, 5.NBT.A.1. The 4th grade sheet is aligned to 4.NF.C.6. This grade also prints place value relationships, which 4th grade does not.

Decimal place value: fluency practice. Find the digit or its value, or change decimal forms as directed. 10 problems per page.
Place value relationships. Compare the values of the repeated digit. Complete each equation. 8 problems per page.

Every version prints on US Letter or A4, with its answer key after the problems.

How to teach this

Ask two questions about every number: which place, then what value. A 6 in the thousandths place is 0.006, and saying both keeps them separate. If thousandths feel abstract, connect them to measurement: a millimeter is a thousandth of a meter. Watch the zeros: your child should see that empty places still count.

Watch for: Kids read the 7 in 34.72 as 'seventy': after the decimal point places shrink, so that 7 is worth 0.7. Kids mix up tens and tenths: tens sit to the left of the decimal point, tenths sit first on the right.

Common questions about 5th grade decimal place value

How is 5th grade decimal place value different from 4th?: Numbers stretch to the thousandths place, per 5.NBT.A.3.a, so there are three places past the decimal point to keep straight instead of two.
Why does my child mix up tens and tenths?: The names are one letter apart, and the places mirror each other around the ones place. A quick chart with the decimal point marked as the landmark usually clears it up.

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Aligned to Common Core 5.NBT.A.3.a, 5.NBT.A.1. Reviewed by the One more sheet team. Content version 240, updated September 2026.

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