5th grade fractions to decimals worksheets

Fifth grade conversions bring in the fractions that need a rewrite first: 3/4 becomes 75/100 before it becomes 0.75, and 0.6 goes back to 6/10 and then simplifies to 3/5. The work is finding the matching power of ten.

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The kind of problems you'll get

Convert as asked.

  1. Write 5/8 as a decimal.

    Answer: 0.625

  2. Write 71/100 as a decimal.
  3. Write 0.48 as a fraction in simplest form.

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 each sheet

Every version prints on US Letter or A4, with its answer key on the last page.

How to teach this

The pivot question for every problem is the same: what's the equivalent fraction out of 10 or 100? For 3/4, multiply top and bottom by 25; for 0.6, start at 6/10 and divide both by 2. Money is a ready-made model: three quarters of a dollar is 75 cents is 0.75.

Watch for: Kids write 1/4 as 0.4, copying the denominator after the point. The decimal comes from an equivalent fraction out of 10 or 100, and 1/4 is 25/100, so 0.25. Kids stop at 6/10 when converting 0.6. That fraction is correct but not finished; simplify to 3/5 when the answer asks for simplest form.

Common questions about fractions to decimals

How do the answers get written?
Decimals like 0.75, and fractions in simplest form: 0.6 converts to 3/5, not 6/10. The answer key shows the expected form for every problem.
What about fractions like 1/3 that don't convert evenly?
They don't appear. Every fraction on the sheet terminates as a decimal, so each problem has an exact answer. Repeating decimals are a later topic.

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Aligned to Common Core 5.NF.B.3. Reviewed by the One more sheet curriculum team. Content version 123, updated July 2026.