5th grade math worksheets

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5th grade math goes deeper into fractions and computation: multiplying fractions, adding and subtracting with unlike denominators, two-digit by two-digit multiplication, and multi-step-sized word problems.

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Counting & place value 1 skills

  • Powers of 10 The exponent counts the tens: 10^3 means 10 × 10 × 10. Multiplying shifts digits left; dividing shifts them right.

Multiplication & division 8 skills

  • 3-digit by 2-digit multiplication Multiply by the ones digit, then by the tens digit on a second line shifted left. Add the two lines.
  • Double-digit multiplication Multiply by the ones digit, then by the tens digit on a new line shifted one place left. Add the two lines.
  • Long division Divide, multiply, subtract, bring down. Repeat until the digits run out, and whatever is left over is the remainder.
  • Long division with remainders Divide, multiply, subtract, bring down. When nothing is left to bring down, what remains is the remainder: write it as r.
  • Long division with two-digit divisors Estimate first: round the divisor to a friendly number like 20, guess the quotient digit, then multiply to check and adjust.
  • Long division without remainders Divide, multiply, subtract, bring down. Repeat until nothing is left to bring down. Every answer here comes out even.
  • Mixed operations review Read the sign before you touch the numbers. Every problem on this page could be add, subtract, multiply, or divide.
  • Multi-digit multiplication Break the problem into parts you know, multiply, then add the partial products. Regroup when a product is 10 or more.

Word problems 8 skills

  • Decimal word problems Line up the decimal points before adding or subtracting. When you multiply or divide, do the whole-number math first, then place the decimal point last.
  • Division word problems Look for a total being split into equal parts. Sharing fairly or making equal groups means divide.
  • Fraction word problems When the pieces are the same size, add or subtract the tops and keep the bottom. To find a fraction of a number, divide by the bottom first.
  • Measurement word problems Look for the units in the story. Your answer needs a unit too, so write it every time.
  • Mixed operations word problems Read the whole story, find the question, and name the operation before you touch the numbers. Any of the four can show up.
  • Multiplication word problems Look for equal groups in the story. Same-size groups, counted in one move: that is multiplication.
  • Percent word problems Percent means out of 100. To find a percent of a number, turn the percent into hundredths and multiply, or find 10% first and build from there.
  • Volume word problems Volume of a box is length times width times height. Multiply two sides to get the base layer, then count how many layers tall.

Factors & patterns 2 skills

  • Input-output tables One table, one rule: whatever the rule does to the first number, it does to every number.
  • Number patterns Find what changes from one number to the next. That rule tells you what comes after.

Fractions 8 skills

Understanding fractions

  • Mixed numbers & improper fractions Divide the top by the bottom to turn 7/4 into wholes and leftovers. Multiply and add to go back the other way.
  • Simplifying fractions Divide the top and the bottom by the same number, and keep going until only 1 divides them both.

Fraction operations

  • Add and subtract unlike denominators Different bottoms can't add. Rename both fractions with the same denominator first, then add or subtract the tops.
  • Divide fractions If a mixed number appears, change it to an improper fraction first. Then ask how many times the second amount fits into the first.
  • Fraction of a number Divide by the bottom number to find one part, then multiply by the top to take that many parts.
  • Multiply fractions Change mixed numbers to improper fractions first. Then multiply the tops, multiply the bottoms, and simplify.
  • Multiplying fractions with area models Complete each problem. Use the models and show your reasoning where asked.
  • Multiplication as scaling Complete each problem. Use the models and show your reasoning where asked.

Decimals 8 skills

  • Add & subtract decimals Line up the decimal points first, then add or subtract like whole numbers and bring the point straight down.
  • Comparing decimals Line up the decimal points and compare place by place from the left. Extra zeros on the end don't change a thing.
  • Decimal place value Each place to the right of the decimal point is ten times smaller: first tenths, then hundredths, then thousandths.
  • Dividing decimals Bring the decimal point straight up into your answer. If the number you're dividing by has a point, move both points right until it doesn't.
  • Fractions to decimals A fraction and a decimal can name the same amount: 3/4 and 0.75 are one number written two ways.
  • Multiplying decimals Multiply as if there were no decimal point, then count the decimal places in the problem and give your answer that many.
  • Rounding decimals Find the place you're rounding to, then look at the digit right after it: 5 or more rounds up, 4 or less stays.
  • Place value relationships Compare the values of the repeated digit. Complete each equation.

Ratios & percents 1 skills

  • Percent of a number Percent means out of 100, so 50% is half, 25% is a quarter, and 10% means divide by 10.

Expressions & equations 2 skills

Shapes & angles 4 skills

  • Classifying quadrilaterals A shape can hold more than one name at once. Every square is also a rectangle, a rhombus, and a quadrilateral.
  • Classifying triangles A triangle gets its name from its angles or its sides. A square mark means a right angle, and matching ticks mean equal sides.
  • Coordinate plane In a coordinate pair, across comes first and up comes second. (3, 4) means go right 3, then up 4.
  • Coordinate plane lengths and areas Each grid square is 1 unit. Give coordinates as (x, y), lengths in units and areas in square units.

Area & volume 3 skills

Measurement 2 skills

  • Converting customary units Going to a smaller unit means more of them, so multiply. Going to a bigger unit means fewer, so divide.
  • Metric conversion Metric units trade in tens, hundreds, and thousands, so converting is just sliding the decimal point.

Data & graphing 1 skills

About 5th grade math

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Start-of-year review

Fifth grade fractions and decimals sit on 4th grade multiplication and division. Reprint these until the shaky ones steady.

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