5th grade multiplying decimals worksheets
Multiplying decimals worksheets for fifth grade pair a decimal with a whole number, like 4.3 × 6, stacked for written work. Your child learns the routine: multiply as if the point weren't there, place it by counting, and check the size against an estimate.
Free printable PDF worksheet, aligned to Common Core 5.NBT.B.7.
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The kind of problems you'll get
Multiply. Count the decimal places for your answer.
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8.18 × 5 =
Answer: 40.90
- 8.1 × 4 =
- 0.7 × 4 =
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
- Computation. Multiply. Count the decimal places for your answer. 12 questions per page.
Every version prints on US Letter or A4, with its answer key on the last page.
How to teach this
Have your child estimate before multiplying: 4.3 × 6 is a bit more than 4 × 6, so the answer lives near 24. If the written answer says 258 or 2.58, the point landed wrong. Keep the two phases separate out loud: "multiply first, place the point last." The decimal gets ignored completely until the final step.
Watch for: Kids line up the decimal points like addition and bring the point straight down. In multiplication you ignore the points until the end, then count places. Kids expect multiplying to make numbers bigger, so 0.4 × 0.7 = 0.28 looks wrong. Multiplying by a number less than 1 gives a smaller answer, and that's correct.
Common questions about multiplying decimals
- Does 5th grade multiply two decimals together?
- Not yet. Fifth grade pairs a decimal with a whole number, like 4.3 × 6, so the place counting rule gets learned with one decimal place in play. Decimal times decimal is the 6th grade sheet.
- Should my child line up the decimal points?
- No, that's the addition rule. In multiplication the numbers stack right-aligned, the points get ignored until the end, and counting places sets the point.
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Aligned to Common Core 5.NBT.B.7. Reviewed by the One more sheet curriculum team. Content version 123, updated July 2026.