Does each problem say which place to round to?

Yes. Every problem names its target (nearest tenth or nearest whole number), so your child practices reading the instruction as carefully as the number.

What should a rounded answer look like?

It stops at the target place: 4.86 to the nearest tenth is written 4.9, not 4.90. To the nearest whole number it's just 5, no decimal point.

5th grade rounding decimals

5th grade rounding decimals worksheets

Rounding decimals worksheets for fifth grade give your child numbers with hundredths, like 4.86 or 7.35, and ask for the nearest tenth or whole number. Each problem says which place to round to; check the digit after it and decide: up or stay.

Free printable PDF worksheet, aligned to Common Core 5.NBT.A.4.

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The kind of problems you'll get

Read each direction. Write each answer.

Round to the nearest whole number. 0.53
Answer: 1
Round to the nearest tenth. 2.16
Answer: 2.2
Round to the nearest whole number. 0.14
Answer: 0

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 12 problems. Its answers run from 0 to 82.3.

Rounding decimals. Read each direction. Write each answer. 12 problems per page.

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

How to teach this

Have your child underline the digit in the target place before doing anything else. Most rounding errors start with rounding the wrong place, not rounding the wrong way. A number line from 4.8 to 4.9 marked in hundredths makes "nearest" literal: 4.86 simply sits closer to 4.9. Test for the two-hop habit by asking for 4.46 to the nearest whole and expecting 4, not 5.

Watch for: Kids round in two hops, turning 4.46 into 4.5 and then 5. Round in one step, using only the digit directly after the place you're rounding to. Kids freeze when a 9 has to round up, as in 4.97 to the nearest tenth. The 9 rolls over and carries, so the answer is 5.0.

Common questions about 5th grade rounding decimals

Does each problem say which place to round to?: Yes. Every problem names its target (nearest tenth or nearest whole number), so your child practices reading the instruction as carefully as the number.
What should a rounded answer look like?: It stops at the target place: 4.86 to the nearest tenth is written 4.9, not 4.90. To the nearest whole number it's just 5, no decimal point.

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Aligned to Common Core 5.NBT.A.4. Reviewed by the One more sheet team. Content version 241, updated September 2026.

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