Math Ladder

Decimals worksheets Grades 5–6

Decimal place value, converting to fractions, and adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing and rounding decimals.

  1. Decimal place valueName the tenths, hundredths and thousandths digits in decimal numbers.
  2. Converting decimals and fractionsWrite decimals as fractions in simplest form, and fractions as decimals.
  3. Adding decimalsLine up the decimal points and add.
  4. Subtracting decimalsLine up the decimal points, fill empty places with zeros, and subtract.
  5. Multiplying decimals by whole numbersMultiply as whole numbers, then place the decimal point.
  6. Multiplying decimalsMultiply two decimals and count the decimal places for the answer.
  7. Multiplying and dividing decimals by 10, 100 and 1000Move the decimal point right to multiply and left to divide.
  8. Dividing decimals by whole numbersLong division with a decimal: put the point in the quotient above the point in the dividend.
  9. Dividing by a decimalMake the divisor a whole number by moving both decimal points, then divide.
  10. Rounding decimalsRound decimals to the nearest whole number, tenth or hundredth.

Unit packet

One two-sided worksheet for every topic, then the unit test, with the answer key at the back. Fresh each time.

Unit test

Two problems from every topic. Pass it and move up to the next unit.