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Decimal place value worksheets

A free five-page pack for 4th and 5th grade: learn to read and write decimals using place value, with a worked example, practice pages, word problems and an answer key.

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50 sec · with voice and captions

A pencil works one example of each activity, so you can see how the worksheet goes before you print it. Tap a step to jump to it. The rest of the sheet is left for your child to finish.

Read what the video says
  1. 0:00 Let's practice decimal place value, step by step.
  2. 0:04 Places to the right of the decimal point are tenths, then hundredths. In 0.35, the 3 is worth 3 tenths, and the 5 is worth 5 hundredths.
  3. 0:15 Write 2.94 in the chart, one digit in each place: 2 ones, 9 tenths, 4 hundredths.
  4. 0:23 Expanded form shows what each digit is worth. 2.94 = 2 + 0.9 + 0.04.
  5. 0:33 Word problems. What is the value of the 7 in 3.47? The answer is 7 hundredths, which is 0.07.
  6. 0:44 Great job! Now print the free worksheet, and finish the rest on your own.

How to do it

Places to the right of the decimal point are tenths, then hundredths. In 4.62, the 6 is worth 6 tenths (0.6) and the 2 is worth 2 hundredths (0.02): 4.62 = 4 + 0.6 + 0.02.

Teaching tip

Extend the whole-number place value chart past the decimal point. Show that each place is worth ten times the place to its right, just as before.

Try some

  • 2.94Tap to check
  • 43.05Tap to check
  • 9.24Tap to check
  • 2.59Tap to check
  • 94.49Tap to check
  • 9.84Tap to check

Word problems

What is the value of the 7 in 3.47?Show answer

7 hundredths (0.07)

Write 4 + 0.6 + 0.02 as one number.Show answer

4.62

Write "two and fifty-three hundredths" with numbers.Show answer

2.53

Ben says 0.5 and 0.50 are the same. Is Ben right?Show answer

Yes. 5 tenths is 50 hundredths.

What the worksheets look like

Decimal place value worksheet: how decimals work, then a first practice
Page 1: how decimals work, then a first practice
Decimal place value worksheet: shade, expand, compare or add
Page 2: shade, expand, compare or add

Hundred grids

Six blank 10 by 10 grids to shade any decimal.

Template(1 page, color)Ink saver (B&W)

Common questions

How do you teach decimal place value?

Places to the right of the decimal point are tenths, then hundredths. In 4.62, the 6 is worth 6 tenths (0.6) and the 2 is worth 2 hundredths (0.02): 4.62 = 4 + 0.6 + 0.02. Extend the whole-number place value chart past the decimal point. Show that each place is worth ten times the place to its right, just as before.

What grade learns decimal place value?

Usually 4th and 5th grade. In the Common Core it is part of 4.NF.C.6, 5.NBT.A.3a.

Is there an answer key?

Yes. Page 5 has every answer from the pack and a short teaching tip.