5th Grade Place Value and Powers of Ten Worksheet (PDF)

These 20 problems practice place value and powers of 10 (Common Core 5.NBT.A.1 and 5.NBT.A.2). You will compare the value of digits in neighboring places, write powers of 10 with exponents, and multiply and divide whole numbers and decimals by 10, 100 and 1,000.
Watch the decimal point move. It moves right when you multiply and left when you divide. The last six problems are word problems.
Grade 5 · Common Core State Standards: 5.NBT.A.1, 5.NBT.A.2
Exercise 1 – Tens and hundreds
In the number 7,700, how many times the value of the 7 in the hundreds place is the 7 in the thousands place?
Exercise 2 – One tenth
In the number 440, the 4 in the tens place is what fraction of the value of the 4 in the hundreds place?
Exercise 3 – Compare digits in 3.33
The chart shows the number 3.33. How many times the value of the 3 in the tenths place is the 3 in the ones place?
Exercise 4 – Multiply by 10
Find each product.
- \(3.7\times10\)
- \(0.46\times10\)
- \(52\times10\)
Exercise 5 – Divide by 10
Find each quotient.
- \(450\div10\)
- \(63\div10\)
- \(8\div10\)
- \(2.5\div10\)
Exercise 6 – Multiply by 100
Find each product.
- \(6\times100\)
- \(0.38\times100\)
- \(4.5\times100\)
- \(0.07\times100\)
Exercise 7 – Divide by 100
Find each quotient. The picture shows how the point moves in the first problem.
- \(7{,}200\div100\)
- \(530\div100\)
- \(9\div100\)
- \(46.5\div100\)
Exercise 8 – Multiply by 1,000
Find each product.
- \(0.9\times1{,}000\)
- \(3.25\times1{,}000\)
- \(12\times1{,}000\)
- \(0.004\times1{,}000\)
Exercise 9 – Write the exponent
Write each number as a power of 10 with an exponent.
- \(100\)
- \(10{,}000\)
- \(1{,}000{,}000\)
Exercise 10 – Evaluate powers of 10
Write each power of 10 as a standard number.
- \(10^{1}\)
- \(10^{3}\)
- \(10^{5}\)
Exercise 11 – Multiply by powers of 10
Find each product.
- \(4.2\times10^{2}\)
- \(0.067\times10^{3}\)
- \(35\times10^{4}\)
- \(0.5\times10^{1}\)
Exercise 12 – Divide by powers of 10
Find each quotient.
- \(840\div10^{2}\)
- \(6\div10^{3}\)
- \(25.3\div10^{1}\)
- \(9{,}000\div10^{3}\)
Exercise 13 – Missing exponent
Find the missing exponent.
- \(3.4\times10^{?}=3{,}400\)
- \(0.056\times10^{?}=56\)
- \(720\div10^{?}=7.2\)
- \(15\div10^{?}=0.015\)
Exercise 14 – Missing number
Find the missing number.
- \(?\times10^{2}=8{,}500\)
- \(62\div10^{?}=0.62\)
- \(?\times10^{3}=4{,}200\)
- \(0.9\times10^{?}=90\)
Exercise 15 – Pencil boxes
The school store ordered \(10^{3}\) pencils. Each box holds \(10^{2}\) pencils. Write the division with powers of 10 and find how many boxes the store filled.
Exercise 16 – Line of ants
An ant is 0.3 inch long. A line of 100 ants walks head to tail. How long is the line in inches?
Exercise 17 – Weekly savings
Ethan saves \(\$2.35\) each week. How much does he save in 10 weeks? How much in 100 weeks?
Exercise 18 – Crayon cartons
A factory has 6,000 crayons. It packs 100 crayons in each box and 10 boxes in each carton. How many boxes and how many cartons does it fill?
Exercise 19 – Mei's product
Mei multiplies 0.35 by 100 and writes 0.3500. Explain her mistake and find the correct product.
Exercise 20 – Bake sale quarters
At a bake sale, Diego sells \(10^{2}\) brownies for \(\$0.25\) each. He gives away \(\frac{1}{10}\) of the money to the animal shelter. How much money does he give?
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