5th Grade Reading, Comparing and Rounding Decimals Worksheet (PDF)

Write each decimal in word form.

1. \(0.6\)
2. \(0.09\)
3. \(0.215\)
4. \(4.07\)

Write each number in standard form.

1. five and twelve hundredths
2. three hundred four thousandths
3. eight tenths
4. twenty-one and six thousandths

The chart shows 4.371. Write the place and the value of the digit 7. Then find the value of the 5 in 8.005.

Write 3.482 in expanded form using fractions.

Write 5.126 in expanded form using decimals.

Write each number in standard form.

1. \(4\times10+2\times1+3\times\frac{1}{10}+6\times\frac{1}{1000}\)
2. \(9\times1+7\times0.01\)

Write <, > or = in each blank. The bars show the first pair.

1. \(0.45 \quad ? \quad 0.5\)
2. \(3.2 \quad ? \quad 3.20\)
3. \(0.308 \quad ? \quad 0.38\)
4. \(12.09 \quad ? \quad 12.1\)

Write <, > or = to compare.

1. \(6.071 \quad ? \quad 6.07\)
2. \(0.9 \quad ? \quad 0.09\)
3. \(5.55 \quad ? \quad 5.505\)
4. \(0.7 \quad ? \quad 0.07\)

Order from least to greatest: \(0.62, 0.6, 0.062, 0.602, 0.26\).

Round to the nearest whole number.

1. \(6.4\)
2. \(12.5\)
3. \(0.89\)
4. \(9.51\)

Round to the nearest tenth.

1. \(3.47\)
2. \(0.82\)
3. \(5.95\)
4. \(12.049\)

Round to the nearest hundredth.

1. \(4.638\)
2. \(0.075\)
3. \(9.994\)
4. \(2.305\)

Round to the nearest thousandth.

1. \(3.14159\)
2. \(0.0824\)
3. \(7.9996\)

Circle every number that rounds to 4.3 when rounded to the nearest tenth: \(4.25, 4.34, 4.26, 4.35, 4.29\).

In Little League tryouts, Jamal runs the 60-yard dash in 8.37 seconds. Liam runs it in 8.4 seconds. Who is faster? Explain.

Gas costs \(\$3.499\) per gallon at a station. Round the price to the nearest cent and to the nearest dollar.

Rainfall was 0.35 inch on Monday, 0.305 inch on Tuesday and 0.53 inch on Wednesday. List the days from least to most rain.

Aisha’s pumpkin weighs 12.846 pounds. Round the weight to the nearest tenth of a pound and to the nearest pound.

Ethan says that 0.6 is less than 0.58 because 6 is less than 58. Explain his mistake and compare the numbers correctly.

Sofia has four bags of flour that weigh 2.5 lb, 2.05 lb, 2.55 lb and 2.505 lb. (a) List the weights from heaviest to lightest. (b) Round the heaviest weight to the nearest tenth. (c) Which two weights round to 2.5 lb?