Decimal Place Value

Grade 5 · Decimals · Page 1 of 2

Name Date
DIRECTIONS: Write each number in words, then compare.
hundredstensones·tenthshundredthsthousandths
1001010.10.010.001
0.4 = 0.40 = 0.400. But 0.04 is ten times smaller.
Part A — Write each in words.
1.
7.559
2.
5.973
3.
7.767
4.
1.092
5.
3.981
6.
8.523
Part B — Write >, < or =.
7.
7.45    7.85
8.
8.24    8.29
9.
3.64    3.59
10.
7.62    7.57
11.
4.39    4.44
12.
8.57    8.62

Decimal Place Value — continued

Grade 5 · Decimals · Page 2 of 2

Part C — Round each one.
Look only at the next digit to the right: 5 or more, round up.
Numberto the nearest tenthto the nearest whole
4.450
3.671
40.326
1.648
34.873
8.512
Part D — Explain it.
  1. Mia says 0.7 is smaller than 0.65 because 65 is bigger than 7. What has she done wrong?
  2. Write a number that is bigger than 3.4 and smaller than 3.5. Then write another one.
  3. Why does adding a zero to the end of 2.3 not change it, when adding a zero to the end of 23 does?