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Year 5 Maths — Decimal place value

Say what each digit is worth in a decimal number.

Name: ________________________

Before you start

This line runs from 0 to 1 in tenths. Look at where each tenth falls, and how much of the way along 0.7 really is.

0.00.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.91.0

Every decimal between 0 and 1 lives somewhere on this line. There is nothing beyond the ends of it, however many digits are written.

  1. 1.One point on this line is 4 tenths and 7 hundredths. Which point is it?

    Mark the line with an X.

    0.400.450.50

  2. 2.In 3.47, what is the 4 worth?

    • a) 4 hundredths
    • b) 4 tenths
    • c) 4 tens
    • d) 4 ones

  3. 3.What is 7.8 rounded to the nearest whole number?

    • a) 7
    • b) 80
    • c) 7.5
    • d) 8

  4. 4.Put these in order, smallest first.

    • 0.75
    • 1.2
    • 0.09
    • 0.4

  5. 5.How many thousandths are the same as 0.46?

  6. 6.Put these in order, smallest first.

    • 2.31
    • 2.03
    • 2.3
    • 2.4

  7. 7.Put these in order, smallest first.

    • 0.1
    • 0.11
    • 0.21
    • 0.2

  8. 8.Match each number to what its 3 is worth.

    • 0.35
    • 0.53
    • 3.5
    • 0.053
    • 0.03
    • 3
    • 0.003
    • 0.3

Answer key — Year 5 Maths — Decimal place value

  1. 1. 0.47
  2. 2. b) 4 tenths
  3. 3. d) 8
  4. 4. 1. 0.09 2. 0.4 3. 0.75 4. 1.2
  5. 5. 460
  6. 6. 1. 2.03 2. 2.3 3. 2.31 4. 2.4
  7. 7. 1. 0.1 2. 0.11 3. 0.2 4. 0.21
  8. 8. 0.35 → 0.3; 0.53 → 0.03; 3.5 → 3; 0.053 → 0.003