Grade 5 Math — 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.

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.In 5.062, what is the 6 worth?
- a) 6 thousandths
- b) 6 ones
- c) 6 hundredths
- d) 6 tenths
2.In 12.905, which digit is in the hundredths place?
- a) 0
- b) 2
- c) 5
- d) 9
3.Which of these is the same as 0.6?
- a) 0.60
- b) 0.06
- c) 0.006
- d) 6.0
4.Which number is the largest?
- a) 0.409
- b) 0.4999
- c) 0.5
- d) 0.45
5.Put these in order, smallest first.
- 2.03
- 2.3
- 2.4
- 2.31
6.One point on this line is 4 tenths and 7 hundredths. Which point is it?
Mark the line with an X.
7.Put these in order, smallest first.
- 0.11
- 0.1
- 0.21
- 0.2
8.What is 7.8 rounded to the nearest whole number?
- a) 80
- b) 8
- c) 7.5
- d) 7