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Grade 5 rounding decimals worksheets

5.NBT.A.4 Fractions and decimals

Printable rounding decimals worksheets for grade 5, aligned to Common Core standard 5.NBT.A.4. Nearest whole or tenth.

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Sample problems

  1. Round 35.93 to the nearest tenth. 35.9
  2. Round 48.95 to the nearest whole number. 49
  3. Round 5.90 to the nearest tenth. 5.9
  4. Round 1.05 to the nearest whole number. 1
  5. Round 14.58 to the nearest whole number. 15
  6. Round 20.35 to the nearest tenth. 20.4
  7. Round 30.94 to the nearest tenth. 30.9
  8. Round 43.72 to the nearest tenth. 43.7

These eight are one sample at medium difficulty — the generator makes a different set every time.

A worked example

Round 35.93 to the nearest tenth. 35.9

  1. Look at the hundredths digit: it is 3
  2. 3 is less than 5, so keep the tenths: 35.9

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About these worksheets

Fractions and decimals are where a small slip in one step changes the whole answer, so the worked steps matter. Every sheet is generated fresh, so you can print a new one on the same skill as often as you need — different numbers, same difficulty.

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