Decimal Practice Problems

Build your decimal skills with these practice problems. From understanding place value to performing operations with decimals, these exercises will help you master decimal arithmetic.

Grades 5-7Key Stage 2-3Årskurs 5-7

Skills You'll Practice

  • Understanding decimal place value
  • Comparing and ordering decimals
  • Rounding decimals
  • Adding and subtracting decimals
  • Multiplying decimals
  • Dividing decimals
  • Converting between decimals and fractions

Decimal Place Value & Comparing

Easy
1

What digit is in the tenths place of 3.456?

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Tenths is the first digit after the decimal point

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4

2

Which is greater: 0.7 or 0.65?

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Compare 0.70 to 0.65

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0.7

3

Round 3.847 to the nearest tenth

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Look at the hundredths digit (4) to decide

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3.8

Adding & Subtracting Decimals

Medium
1

4.56 + 2.3 = ?

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Line up the decimal points

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6.86

2

10 − 3.75 = ?

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Write 10 as 10.00

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6.25

3

15.8 + 2.45 + 0.125 = ?

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Add zeros to align: 15.800 + 2.450 + 0.125

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18.375

Multiplying & Dividing Decimals

Hard
1

2.5 × 0.4 = ?

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Multiply 25 × 4 = 100, then place the decimal (2 decimal places total)

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1.0 or 1

2

7.2 ÷ 0.8 = ?

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Multiply both by 10: 72 ÷ 8

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9

3

0.036 ÷ 0.06 = ?

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Make divisor a whole number first

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0.6

Pro Tips

  • 💡Always line up decimal points when adding or subtracting
  • 💡When multiplying, count total decimal places in both factors for the answer
  • 💡When dividing, move decimal points to make the divisor a whole number
  • 💡Add zeros as placeholders when needed to align decimals

Curriculum Alignment

CommonCore (5.NBT)CommonCore (6.NS)

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