Twenty problems have students multiply and divide whole numbers and decimals by 10, 100 and 1,000, such as 579.5 × 1,000, 55.13 ÷ 1,000 and 55.95 × 100. Students watch the decimal point shift one place for each zero, which builds the place value sense 5th graders need for decimal operations.
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Multiplying and Dividing by Powers of 10
Use this free 5th grade math worksheet from Teaching Squared. Find more in Place Value Worksheets and 5th Grade Math Worksheets.