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Decimal place value to thousandths worksheet

Identify the value represented by a digit in a decimal. Print nine grade 5 questions with an answer key and explanations for home or classroom practice.

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Practice questions

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Identify the value represented by a digit in a decimal. Show your thinking where helpful.

  1. What is the value of the 3 in 1.357? Write a decimal.

  2. What is the value of the 6 in 2.468? Write a decimal.

  3. What is the value of the 9 in 3.579? Write a decimal.

  4. What is the value of the 6 in 4.681? Write a decimal.

  5. What is the value of the 9 in 5.792? Write a decimal.

  6. What is the value of the 3 in 6.813? Write a decimal.

  7. What is the value of the 9 in 7.924? Write a decimal.

  8. What is the value of the 3 in 8.135? Write a decimal.

  9. What is the value of the 6 in 9.246? Write a decimal.

Answer key and explanations

Answer key

  1. 0.3 — The digit is in the tenths place, so its value is 0.3.
  2. 0.06 — The digit is in the hundredths place, so its value is 0.06.
  3. 0.009 — The digit is in the thousandths place, so its value is 0.009.
  4. 0.6 — The digit is in the tenths place, so its value is 0.6.
  5. 0.09 — The digit is in the hundredths place, so its value is 0.09.
  6. 0.003 — The digit is in the thousandths place, so its value is 0.003.
  7. 0.9 — The digit is in the tenths place, so its value is 0.9.
  8. 0.03 — The digit is in the hundredths place, so its value is 0.03.
  9. 0.006 — The digit is in the thousandths place, so its value is 0.006.

What to do next

If a question was difficult, return to the lesson’s worked example and explain one step aloud. These nine questions are focused practice, not a diagnostic assessment.

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