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Virginia SOL 5.1 worksheets

Grade 5 ยท Number & Number Sense

Round decimals to the nearest whole number, tenth and hundredth.

Below are free printable worksheets that support Virginia SOL 5.1. Print them as PDFs, or generate a fresh one. Every answer key is computed in code, so it is never wrong.

Teaching guide

What students learn

Round decimals to the nearest whole number, tenth and hundredth.

How to teach it

Connect decimals to place value and money (tenths, hundredths), line up the decimal points, and use a number line to compare and round.

Worked example
9.6 - 6.7 =
Answer: 2.9

Generated and checked in code, so it is correct.

Watch out for

Thinking a longer decimal is larger (0.45 > 0.5), and mis-aligning place value when adding.

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