Printable Dividing Decimals Worksheets

Printable dividing decimals worksheets for 5th grade, with an answer key on every sheet. The sets below cover 5 different skills, so you can start where your child actually is. Available as speed drills and word problems.

Targeted Practice by Skill

About Dividing Decimals

What this skill is

Dividing decimals covers dividing decimal dividends by whole numbers (placing decimal point directly above in quotient line) and shifting decimals when dividing by powers of 10.

When children learn it

Dividing decimals is taught in 5th grade, aligned to 5.NBT.B.7.

Teaching Tips

  • Float the decimal point straight up into the quotient answer line before starting long division.
  • Shift decimal point left when dividing by powers of 10.

Common Mistakes

  • Forgetting to place decimal point in quotient line directly above dividend point.
  • Misplacing decimal points when dividing by 10, 100, 1,000.