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CCSS 5.NBT.A.3 Worksheets

Grade 5 ยท Number & Operations in Base Ten

Read, write, and compare decimals to the thousandths using place value and comparison symbols.

Below are free printable worksheets that support 5.NBT.A.3. Print them as PDFs, or generate a fresh one. Every math answer key is computed in code, so it is never wrong.

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Deliver a whole lesson on 5.NBT.A.3 from a textbook-grade teaching unit, with a hook, worked examples, diagrams, misconceptions, and an exit ticket.

Teaching guide

What students learn

Read, write, and compare decimals to the thousandths using place value and comparison symbols.

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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