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Fun Run Fundraiser: Moving the Decimal Point

Grade 5 practice multiplying and dividing by powers of 10 at a school fun run, with exponent rules, number machines, and decimal point patterns.

Grade 5MathInteractive · Printable

Aligned to5.NBT.A.2

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  • Single worksheet
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  • 1 Common Core standard
  • Printable answer key
  • 14 questions
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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 5
Subject
Math
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students multiply and divide whole numbers and decimals by powers of 10 written with exponents.
  • Students tell how many places and which way the decimal point moves for a power of 10.
  • Students explain patterns in the number of zeros in a product using place value.

How to use

Use after students have practiced multiplying by 10, 100, and 1,000. A place value chart helps for the number machine and sorting problems; review the last two problems together.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

5.NBT.A.2

Explain patterns in zeros and decimal point placement when multiplying or dividing by powers of 10.

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Fun Run Fundraiser: Moving the Decimal Point

Multiply and divide by powers of 10 on race day.

Race day numbers

Multiply or divide by the power of 10. Write each answer.

1.
One lap around the school track is 0.4 kilometer.

Mia runs 10 laps on race day. 0.4 × 10 =   kilometers
Mia runs 10² laps during the whole season. 0.4 × 10² =   kilometers

2.
Volunteers pour 0.18 liter of water into each cup. They fill 10³ cups.

0.18 × 10³ =   liters of water

3.
The fun run raises $6,750. The school splits the money equally among 10 classrooms.

6,750 ÷ 10 = $  for each classroom

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