5th Grade Fractions Decimals Worksheets

Fractions and decimals are two notations for the same rational numbers, and fifth grade is when students explicitly build the bridge between them (CCSS 5.NBT.A.3, 5.NF.C). A decimal with one decimal place represents tenths: 0.3 equals 3/10. A decimal with two places represents hundredths: 0.47 equals 47/100. The connection runs both ways: fractions with denominators of 10 or 100 convert directly to decimals, while fractions with other denominators require dividing the numerator by the denominator (a process that introduces repeating decimals for some fractions). Understanding this equivalence is foundational: a student who knows 1/4 equals 0.25 can quickly estimate that 3/4 of 20 equals 15 without computing. Worksheets that show both representations side by side (a fraction bar alongside a decimal grid shaded to the same amount) make the equivalence visual before students compute conversions abstractly. This topic also prepares students for comparing and ordering mixed sets of fractions and decimals, which requires fluency with both notations.