5th grade math

What 5th graders learn in math

The Common Core focuses grade 5 on three areas: adding, subtracting and multiplying fractions (and dividing with unit fractions), decimals to hundredths in all four operations, and volume. Multi-digit multiplication with the standard method and division with 2-digit divisors complete whole-number arithmetic.

5th grade math skills, in order

What mastery looks like by the end of the year

• Multiplies a 4-digit number by a 2-digit number with the standard method.
• Divides by a 2-digit number, such as 3,456 ÷ 12 = 288.
• Adds fractions with different denominators: 2/3 + 1/4 = 11/12.
• Multiplies decimals and places the point correctly: 0.6 × 0.4 = 0.24.
• Finds the volume of a box as length × width × height and explains why.
• Plots and reads points like (3, 5) on a coordinate grid.

Signs your child needs extra help

• Adds the tops and bottoms of fractions: 1/2 + 1/3 = 2/5.
• Misplaces the decimal point in multiplication or lines up decimals wrongly in addition.
• Long division falls apart with 2-digit divisors.
• Times tables are still slow, which makes every fraction and division problem harder.
• Mixes up x and y when plotting points.

Fractions are the biggest predictor of success in middle school math, so it is worth catching fraction gaps this year. The fractions section starts from the basics.

Try a 5th grade math problem

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5th grade math worksheets

Each one is a free PDF with an answer key and its own page with a preview, tips and a button to make a new version.

• Multi-digit multiplicationGrade 5
• Long divisionGrades 4–5
• Adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominatorsGrade 5
• Simplifying fractionsGrades 4–5
• Adding and subtracting decimalsGrade 5
• Multiplying decimalsGrades 5–6
• Comparing decimalsGrades 4–5
• Rounding decimalsGrade 5
• Multiply and divide by 10, 100 and 1000Grades 3–5
• Order of operationsGrades 5–6
• Volume of rectangular prismsGrade 5
• Coordinate planeGrades 5–6
• Greatest common factorGrade 6
• Least common multipleGrade 6

More 5th grade PDFs

• Decimal place valueGrade 5
• Dividing decimalsGrades 5–6
• Multiplying fractionsGrade 5
• Dividing fractions and whole numbersGrade 5
• Fractions to decimalsGrades 4–5
• Multiplying mixed numbersGrade 5
• Adding measurementsGrade 5
• Word problems, grades 4–5Mixed

5th grade math lessons and charts

• Adding fractionsUnlike denominators
• Multiplying decimalsCount the places
• VolumeLayers of cubes
• Coordinate planePlotting points
• Multi-digit multiplicationStandard method
• Multiplying mixed numbersStep-by-step calculator
• DecimalsEverything about decimals
• Decimals chartPlace value and equivalents

How to help with 5th grade math at home

Double or halve a recipe

Doubling 3/4 cup or halving 1 1/2 teaspoons is real fraction practice, and the results get eaten.

Count the change

Decimals to hundredths are money. Estimate a shopping total, then work out the change from $20.

Fill a box

Fill a small box with sugar cubes or blocks, count them, then check with length × width × height.

Play battleships

Battleships on graph paper is coordinate-plane practice that doesn’t feel like practice.

See 4th grade math for the skills that lead into this year, and 6th grade math for what comes next.