CBSE Class 5 Maths: Introduction to Decimals Workbook

This workbook introduces decimals. It covers tenths with strips and number lines, hundredths with hundred grids, changing between fractions and decimals, decimal place value and expanded form, decimals in money and measures, comparing and ordering decimals, equivalent decimals, simple adding and subtracting, and real-life word problems. It has 335 activities in 16 sections, arranged in four parts.

What your child will practise

• Warm-up: Tenths and Place Value – Tenths as fractions and place value
• Tenths with Pictures – Seeing tenths on strips
• Tenths: Fractions and Decimals – Changing tenths between fractions and decimals
• Tenths on a Number Line – Counting in tenths on a number line
• Hundredths with Grids – Seeing hundredths on a hundred grid
• Hundredths: Fractions and Decimals – Changing hundredths between fractions and decimals
• Decimal Place Value – Tens, ones, tenths and hundredths
• Decimals in Money and Measures – Rupees and paise, metres and centimetres
• Comparing Decimals – Which decimal is greater?
• Ordering Decimals – Putting decimals in order
• Equivalent Decimals and Fractions – Equivalent decimals and common fractions
• Adding and Subtracting Decimals – Adding and subtracting decimals
• Word Problems – Decimals in everyday life
• Mixed Practice – A mix of every skill in this book
• Think! Puzzles & Challenges – Decimal puzzles and challenges
• Decimals Check-Up – Final test covering every skill in this workbook

Who it is for

CBSE Class 5 students (age about 10–11), and Class 6 children who need a refresher.

How to use it

Print the pages you need, or the whole book, on A4 paper. Short, regular sessions work best. Answers are at the back so you can check the work together.

Based on the CBSE / NCERT Class 5 (Grade 5) Mathematics curriculum. Instant PDF download, 53 pages.