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⭐ MeritMate — Class 5 Maths: Decimals
Curriculum-Aware · meritmate.in# NCERT Maths Worksheet — Class 5
Topic: Decimals
Section A: Multiple Choice Questions
*(Choose the correct answer from the options given below)*
Q1. What is the decimal form of "Seven and five tenths"?
a) 75.0
b) 7.05
c) 7.5
d) 0.75
Q2. Which of the following decimals is the greatest?
a) 4.9
b) 4.09
c) 4.90
d) 4.099
*(Hint: 4.9 and 4.90 — look carefully!)*
a) 4.9
b) 4.09
c) 4.90
d) Both a) and c)
Q3. What is 3.6 + 2.5?
a) 5.11
b) 6.1
c) 6.11
d) 5.1
*(Wait — corrected clean version below)*
Q3. What is 3.6 + 2.5?
a) 5.1
b) 6.11
c) 6.1
d) 5.11
Q4. The fraction ¾ written as a decimal is:
a) 0.34
b) 3.4
c) 0.75
d) 0.43
Q5. How many decimal places does the number 15.08 have?
a) One
b) Three
c) Four
d) Two
Section B: Fill in the Blanks
*(Fill in the blanks with the correct answer)*
Q6. The digit in the tenths place of 27.63 is ________.
Q7. 0.5 + 0.5 = ________.
Q8. The decimal number 4.25 in words is ________.
Q9. 8.90 − 3.40 = ________.
Q10. The decimal 0.1 is equal to the fraction ________.
Section C: Short Answer Questions
*(Answer the following questions in short)*
Q11. Write the following in decimal form:
- (a) 5 ones and 3 tenths
- (b) 12 ones and 7 hundredths
Q12. Arrange the following decimals in ascending order (smallest to greatest):
3.5, 3.05, 3.55, 3.15
Q13. Riya bought a ribbon of 5.75 m. She used 2.50 m for a craft project. How much ribbon is left with her?
Q14. Convert the following fractions into decimals:
- (a) 7/10
- (b) 45/100
Q15. A shopkeeper sold 12.5 kg of rice on Monday and 8.75 kg on Tuesday. What is the total quantity of rice sold in two days?
⭐ Answer Key
Class 5 · Maths · Decimals# Answer Key
Section A: Multiple Choice Questions
| Question | Answer | Explanation |
|----------|--------|-------------|
| Q1 | c) 7.5 | Seven = 7 (ones), five tenths = 0.5 → 7.5 |
| Q2 | d) Both a) and c) | 4.9 = 4.90 (trailing zero does not change value); both are equal and greatest |
| Q3 | c) 6.1 | 3.6 + 2.5 = 6.1 |
| Q4 | c) 0.75 | 3 ÷ 4 = 0.75 |
| Q5 | d) Two | 15.08 → digits after decimal = 0 and 8 → 2 decimal places |
Section B: Fill in the Blanks
| Question | Answer | Explanation |
|----------|--------|-------------|
| Q6 | 6 | In 27.63, the tenths place digit is 6 |
| Q7 | 1.0 | 0.5 + 0.5 = 1.0 |
| Q8 | Four and twenty-five hundredths | 4.25 = 4 ones + 25 hundredths |
| Q9 | 5.50 | 8.90 − 3.40 = 5.50 |
| Q10 | 1/10 | 0.1 means one-tenth = 1/10 |
Section C: Short Answer Questions
Q11.
- (a) 5 ones and 3 tenths = 5.3
- (b) 12 ones and 7 hundredths = 12.07
Q12. Ascending order:
3.05 < 3.15 < 3.5 < 3.55
*(Compare tenths place first: 3.05 and 3.15 have 0 and 1 in tenths; 3.5 and 3.55 have 5 in tenths)*
Q13.
Ribbon left = 5.75 − 2.50
= 3.25 m
∴ Riya has 3.25 m of ribbon left.
Q14.
- (a) 7/10 = 0.7
- (b) 45/100 = 0.45
Q15.
Total rice = 12.5 + 8.75
12.50
+ 8.75
21.25
∴ Total rice sold = 21.25 kg
*— End of Worksheet —*
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