Word Problem
Task Cards
5th Grade Read and Write
Decimals
Common Core 5.NBT.A.3 and 5.NBT.A.3.A
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This set of Task Cards contains 24 different word problems for students to
practice the following Common Core standards:
•  5.NBT.A.3 - Read and Write decimals to thousandths.
•  5.NBT.A.3.A - Read and write decimals to thousandths using base-ten numerals, number
names, and expanded form.
Setup:
1.  Print the task cards double-sided. The cards will look best in color, but will also print fine in
grayscale.
2.  Cut out the task cards along the dotted guidelines on each page.
3.  If you can, laminate the cards so that you can use them over and over again.
4.  Store the cards in a plastic baggie, or hole punch them and put them on a metal ring.
5.  Print out a student answer sheet for each student to write their answers on. Note that you
may want students to show their work on a separate sheet of paper.
6.  Print out (and laminate if possible) the answer key so that students can check their own
work.
Use:
These task cards can be used in a variety of ways. Use in small groups or in centers. Use these
cards to play whole class or team games. Use in whatever ways will be helpful for your
students… the possibilities are endless!
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Mrs. Fielder wrote 0.007 on the
blackboard and asks Alex to write the
number in word form. What should
Alex write?
The land area of the United States
makes up 0.062 of the total land area
on Earth. What is the amount written
in word form?
5.NBT.A.3 and 5.NBT.A.3.A
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3
The continent of Asia makes up two
hundred fourteen thousandths of the
total land area on Earth. What is the
amount written in decimal form?
5.NBT.A.3 and 5.NBT.A.3.A
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4
A box of oranges weighs two and
one hundred two thousandths
pounds. What is the weight of the
box of oranges written in decimal
form?
5.NBT.A.3 and 5.NBT.A.3.A
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5
Ron’s apartment has an area of eight
hundred and five thousandths square
feet. What is the area of Ron’s
apartment written in decimal form?
5.NBT.A.3 and 5.NBT.A.3.A
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6
A race is eight hundred five
thousandths miles long. How many
miles long is the race in decimal
form?
5.NBT.A.3 and 5.NBT.A.3.A
7
A newborn baby weighs 17.046
pounds. What is the weight of the
newborn baby in word form?
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8
A skyscraper was built 2,126.52 feet
high. What is the height of the
skyscraper in word form?
5.NBT.A.3 and 5.NBT.A.3.A
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9
4
The average ant weighs 1000 grams.
How many grams does the average
ant weigh in decimal form?
€
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10
5
At the doctor, Robert measured 52 100
inches tall. How many inches tall is
Robert in decimal form?
€
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11
In a car race, the winning car crossed
the finish line 0.075 seconds ahead of
the second place car. How many
seconds ahead was the winning car
in fraction form?
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12
Joshua spends all day hiking in the
mountains and hikes a total of 18.25
miles. How many miles did Joshua
hike in fraction form?
5.NBT.A.3 and 5.NBT.A.3.A
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13
Mrs. Jones writes the following
number on the blackboard:
What is that number written as a
decimal?
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15
1
9 x 10 + 6 x ( 10 ) + 5 x ( 1000 )
What is the height of the female
elephant written as a decimal?
€
€
5.NBT.A.3 and 5.NBT.A.3.A
5 x 1 + 3 x 0.1 + 7 x 0.01 + 5 x 0.001
What is the weight of the box written
as a decimal?
5.NBT.A.3 and 5.NBT.A.3.A
The height in inches of the female
elephant at the zoo can be written as
follows:
1
14
A box of new shoes arrives at the
store. The weight of the box in
pounds can be written as follows:
4 x 0.01 + 2 x 0.001
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16
The cost in dollars for purchasing a
used car can be written as follows:
1
9 x 1,000 + 6 x 10 + 5 x 1 + 8 x ( 100 )
What is the price of the used car
written as a decimal?
€
5.NBT.A.3 and 5.NBT.A.3.A
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17
The length of a full marathon is 42.195
kilometers. What is the length of a full
marathon expressed in expanded
form using decimals?
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18
The amount of pepper required for a
recipe is 0.086 grams. What is the
amount of pepper required for the
recipe written in expanded form
using decimals?
5.NBT.A.3 and 5.NBT.A.3.A
19
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20
During the baseball season, a player
on the Pittsburgh Pirates had a 0.343
batting average. What is the player’s
batting average written in expanded
form using fractions?
The cost in dollars of a new computer
is $1,605.08. What is the cost of a new
computer expressed in expanded
form using fractions?
5.NBT.A.3 and 5.NBT.A.3.A
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21
Rachel reads the number 0.652 as six
hundred and fifty-two thousandths.
Amy reads the same number as six
hundred fifty-two thousandths. Who
is correct?
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23
1
1 x 10 + 4 x 1 + 8 x ( 10 ) + 9 + ( 1000 )
Who is correct?
5.NBT.A.3 and 5.NBT.A.3.A
€
€
22
Marta writes the number one
thousand eight and sixty-five
thousandths as 1,008.065. Nancy
writes the number as 1,000.865. Who
is correct?
5.NBT.A.3 and 5.NBT.A.3.A
John writes the number 14.809 in
expanded form as:
1 x 10 + 4 x 1 + 8 x 0.1 + 9 x 0.001
Mark writes the number as:
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24
The weight in pounds of a large full
grown dog can be written as:
1 x 100 + 3 x 1 + 7 x 0.01 + 5 x 0.001
Vincent writes the number as 130.75
pounds and James writes the number
as 103.075 pounds. Who is correct?
5.NBT.A.3 and 5.NBT.A.3.A
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ANSWER SHEET
1. seven thousandths
13. 0.042
2. sixty-two thousandths
14. 5.375
3. 0.214
15. 90.605
4. 2.102
16. 9,065.08
5. 800.005
17. 4 x 10 + 2 x 1 + 1 x 0.1 + 9 x 0.01 + 5 x 0.001
6. 0.805
18. 8 x 0.01 + 6 x 0.001
7. seventeen and forty-six thousandths
19. 3 x ( 1 ) + 4 x ( 1 ) + 3 x ( 1 )
10
100
1000
8. two thousand one hundred twenty-six and
fifty-two hundredths
20. 1 x 1000 + 6 x 100 + 5 x 1 + 8 x ( 1 )
9. 0.004
21. Amy
10. 52.05
22. Marta
11. 75
23. Both
100
€
€
€
€
1000
12.
25
18100
24. James
€
€
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