If you need 5th grade dividing decimals worksheets that you can print right now, this page builds them for you — 20 fresh problems, an answer key underneath, and no account to create first. The current sheet starts with problems like 59.2 ÷ 8 and 18.3 ÷ 3, and the answers (7.4 and 6.1) are printed on the key so marking takes about a minute.
‘New set of problems’ opens the generator in its own tab. There you can change the problem count and turn the answer key on or off. ‘Print or save as PDF’ opens the print dialog — choose Save as PDF in the printer list to keep the file. The sheet fits US Letter and A4, and the answer key prints on its own page.
When the divisor itself is a decimal, both numbers are multiplied by a power of ten first so the divisor becomes whole. The value of the quotient does not change, which is the part worth explaining once.
Estimation still works: a rough version of 18.3 ÷ 3 tells the child roughly what 6.1 should be, which is enough to catch a misplaced point.
This sheet uses a one-place decimal divided by a single digit, and the divisions are chosen to terminate rather than repeat, so answers stay clean, and a typical line looks like 23.6 ÷ 4.
Dividing a decimal by a whole number keeps the point exactly where it is, directly above its position in the dividend, which is why 36.8 ÷ 8 needs no shifting. That is why 59.2 ÷ 8 produces 7.4 without any shifting at all.
In US classrooms these 5th grade dividing decimals worksheets are commonly aligned with the decimal division expectations for this grade, though the exact wording varies from state to state.
| # | Problem | Answer | What to check |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 59.2 ÷ 8 = | 7.4 | Watch for: rounding too early |
| 2 | 18.3 ÷ 3 = | 6.1 | Check: moving the point in only one number |
| 3 | 36.8 ÷ 8 = | 4.6 | Look at: stopping at the remainder |
| 4 | 15.6 ÷ 2 = | 7.8 | Ask about: losing a zero in the quotient |
| 5 | 23.6 ÷ 4 = | 5.9 | Watch for: placing the quotient point at the end |
| 6 | 18.5 ÷ 5 = | 3.7 | Check: ignoring the estimate |
Try 36.8 ÷ 8 together before letting the child start alone. The answer to 36.8 ÷ 8 is 4.6, and talking through how it was reached takes about a minute and saves several minutes of guessing later in the sheet.
Work 15.6 ÷ 2 out loud as a demonstration. It gives 7.8. Children who hear 15.6 ÷ 2 reasoned through once at the start of a session make noticeably fewer errors in the ten minutes that follow.
Answers appear next to their question numbers, so a wrong item like 18.3 ÷ 3 can be found in the key in a second and re-worked while it is still fresh.
Keys are produced by the same code that produces the questions, so a mismatch between question and answer is not possible on these sheets.
Portrait orientation is what the sheet is designed for. Landscape works but wastes about a third of the paper, so leave the orientation alone unless you have a reason.
If the problems look cramped, drop the count from 20 to a smaller number before printing these 5th grade dividing decimals worksheets; the font stays the same size and the spacing opens up.
When these become easy, move along the related links below rather than adding more problems to the same sheet.
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Last updated: 2026-09-13