Common Core · 5th grade
5.NBT.A.3
Read, write, and compare decimals to thousandths.
Strategies
Strategy · 4th grade, 5th gradeHow do decimal grids (hundredths grids) work?
A decimal grid is a 10-by-10 square that stands for 1 whole. Each column is one tenth (0.1) and each small square is one hundredth (0.01). Kids shade squares…
Strategy · 4th grade, 5th gradeWhy does the decimal point "move" when you multiply by 10?
When you multiply by 10, every digit moves one place to the left on a place value chart, because each place is worth 10 times the place to its right. Dividin…
