5th Grade Math (Montana Content Standards)
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- State
- Montana
- Grade
- Grade 5
- Standards
- Montana PK-12 Mathematics Content Standards
- Last checked
- 2026-10-21
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The standards (our summaries)
Montana's official codes with our own short summaries (not the official wording). Each code links to the official document.
Operations and Algebraic Thinking (OA)
Number and Operations in Base Ten (NBT)
- MT.5.NBT.1 Know a digit is worth ten times the place to its right and one tenth of the place to its left.
- MT.5.NBT.2 Explain patterns of zeros and decimal shifts with powers of 10, using whole-number exponents.
- MT.5.NBT.3 Read, write and compare decimals to thousandths in several forms.
- MT.5.NBT.4 Round decimals to any place.
- MT.5.NBT.5 Multiply multi-digit whole numbers with the standard algorithm.
- MT.5.NBT.6 Divide up to four-digit dividends by two-digit divisors, shown with equations or models.
- MT.5.NBT.7 Do all four operations with decimals to hundredths using models, designs and cultural contexts.
Number and Operations – Fractions (NF)
- MT.5.NF.1 Add and subtract fractions and mixed numbers with unlike denominators using equivalent fractions.
- MT.5.NF.2 Solve fraction addition and subtraction problems in context and estimate to check answers.
- MT.5.NF.3 Interpret fractions as division and solve problems with fraction or mixed-number answers.
- MT.5.NF.4 Multiply fractions and whole numbers by fractions using partitions and area models.
- MT.5.NF.5 Predict whether a product is larger or smaller than a factor by comparing the other factor with 1.
- MT.5.NF.6 Solve problems in context multiplying fractions and mixed numbers, including cultural contexts.
- MT.5.NF.7 Divide a unit fraction by a whole number and a whole number by a unit fraction, including in context.
Measurement and Data (MD)
- MT.5.MD.1 Convert units within one system and solve multistep problems in context.
- MT.5.MD.2 Make line plots of fractional measurements and solve problems using operations on fractions.
- MT.5.MD.3 Understand volume as packing with unit cubes, the volume being the number of cubes.
- MT.5.MD.4 Measure volume by counting cubic units, including non-standard units.
- MT.5.MD.5 Find volumes of right rectangular prisms with formulas and by adding non-overlapping parts, in context.
Geometry (G)
- MT.5.G.1 Use axes and the origin to set up a coordinate system and locate points with ordered pairs.
- MT.5.G.2 Graph first-quadrant points and interpret coordinates in context, using designs and cultural contexts.
- MT.5.G.3 Know attributes of a category of shapes also apply to its subcategories.
- MT.5.G.4 Classify two-dimensional figures in a hierarchy by their properties.
Tests and key dates
- MAST (Montana Aligned to Standards Through-Year assessment)
- ACT (grade 11)
Check the Montana Office of Public Instruction for which grades are tested and this year's testing dates (we have not yet confirmed every detail above on the official site).
Official documents
- opifiles.mt.gov: PK 12 Montana Math Standards PUBLIC
- opifiles.mt.gov: Montana Content Standards for ELA and Literacy Accessible 20
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Standards codes from the Montana PK-12 Mathematics Content Standards (Montana OPI). Summaries are Classfern's own words, not the official text. Not affiliated with or endorsed by OPI.
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