Florida B.E.S.T. Mathematics Standards

Florida Grade 5 Math Benchmarks

All 36 Grade 5 B.E.S.T. math benchmarks in one place, each with a plain-language explanation, worked examples, and a free printable worksheet. Every one of them can appear on the Grade 5 FAST Math test.

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How to Use This List

A benchmark is one specific skill your child is expected to learn this year. Each code tells you the grade and the strand: MA.5.FR.2.1 is a Grade 5 Fractions benchmark.

If your child's FAST report shows a weak reporting category, use the Grade 5 FAST Math guide to see which skills it includes, then find them below.

How Florida math benchmarks work

Number Sense and Operations (NSO)

Decimal place value and operations with whole numbers and decimals. · 10 benchmarks

  • MA.5.NSO.1.1

    Decimal place value

    Express how the value of a digit in a multi-digit number with decimals to the thousandths changes if the digit moves one or more places to the left or right.

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  • MA.5.NSO.1.2

    Reading and writing decimals

    Read and write multi-digit numbers with decimals to the thousandths using standard form, word form and expanded form.

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  • MA.5.NSO.1.3

    Composing and decomposing decimals

    Compose and decompose multi-digit numbers with decimals to the thousandths in multiple ways using the values of the digits in each place.

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  • MA.5.NSO.1.4

    Comparing and ordering decimals

    Plot, order and compare multi-digit numbers with decimals up to the thousandths.

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  • MA.5.NSO.1.5

    Rounding decimals

    Round multi-digit numbers with decimals to the thousandths to the nearest hundredth, tenth or whole number.

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  • MA.5.NSO.2.1

    Multiplying multi-digit whole numbers

    Multiply multi-digit whole numbers including using a standard algorithm with procedural fluency.

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  • MA.5.NSO.2.2

    Dividing multi-digit whole numbers

    Divide multi-digit whole numbers, up to five digits by two digits, including using a standard algorithm with procedural fluency. Represent remainders as fractions.

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  • MA.5.NSO.2.3

    Adding and subtracting decimals

    Add and subtract multi-digit numbers with decimals to the thousandths, including using a standard algorithm with procedural fluency.

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  • MA.5.NSO.2.4

    Estimating decimal multiplication and division

    Explore the multiplication and division of multi-digit numbers with decimals to the hundredths using estimation, rounding and place value.

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  • MA.5.NSO.2.5

    Multiplying and dividing by 0.1 and 0.01

    Multiply and divide a multi-digit number with decimals to the tenths by one-tenth and one-hundredth with procedural reliability.

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Fractions (FR)

Adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing with fractions and mixed numbers. · 5 benchmarks

  • MA.5.FR.1.1

    Division as a fraction

    Given a mathematical or real-world problem, represent the division of two whole numbers as a fraction.

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  • MA.5.FR.2.1

    Adding and subtracting fractions

    Add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators, including mixed numbers and fractions greater than 1, with procedural reliability.

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  • MA.5.FR.2.2

    Multiplying fractions

    Extend previous understanding of multiplication to multiply a fraction by a fraction, including mixed numbers and fractions greater than 1, with procedural reliability.

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  • MA.5.FR.2.3

    Predicting the size of a product

    When multiplying a given number by a fraction less than 1 or a fraction greater than 1, predict and explain the relative size of the product to the given number without calculating.

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  • MA.5.FR.2.4

    Dividing with unit fractions

    Extend previous understanding of division to explore the division of a unit fraction by a whole number and a whole number by a unit fraction.

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Algebraic Reasoning (AR)

Word problems, expressions and equations, and numerical patterns. · 9 benchmarks

  • MA.5.AR.1.1

    Multi-step word problems

    Solve multi-step real-world problems involving any combination of the four operations with whole numbers, including problems in which remainders must be interpreted within the context.

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  • MA.5.AR.1.2

    Fraction word problems

    Solve real-world problems involving the addition, subtraction or multiplication of fractions, including mixed numbers and fractions greater than 1.

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  • MA.5.AR.1.3

    Unit fraction division word problems

    Solve real-world problems involving division of a unit fraction by a whole number and a whole number by a unit fraction.

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  • MA.5.AR.2.1

    Writing and reading expressions

    Translate written real-world and mathematical descriptions into numerical expressions and numerical expressions into written mathematical descriptions.

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  • MA.5.AR.2.2

    Order of operations

    Evaluate multi-step numerical expressions using order of operations.

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  • MA.5.AR.2.3

    True or false equations

    Determine and explain whether an equation involving any of the four operations is true or false.

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  • MA.5.AR.2.4

    Writing equations with an unknown

    Given a mathematical or real-world context, write an equation involving any of the four operations to determine the unknown whole number with the unknown in any position.

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  • MA.5.AR.3.1

    Rules for number patterns

    Given a numerical pattern, identify and write a rule that can describe the pattern as an expression.

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  • MA.5.AR.3.2

    Input-output tables

    Given a rule for a numerical pattern, use a two-column table to record the inputs and outputs.

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Measurement (M)

Converting measurement units and solving money problems. · 2 benchmarks

  • MA.5.M.1.1

    Converting measurement units

    Solve multi-step real-world problems that involve converting measurement units to equivalent measurements within a single system of measurement.

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  • MA.5.M.2.1

    Money word problems

    Solve multi-step real-world problems involving money using decimal notation.

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Geometric Reasoning (GR)

Classifying shapes, area and perimeter, volume, and the coordinate plane. · 8 benchmarks

  • MA.5.GR.1.1

    Classifying triangles and quadrilaterals

    Classify triangles or quadrilaterals into different categories based on shared defining attributes. Explain why a triangle or quadrilateral would or would not belong to a category.

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  • MA.5.GR.1.2

    Classifying 3D figures

    Identify and classify three-dimensional figures into categories based on their defining attributes. Figures are limited to right pyramids, right prisms, right circular cylinders, right circular cones and spheres.

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  • MA.5.GR.2.1

    Area and perimeter with fractions and decimals

    Find the perimeter and area of a rectangle with fractional or decimal side lengths using visual models and formulas.

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  • MA.5.GR.3.1

    Volume with unit cubes

    Explore volume as an attribute of three-dimensional figures by packing them with unit cubes without gaps. Find the volume of a right rectangular prism with whole-number side lengths by counting unit cubes.

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  • MA.5.GR.3.2

    Volume formula

    Find the volume of a right rectangular prism with whole-number side lengths using a visual model and a formula.

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  • MA.5.GR.3.3

    Volume word problems

    Solve real-world problems involving the volume of right rectangular prisms, including problems with an unknown edge length, with whole-number edge lengths using a visual model or a formula.

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  • MA.5.GR.4.1

    Plotting points on the coordinate plane

    Identify the origin and axes in the coordinate system. Plot and label ordered pairs in the first quadrant of the coordinate plane.

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  • MA.5.GR.4.2

    Coordinate plane problems

    Represent mathematical and real-world problems by plotting points in the first quadrant of the coordinate plane and interpret coordinate values of points in the context of the situation.

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Data Analysis and Probability (DP)

Representing data and finding the mean, median, mode, and range. · 2 benchmarks

  • MA.5.DP.1.1

    Representing data

    Collect and represent numerical data, including fractional and decimal values, using tables, line graphs or line plots.

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  • MA.5.DP.1.2

    Mean, median, mode, and range

    Interpret numerical data, with whole-number values, represented with tables or line plots by determining the mean, mode, median or range.

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