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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 156 · 40 questions
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The trick (Count the places): Forget the points and multiply the whole numbers. Count all the digits after the points in the question. Put the point that many places from the right, then check by rounding.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.3.8 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 72.2 (b) 722 (c) 0.722 (d) 7.22
  2. 2.8.3 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 381.8 (b) 3.818 (c) 3818 (d) 38.18
  3. 3.4.1 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.123 (b) 0.0123 (c) 12.3 (d) 1.23
  4. 4.0.34 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.98 (b) 159.8 (c) 1.598 (d) 0.1598
  5. 5.0.61 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.86 (b) 0.1586 (c) 158.6 (d) 1.586
  6. 6.1.5 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.135 (b) 0.0135 (c) 13.5 (d) 1.35
  7. 7.0.75 × 2.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01875 (b) 18.75 (c) 0.1875 (d) 1.875
  8. 8.2.2 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.044 (b) 0.0044 (c) 0.44 (d) 4.4
  9. 9.0.63 × 3.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 22.68 (b) 2.268 (c) 0.02268 (d) 0.2268
  10. 10.0.37 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0111 (b) 0.111 (c) 0.00111 (d) 1.11
  11. 11.0.72 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.368 (b) 136.8 (c) 13.68 (d) 0.1368
  12. 12.0.64 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.136 (b) 31.36 (c) 0.03136 (d) 0.3136
  13. 13.4.8 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 22.08 (b) 220.8 (c) 2.208 (d) 0.2208
  14. 14.0.96 × 2.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.304 (b) 0.2304 (c) 0.02304 (d) 23.04
  15. 15.0.49 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.98 (b) 0.0098 (c) 9.8 (d) 0.098
  16. 16.0.72 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.76 (b) 0.576 (c) 0.0576 (d) 57.6
  17. 17.0.62 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.124 (b) 0.00124 (c) 0.0124 (d) 1.24
  18. 18.0.24 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.72 (b) 0.0072 (c) 0.00072 (d) 0.072
  19. 19.0.47 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.11 (b) 0.0611 (c) 61.1 (d) 0.611
  20. 20.0.84 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.168 (b) 0.0168 (c) 0.00168 (d) 1.68
  21. 21.0.28 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0868 (b) 0.868 (c) 8.68 (d) 86.8
  22. 22.4.6 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 184 (b) 18.4 (c) 1.84 (d) 0.184
  23. 23.0.68 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0544 (b) 5.44 (c) 54.4 (d) 0.544
  24. 24.5.3 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.113 (b) 11.13 (c) 0.1113 (d) 111.3
  25. 25.1.9 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.1 (b) 0.171 (c) 1.71 (d) 171
  26. 26.9.1 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.273 (b) 0.0273 (c) 2.73 (d) 27.3
  27. 27.0.52 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.392 (b) 239.2 (c) 0.2392 (d) 23.92
  28. 28.3.3 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 145.2 (b) 14.52 (c) 1452 (d) 1.452
  29. 29.3.3 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.584 (b) 158.4 (c) 15.84 (d) 1584
  30. 30.4.7 × 3.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.692 (b) 0.1692 (c) 169.2 (d) 16.92
  31. 31.7.7 × 15 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.55 (b) 1.155 (c) 1155 (d) 115.5
  32. 32.1.7 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.02 (b) 0.102 (c) 10.2 (d) 0.0102
  33. 33.0.64 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0192 (b) 1.92 (c) 19.2 (d) 0.192
  34. 34.0.51 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.63 (b) 0.663 (c) 0.0663 (d) 66.3
  35. 35.0.25 × 2.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.625 (b) 0.00625 (c) 0.0625 (d) 6.25
  36. 36.3.6 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.68 (b) 46.8 (c) 0.468 (d) 0.0468
  37. 37.9.6 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 422.4 (b) 42.24 (c) 4224 (d) 4.224
  38. 38.0.35 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 24.5 (b) 0.0245 (c) 0.245 (d) 2.45
  39. 39.0.21 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.042 (b) 0.42 (c) 0.0042 (d) 0.00042
  40. 40.2.4 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0096 (b) 0.96 (c) 0.096 (d) 9.6

Answer key

  1. 72.2
  2. 381.8
  3. 1.23
  4. 15.98
  5. 15.86
  6. 1.35
  7. 1.875
  8. 0.44
  9. 2.268
  10. 0.111
  11. 13.68
  12. 3.136
  13. 22.08
  14. 2.304
  15. 0.98
  16. 5.76
  17. 0.124
  18. 0.072
  19. 6.11
  20. 0.168
  21. 8.68
  22. 18.4
  23. 5.44
  24. 11.13
  25. 17.1
  26. 2.73
  27. 23.92
  28. 145.2
  29. 158.4
  30. 16.92
  31. 115.5
  32. 1.02
  33. 1.92
  34. 6.63
  35. 0.625
  36. 4.68
  37. 422.4
  38. 2.45
  39. 0.042
  40. 0.96

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