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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 177 · 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. 1.8.9 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 80.1 (b) 0.801 (c) 801 (d) 8.01
  2. 2.0.68 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.12 (b) 0.0612 (c) 61.2 (d) 0.612
  3. 3.3.6 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.64 (b) 176.4 (c) 0.1764 (d) 1.764
  4. 4.0.29 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0841 (b) 0.841 (c) 8.41 (d) 84.1
  5. 5.4.3 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.19 (b) 141.9 (c) 0.1419 (d) 1.419
  6. 6.9.3 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.557 (b) 455.7 (c) 4557 (d) 45.57
  7. 7.4.4 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.44 (b) 1.144 (c) 114.4 (d) 1144
  8. 8.0.33 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.5 (b) 0.165 (c) 0.0165 (d) 1.65
  9. 9.0.89 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.136 (b) 213.6 (c) 0.2136 (d) 21.36
  10. 10.3.9 × 1.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.585 (b) 58.5 (c) 0.0585 (d) 5.85
  11. 11.4.2 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 20.16 (b) 201.6 (c) 2.016 (d) 0.2016
  12. 12.0.42 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00798 (b) 0.798 (c) 0.0798 (d) 7.98
  13. 13.8.5 × 1.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 127.5 (b) 1.275 (c) 0.1275 (d) 12.75
  14. 14.8.2 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3854 (b) 3.854 (c) 385.4 (d) 38.54
  15. 15.0.98 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.294 (b) 29.4 (c) 2.94 (d) 0.0294
  16. 16.7.9 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.11 (b) 71.1 (c) 0.0711 (d) 0.711
  17. 17.5.4 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1998 (b) 19.98 (c) 199.8 (d) 1.998
  18. 18.8.2 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.246 (b) 2.46 (c) 0.0246 (d) 24.6
  19. 19.0.42 × 34 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 142.8 (b) 0.1428 (c) 1.428 (d) 14.28
  20. 20.0.22 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.98 (b) 0.198 (c) 0.0198 (d) 0.00198
  21. 21.4.6 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 322 (b) 3.22 (c) 32.2 (d) 0.322
  22. 22.0.83 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.249 (b) 0.0249 (c) 2.49 (d) 0.00249
  23. 23.7.1 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.68 (b) 0.0568 (c) 0.568 (d) 56.8
  24. 24.0.43 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.2 (b) 0.0172 (c) 1.72 (d) 0.172
  25. 25.0.22 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.62 (b) 0.0462 (c) 46.2 (d) 0.462
  26. 26.0.24 × 2.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.28 (b) 0.00528 (c) 0.528 (d) 0.0528
  27. 27.0.49 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.539 (b) 0.0539 (c) 0.00539 (d) 5.39
  28. 28.9.2 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.12 (b) 0.1012 (c) 1.012 (d) 101.2
  29. 29.0.23 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00851 (b) 8.51 (c) 0.851 (d) 0.0851
  30. 30.3.3 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.584 (b) 158.4 (c) 1584 (d) 15.84
  31. 31.0.96 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0864 (b) 8.64 (c) 0.864 (d) 0.00864
  32. 32.0.22 × 2.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.28 (b) 0.00528 (c) 0.0528 (d) 0.528
  33. 33.2.9 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 113.1 (b) 1.131 (c) 11.31 (d) 1131
  34. 34.3.1 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0093 (b) 0.93 (c) 0.093 (d) 9.3
  35. 35.8.1 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.729 (b) 729 (c) 7.29 (d) 72.9
  36. 36.3.3 × 35 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1155 (b) 115.5 (c) 11.55 (d) 1.155
  37. 37.0.71 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.13 (b) 21.3 (c) 0.0213 (d) 0.213
  38. 38.8.9 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.649 (b) 0.3649 (c) 36.49 (d) 364.9
  39. 39.0.39 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.156 (b) 1.56 (c) 0.0156 (d) 0.00156
  40. 40.0.98 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.196 (b) 0.0196 (c) 0.00196 (d) 1.96

Answer key

  1. 80.1
  2. 6.12
  3. 17.64
  4. 8.41
  5. 14.19
  6. 455.7
  7. 114.4
  8. 1.65
  9. 21.36
  10. 5.85
  11. 20.16
  12. 0.798
  13. 12.75
  14. 385.4
  15. 2.94
  16. 7.11
  17. 19.98
  18. 2.46
  19. 14.28
  20. 0.198
  21. 32.2
  22. 0.249
  23. 5.68
  24. 1.72
  25. 4.62
  26. 0.528
  27. 0.539
  28. 10.12
  29. 0.851
  30. 158.4
  31. 0.864
  32. 0.528
  33. 113.1
  34. 0.93
  35. 72.9
  36. 115.5
  37. 2.13
  38. 36.49
  39. 0.156
  40. 0.196

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