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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 184 · 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. 1.0.76 × 4.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.572 (b) 0.03572 (c) 35.72 (d) 0.3572
  2. 2.0.94 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.16 (b) 131.6 (c) 1.316 (d) 0.1316
  3. 3.0.63 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0756 (b) 0.00756 (c) 7.56 (d) 0.756
  4. 4.1.3 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 39 (b) 0.039 (c) 0.39 (d) 3.9
  5. 5.5.2 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.68 (b) 0.468 (c) 468 (d) 46.8
  6. 6.6.1 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.44 (b) 0.0244 (c) 24.4 (d) 0.244
  7. 7.0.28 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.84 (b) 0.00084 (c) 0.0084 (d) 0.084
  8. 8.0.37 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0111 (b) 0.111 (c) 1.11 (d) 11.1
  9. 9.5.5 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.75 (b) 0.275 (c) 275 (d) 27.5
  10. 10.1.4 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.8 (b) 0.98 (c) 0.098 (d) 98
  11. 11.0.25 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0225 (b) 0.225 (c) 0.00225 (d) 2.25
  12. 12.0.12 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.8 (b) 0.0048 (c) 0.048 (d) 0.48
  13. 13.0.12 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00096 (b) 0.0096 (c) 0.096 (d) 0.96
  14. 14.0.27 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0216 (b) 2.16 (c) 0.00216 (d) 0.216
  15. 15.0.77 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.154 (b) 0.00154 (c) 0.0154 (d) 1.54
  16. 16.5.7 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 285 (b) 28.5 (c) 0.285 (d) 2.85
  17. 17.1.8 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.36 (b) 0.036 (c) 3.6 (d) 36
  18. 18.0.59 × 3.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01888 (b) 0.1888 (c) 18.88 (d) 1.888
  19. 19.1.4 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0042 (b) 4.2 (c) 0.042 (d) 0.42
  20. 20.0.36 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.144 (b) 1.44 (c) 0.0144 (d) 0.00144
  21. 21.0.63 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.008 (b) 0.01008 (c) 0.1008 (d) 10.08
  22. 22.7.3 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.511 (b) 51.1 (c) 511 (d) 5.11
  23. 23.0.52 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 25.48 (b) 254.8 (c) 0.2548 (d) 2.548
  24. 24.0.48 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.144 (b) 14.4 (c) 0.0144 (d) 1.44
  25. 25.6.1 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.22 (b) 0.122 (c) 12.2 (d) 122
  26. 26.0.88 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.704 (b) 0.0704 (c) 0.00704 (d) 7.04
  27. 27.3.4 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.884 (b) 88.4 (c) 884 (d) 8.84
  28. 28.0.26 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.56 (b) 15.6 (c) 0.0156 (d) 0.156
  29. 29.7.4 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.18 (b) 0.0518 (c) 51.8 (d) 0.518
  30. 30.1.5 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.045 (b) 0.0045 (c) 4.5 (d) 0.45
  31. 31.2.5 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.5 (b) 0.75 (c) 0.075 (d) 75
  32. 32.6.3 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 44.1 (b) 4.41 (c) 0.441 (d) 0.0441
  33. 33.0.88 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 70.4 (b) 7.04 (c) 0.0704 (d) 0.704
  34. 34.0.65 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.195 (b) 0.0195 (c) 19.5 (d) 1.95
  35. 35.0.58 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.406 (b) 40.6 (c) 4.06 (d) 0.0406
  36. 36.0.34 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.72 (b) 0.0272 (c) 0.272 (d) 0.00272
  37. 37.2.9 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.58 (b) 5.8 (c) 58 (d) 0.058
  38. 38.0.93 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 30.69 (b) 3.069 (c) 306.9 (d) 0.3069
  39. 39.0.77 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.772 (b) 0.2772 (c) 27.72 (d) 277.2
  40. 40.5.1 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 153 (b) 0.153 (c) 1.53 (d) 15.3

Answer key

  1. 3.572
  2. 13.16
  3. 0.756
  4. 3.9
  5. 46.8
  6. 2.44
  7. 0.084
  8. 1.11
  9. 27.5
  10. 9.8
  11. 0.225
  12. 0.48
  13. 0.096
  14. 0.216
  15. 0.154
  16. 28.5
  17. 3.6
  18. 1.888
  19. 0.42
  20. 0.144
  21. 1.008
  22. 51.1
  23. 25.48
  24. 1.44
  25. 12.2
  26. 0.704
  27. 88.4
  28. 1.56
  29. 5.18
  30. 0.45
  31. 7.5
  32. 4.41
  33. 7.04
  34. 1.95
  35. 4.06
  36. 0.272
  37. 5.8
  38. 30.69
  39. 27.72
  40. 15.3

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