Decimal Point Trick Worksheet
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
- 1.5.5 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2145 (b) 2.145 (c) 214.5 (d) 21.45
- 2.6.1 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.305 (b) 305 (c) 3.05 (d) 30.5
- 3.3.6 × 4.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.692 (b) 169.2 (c) 16.92 (d) 0.1692
- 4.8.4 × 3.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 31.92 (b) 319.2 (c) 3.192 (d) 0.3192
- 5.0.33 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00924 (b) 0.924 (c) 0.0924 (d) 9.24
- 6.2.9 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 107.3 (b) 10.73 (c) 1.073 (d) 0.1073
- 7.5.3 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.9 (b) 0.159 (c) 1.59 (d) 159
- 8.0.81 × 1.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1215 (b) 1.215 (c) 12.15 (d) 0.01215
- 9.4.3 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.129 (b) 1.29 (c) 12.9 (d) 129
- 10.7.1 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.497 (b) 4.97 (c) 497 (d) 49.7
- 11.0.39 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.5 (b) 0.0195 (c) 1.95 (d) 0.195
- 12.3.5 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0315 (b) 0.315 (c) 31.5 (d) 3.15
- 13.4.9 × 4.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.205 (b) 0.2205 (c) 22.05 (d) 220.5
- 14.0.48 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2352 (b) 235.2 (c) 2.352 (d) 23.52
- 15.0.34 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01156 (b) 1.156 (c) 0.1156 (d) 11.56
- 16.0.52 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.728 (b) 0.0728 (c) 7.28 (d) 72.8
- 17.0.61 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.44 (b) 0.00244 (c) 0.244 (d) 0.0244
- 18.0.24 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0792 (b) 79.2 (c) 7.92 (d) 0.792
- 19.5.3 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.65 (b) 0.265 (c) 0.0265 (d) 26.5
- 20.0.69 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.73 (b) 1.173 (c) 0.01173 (d) 0.1173
- 21.0.27 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.296 (b) 12.96 (c) 0.01296 (d) 0.1296
- 22.7.7 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.39 (b) 53.9 (c) 0.539 (d) 0.0539
- 23.0.97 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3977 (b) 3.977 (c) 39.77 (d) 397.7
- 24.9.6 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.288 (b) 288 (c) 2.88 (d) 28.8
- 25.0.94 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0376 (b) 0.376 (c) 3.76 (d) 37.6
- 26.1.8 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.864 (b) 86.4 (c) 8.64 (d) 864
- 27.0.53 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.265 (b) 0.00265 (c) 0.0265 (d) 2.65
- 28.5.6 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.168 (b) 0.0168 (c) 1.68 (d) 16.8
- 29.5.7 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 171 (b) 1.71 (c) 17.1 (d) 0.171
- 30.7.4 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2368 (b) 23.68 (c) 236.8 (d) 2.368
- 31.8.1 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3726 (b) 3.726 (c) 37.26 (d) 372.6
- 32.2.4 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.432 (b) 43.2 (c) 4.32 (d) 432
- 33.2.6 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.46 (b) 0.546 (c) 546 (d) 54.6
- 34.0.17 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.051 (b) 0.51 (c) 0.0051 (d) 5.1
- 35.5.1 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0102 (b) 0.102 (c) 1.02 (d) 10.2
- 36.2.2 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 308 (b) 30.8 (c) 3.08 (d) 0.308
- 37.0.46 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1196 (b) 11.96 (c) 1.196 (d) 0.01196
- 38.7.6 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2204 (b) 22.04 (c) 2.204 (d) 220.4
- 39.8.4 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.08 (b) 100.8 (c) 1008 (d) 1.008
- 40.0.41 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.246 (b) 0.0246 (c) 2.46 (d) 0.00246
Answer key
- 214.5
- 30.5
- 16.92
- 31.92
- 0.924
- 10.73
- 15.9
- 1.215
- 12.9
- 49.7
- 1.95
- 3.15
- 22.05
- 23.52
- 1.156
- 7.28
- 0.244
- 7.92
- 2.65
- 1.173
- 1.296
- 5.39
- 39.77
- 28.8
- 3.76
- 86.4
- 0.265
- 1.68
- 17.1
- 236.8
- 372.6
- 43.2
- 54.6
- 0.51
- 1.02
- 30.8
- 1.196
- 220.4
- 100.8
- 0.246
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