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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 225 · 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. 1.0.87 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.392 (b) 13.92 (c) 139.2 (d) 0.1392
  2. 2.0.65 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.25 (b) 0.325 (c) 0.0325 (d) 32.5
  3. 3.6.7 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 871 (b) 0.871 (c) 8.71 (d) 87.1
  4. 4.9.3 × 35 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 325.5 (b) 32.55 (c) 3.255 (d) 3255
  5. 5.0.13 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.39 (b) 0.039 (c) 0.0039 (d) 3.9
  6. 6.3.4 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.68 (b) 0.068 (c) 0.0068 (d) 6.8
  7. 7.9.8 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 29.4 (b) 0.0294 (c) 0.294 (d) 2.94
  8. 8.3.1 × 15 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 46.5 (b) 465 (c) 4.65 (d) 0.465
  9. 9.0.26 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.988 (b) 98.8 (c) 9.88 (d) 0.0988
  10. 10.0.57 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1596 (b) 159.6 (c) 15.96 (d) 1.596
  11. 11.0.47 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00799 (b) 0.799 (c) 7.99 (d) 0.0799
  12. 12.0.47 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.282 (b) 0.0282 (c) 0.00282 (d) 2.82
  13. 13.3.1 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.6 (b) 1.86 (c) 186 (d) 0.186
  14. 14.9.1 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 37.31 (b) 373.1 (c) 3.731 (d) 0.3731
  15. 15.7.1 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 63.9 (b) 639 (c) 0.639 (d) 6.39
  16. 16.0.99 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3366 (b) 33.66 (c) 0.03366 (d) 3.366
  17. 17.1.9 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0152 (b) 15.2 (c) 0.152 (d) 1.52
  18. 18.0.57 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1026 (b) 10.26 (c) 102.6 (d) 1.026
  19. 19.0.76 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.444 (b) 0.1444 (c) 14.44 (d) 144.4
  20. 20.8.9 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.801 (b) 0.0801 (c) 80.1 (d) 8.01
  21. 21.7.3 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.146 (b) 1.46 (c) 14.6 (d) 146
  22. 22.0.14 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.084 (b) 0.0084 (c) 0.84 (d) 0.00084
  23. 23.0.22 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.94 (b) 0.0594 (c) 59.4 (d) 0.594
  24. 24.0.29 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0957 (b) 9.57 (c) 95.7 (d) 0.957
  25. 25.0.27 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.81 (b) 0.0081 (c) 0.081 (d) 0.00081
  26. 26.0.58 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0232 (b) 0.232 (c) 23.2 (d) 2.32
  27. 27.0.44 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0616 (b) 0.616 (c) 6.16 (d) 61.6
  28. 28.0.62 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.06 (b) 80.6 (c) 0.0806 (d) 0.806
  29. 29.6.4 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 256 (b) 0.256 (c) 2.56 (d) 25.6
  30. 30.0.26 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.52 (b) 0.052 (c) 5.2 (d) 0.0052
  31. 31.0.18 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.144 (b) 14.4 (c) 0.0144 (d) 1.44
  32. 32.6.4 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0704 (b) 70.4 (c) 0.704 (d) 7.04
  33. 33.6.3 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 30.87 (b) 3.087 (c) 0.3087 (d) 308.7
  34. 34.1.7 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.068 (b) 6.8 (c) 0.68 (d) 0.0068
  35. 35.2.1 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.84 (b) 0.084 (c) 8.4 (d) 84
  36. 36.5.8 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0812 (b) 81.2 (c) 8.12 (d) 0.812
  37. 37.0.16 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.048 (b) 4.8 (c) 0.0048 (d) 0.48
  38. 38.2.2 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.154 (b) 0.0154 (c) 1.54 (d) 15.4
  39. 39.0.23 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0207 (b) 0.207 (c) 2.07 (d) 20.7
  40. 40.0.22 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.682 (b) 0.0682 (c) 6.82 (d) 68.2

Answer key

  1. 13.92
  2. 3.25
  3. 87.1
  4. 325.5
  5. 0.39
  6. 0.68
  7. 2.94
  8. 46.5
  9. 9.88
  10. 15.96
  11. 0.799
  12. 0.282
  13. 18.6
  14. 37.31
  15. 63.9
  16. 3.366
  17. 1.52
  18. 10.26
  19. 14.44
  20. 8.01
  21. 14.6
  22. 0.084
  23. 5.94
  24. 9.57
  25. 0.081
  26. 2.32
  27. 6.16
  28. 8.06
  29. 25.6
  30. 0.52
  31. 1.44
  32. 7.04
  33. 30.87
  34. 0.68
  35. 8.4
  36. 8.12
  37. 0.48
  38. 1.54
  39. 2.07
  40. 6.82

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