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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 335 · 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. 1.0.92 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0736 (b) 0.736 (c) 0.00736 (d) 7.36
  2. 2.0.22 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.704 (b) 7.04 (c) 70.4 (d) 0.0704
  3. 3.1.8 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.4 (b) 0.54 (c) 0.054 (d) 54
  4. 4.5.7 × 2.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 142.5 (b) 0.1425 (c) 1.425 (d) 14.25
  5. 5.0.43 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0215 (b) 0.215 (c) 2.15 (d) 0.00215
  6. 6.0.93 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 27.9 (b) 2.79 (c) 0.279 (d) 0.0279
  7. 7.0.42 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2016 (b) 201.6 (c) 20.16 (d) 2.016
  8. 8.6.3 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.26 (b) 12.6 (c) 0.0126 (d) 0.126
  9. 9.0.66 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1782 (b) 17.82 (c) 178.2 (d) 1.782
  10. 10.0.42 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.32 (b) 1.932 (c) 0.1932 (d) 193.2
  11. 11.0.83 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0498 (b) 4.98 (c) 49.8 (d) 0.498
  12. 12.0.31 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0434 (b) 4.34 (c) 0.00434 (d) 0.434
  13. 13.0.65 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0195 (b) 1.95 (c) 0.195 (d) 0.00195
  14. 14.0.93 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1953 (b) 19.53 (c) 0.01953 (d) 1.953
  15. 15.0.36 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.116 (b) 11.16 (c) 0.01116 (d) 0.1116
  16. 16.0.73 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 36.5 (b) 3.65 (c) 0.0365 (d) 0.365
  17. 17.6.9 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0414 (b) 4.14 (c) 41.4 (d) 0.414
  18. 18.0.81 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2349 (b) 2.349 (c) 23.49 (d) 234.9
  19. 19.0.21 × 2.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0525 (b) 0.00525 (c) 5.25 (d) 0.525
  20. 20.2.6 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.78 (b) 78 (c) 0.078 (d) 7.8
  21. 21.0.47 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.29 (b) 0.329 (c) 32.9 (d) 0.0329
  22. 22.0.31 × 3.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0992 (b) 9.92 (c) 0.992 (d) 0.00992
  23. 23.0.16 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.032 (b) 0.0032 (c) 0.00032 (d) 0.32
  24. 24.9.8 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 29.4 (b) 2.94 (c) 0.294 (d) 294
  25. 25.0.45 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.135 (b) 0.0135 (c) 1.35 (d) 0.00135
  26. 26.7.9 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 71.1 (b) 7.11 (c) 0.711 (d) 0.0711
  27. 27.0.65 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.25 (b) 32.5 (c) 0.0325 (d) 0.325
  28. 28.0.96 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.88 (b) 28.8 (c) 0.0288 (d) 0.288
  29. 29.0.23 × 25 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.575 (b) 57.5 (c) 0.0575 (d) 5.75
  30. 30.9.5 × 15 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.425 (b) 142.5 (c) 1425 (d) 14.25
  31. 31.2.3 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 69 (b) 0.069 (c) 6.9 (d) 0.69
  32. 32.2.8 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.56 (b) 56 (c) 5.6 (d) 0.056
  33. 33.7.9 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.158 (b) 0.0158 (c) 1.58 (d) 15.8
  34. 34.0.16 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.064 (b) 0.0064 (c) 6.4 (d) 0.64
  35. 35.6.5 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.325 (b) 3.25 (c) 0.0325 (d) 32.5
  36. 36.0.32 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.88 (b) 0.288 (c) 28.8 (d) 0.0288
  37. 37.0.61 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00366 (b) 0.0366 (c) 3.66 (d) 0.366
  38. 38.9.2 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.508 (b) 45.08 (c) 0.4508 (d) 450.8
  39. 39.0.56 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.48 (b) 0.00448 (c) 0.0448 (d) 0.448
  40. 40.0.93 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.65 (b) 0.0465 (c) 46.5 (d) 0.465

Answer key

  1. 0.736
  2. 7.04
  3. 5.4
  4. 14.25
  5. 0.215
  6. 2.79
  7. 20.16
  8. 1.26
  9. 17.82
  10. 19.32
  11. 4.98
  12. 0.434
  13. 0.195
  14. 1.953
  15. 1.116
  16. 3.65
  17. 4.14
  18. 23.49
  19. 0.525
  20. 7.8
  21. 3.29
  22. 0.992
  23. 0.032
  24. 29.4
  25. 0.135
  26. 7.11
  27. 3.25
  28. 2.88
  29. 5.75
  30. 142.5
  31. 6.9
  32. 5.6
  33. 1.58
  34. 0.64
  35. 3.25
  36. 2.88
  37. 0.366
  38. 45.08
  39. 0.448
  40. 4.65

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