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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 344 · 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. 1.0.39 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.078 (b) 7.8 (c) 0.0078 (d) 0.78
  2. 2.3.1 × 15 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.65 (b) 0.465 (c) 465 (d) 46.5
  3. 3.4.2 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.84 (b) 8.4 (c) 0.084 (d) 84
  4. 4.0.61 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0183 (b) 1.83 (c) 0.183 (d) 0.00183
  5. 5.0.47 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00987 (b) 0.987 (c) 9.87 (d) 0.0987
  6. 6.0.99 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00792 (b) 7.92 (c) 0.0792 (d) 0.792
  7. 7.0.45 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0225 (b) 0.225 (c) 2.25 (d) 22.5
  8. 8.0.68 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 326.4 (b) 0.3264 (c) 3.264 (d) 32.64
  9. 9.0.85 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00425 (b) 0.0425 (c) 4.25 (d) 0.425
  10. 10.0.57 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0513 (b) 51.3 (c) 0.513 (d) 5.13
  11. 11.0.29 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.96 (b) 69.6 (c) 0.0696 (d) 0.696
  12. 12.2.3 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.138 (b) 13.8 (c) 0.0138 (d) 1.38
  13. 13.8.4 × 2.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.932 (b) 0.1932 (c) 19.32 (d) 193.2
  14. 14.9.3 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1674 (b) 16.74 (c) 167.4 (d) 1.674
  15. 15.3.9 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.34 (b) 23.4 (c) 0.234 (d) 234
  16. 16.6.7 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.02 (b) 40.2 (c) 0.0402 (d) 0.402
  17. 17.5.4 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.64 (b) 0.0864 (c) 86.4 (d) 0.864
  18. 18.0.17 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0068 (b) 0.068 (c) 6.8 (d) 0.68
  19. 19.0.44 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 105.6 (b) 1.056 (c) 0.1056 (d) 10.56
  20. 20.7.9 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 94.8 (b) 0.0948 (c) 0.948 (d) 9.48
  21. 21.0.23 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.667 (b) 0.00667 (c) 0.0667 (d) 6.67
  22. 22.0.42 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.52 (b) 0.0252 (c) 0.252 (d) 25.2
  23. 23.9.6 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 307.2 (b) 30.72 (c) 3.072 (d) 3072
  24. 24.0.61 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0305 (b) 3.05 (c) 0.305 (d) 0.00305
  25. 25.0.18 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.08 (b) 0.0108 (c) 10.8 (d) 0.108
  26. 26.9.9 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 79.2 (b) 0.792 (c) 0.0792 (d) 7.92
  27. 27.0.16 × 3.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0608 (b) 0.00608 (c) 6.08 (d) 0.608
  28. 28.9.4 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.82 (b) 28.2 (c) 0.282 (d) 0.0282
  29. 29.1.2 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.92 (b) 0.0192 (c) 0.192 (d) 19.2
  30. 30.0.68 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.128 (b) 31.28 (c) 0.03128 (d) 0.3128
  31. 31.4.8 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.288 (b) 2.88 (c) 288 (d) 28.8
  32. 32.0.12 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.24 (b) 2.4 (c) 0.024 (d) 0.0024
  33. 33.6.1 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.037 (b) 10.37 (c) 1037 (d) 103.7
  34. 34.0.74 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.66 (b) 0.0666 (c) 0.666 (d) 0.00666
  35. 35.3.9 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.17 (b) 0.0117 (c) 0.117 (d) 11.7
  36. 36.6.3 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.04 (b) 50.4 (c) 0.504 (d) 504
  37. 37.0.99 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.98 (b) 19.8 (c) 0.198 (d) 0.0198
  38. 38.8.7 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.96 (b) 0.0696 (c) 0.696 (d) 69.6
  39. 39.4.2 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.86 (b) 1386 (c) 1.386 (d) 138.6
  40. 40.4.1 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.3 (b) 0.123 (c) 1.23 (d) 0.0123

Answer key

  1. 0.78
  2. 46.5
  3. 8.4
  4. 0.183
  5. 0.987
  6. 0.792
  7. 2.25
  8. 32.64
  9. 0.425
  10. 5.13
  11. 6.96
  12. 1.38
  13. 19.32
  14. 167.4
  15. 23.4
  16. 4.02
  17. 8.64
  18. 0.68
  19. 10.56
  20. 9.48
  21. 0.667
  22. 2.52
  23. 307.2
  24. 0.305
  25. 1.08
  26. 7.92
  27. 0.608
  28. 2.82
  29. 1.92
  30. 3.128
  31. 28.8
  32. 0.24
  33. 103.7
  34. 0.666
  35. 1.17
  36. 50.4
  37. 1.98
  38. 6.96
  39. 138.6
  40. 1.23

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