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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 355 · 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. 1.2.1 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.89 (b) 189 (c) 18.9 (d) 0.189
  2. 2.4.2 × 3.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1512 (b) 15.12 (c) 1.512 (d) 151.2
  3. 3.0.52 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1352 (b) 135.2 (c) 13.52 (d) 1.352
  4. 4.7.6 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.16 (b) 1216 (c) 121.6 (d) 1.216
  5. 5.3.3 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.93 (b) 69.3 (c) 693 (d) 0.693
  6. 6.2.9 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 812 (b) 81.2 (c) 8.12 (d) 0.812
  7. 7.5.5 × 4.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 247.5 (b) 0.2475 (c) 2.475 (d) 24.75
  8. 8.2.2 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 72.6 (b) 0.0726 (c) 0.726 (d) 7.26
  9. 9.0.71 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.42 (b) 0.0142 (c) 0.142 (d) 0.00142
  10. 10.7.2 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.96 (b) 129.6 (c) 1296 (d) 1.296
  11. 11.8.8 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 70.4 (b) 704 (c) 7.04 (d) 0.704
  12. 12.0.17 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00051 (b) 0.51 (c) 0.051 (d) 0.0051
  13. 13.0.74 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 66.6 (b) 6.66 (c) 0.666 (d) 0.0666
  14. 14.9.9 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.396 (b) 396 (c) 3.96 (d) 39.6
  15. 15.0.21 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.462 (b) 46.2 (c) 4.62 (d) 0.0462
  16. 16.0.72 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.03312 (b) 33.12 (c) 0.3312 (d) 3.312
  17. 17.4.7 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 141 (b) 0.141 (c) 1.41 (d) 14.1
  18. 18.7.8 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 46.8 (b) 4.68 (c) 0.0468 (d) 0.468
  19. 19.0.95 × 1.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1425 (b) 0.01425 (c) 14.25 (d) 1.425
  20. 20.5.4 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.24 (b) 0.0324 (c) 32.4 (d) 0.324
  21. 21.8.2 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 57.4 (b) 574 (c) 0.574 (d) 5.74
  22. 22.3.7 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.74 (b) 0.074 (c) 0.0074 (d) 7.4
  23. 23.2.9 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 20.3 (b) 2.03 (c) 0.203 (d) 203
  24. 24.0.84 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.56 (b) 0.0756 (c) 75.6 (d) 0.756
  25. 25.9.3 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 74.4 (b) 7.44 (c) 0.744 (d) 0.0744
  26. 26.0.15 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0045 (b) 0.045 (c) 0.45 (d) 0.00045
  27. 27.7.7 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.4 (b) 1.54 (c) 0.154 (d) 0.0154
  28. 28.0.46 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.68 (b) 36.8 (c) 0.368 (d) 0.0368
  29. 29.0.62 × 4.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.02914 (b) 0.2914 (c) 29.14 (d) 2.914
  30. 30.0.77 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.16 (b) 0.0616 (c) 0.616 (d) 0.00616
  31. 31.2.4 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.152 (b) 1152 (c) 11.52 (d) 115.2
  32. 32.8.4 × 4.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.612 (b) 0.3612 (c) 361.2 (d) 36.12
  33. 33.0.88 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.03256 (b) 0.3256 (c) 32.56 (d) 3.256
  34. 34.0.32 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.288 (b) 0.0288 (c) 2.88 (d) 28.8
  35. 35.5.1 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.816 (b) 0.0816 (c) 81.6 (d) 8.16
  36. 36.4.4 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26.4 (b) 0.264 (c) 2.64 (d) 0.0264
  37. 37.8.3 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 257.3 (b) 2573 (c) 25.73 (d) 2.573
  38. 38.0.39 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.351 (b) 0.0351 (c) 0.00351 (d) 3.51
  39. 39.2.4 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.2 (b) 72 (c) 0.072 (d) 0.72
  40. 40.5.3 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.749 (b) 0.1749 (c) 174.9 (d) 17.49

Answer key

  1. 18.9
  2. 15.12
  3. 13.52
  4. 121.6
  5. 69.3
  6. 81.2
  7. 24.75
  8. 7.26
  9. 0.142
  10. 129.6
  11. 70.4
  12. 0.051
  13. 6.66
  14. 39.6
  15. 4.62
  16. 3.312
  17. 14.1
  18. 4.68
  19. 1.425
  20. 3.24
  21. 57.4
  22. 0.74
  23. 20.3
  24. 7.56
  25. 7.44
  26. 0.045
  27. 1.54
  28. 3.68
  29. 2.914
  30. 0.616
  31. 115.2
  32. 36.12
  33. 3.256
  34. 2.88
  35. 8.16
  36. 2.64
  37. 257.3
  38. 0.351
  39. 7.2
  40. 17.49

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