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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 362 · 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. 1.0.22 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.2 (b) 1.32 (c) 0.0132 (d) 0.132
  2. 2.6.2 × 4.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.728 (b) 0.2728 (c) 272.8 (d) 27.28
  3. 3.0.19 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0228 (b) 2.28 (c) 0.228 (d) 22.8
  4. 4.5.6 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 117.6 (b) 1.176 (c) 0.1176 (d) 11.76
  5. 5.4.7 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.63 (b) 1363 (c) 136.3 (d) 1.363
  6. 6.3.8 × 43 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1634 (b) 163.4 (c) 1.634 (d) 16.34
  7. 7.1.6 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.144 (b) 0.0144 (c) 1.44 (d) 14.4
  8. 8.0.26 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.34 (b) 23.4 (c) 0.0234 (d) 0.234
  9. 9.3.3 × 2.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.726 (b) 72.6 (c) 0.0726 (d) 7.26
  10. 10.0.14 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.238 (b) 2.38 (c) 0.0238 (d) 23.8
  11. 11.9.5 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 285 (b) 28.5 (c) 2.85 (d) 0.285
  12. 12.3.9 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 27.3 (b) 0.273 (c) 2.73 (d) 0.0273
  13. 13.7.9 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2923 (b) 292.3 (c) 2.923 (d) 29.23
  14. 14.7.5 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0375 (b) 37.5 (c) 0.375 (d) 3.75
  15. 15.0.81 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.863 (b) 18.63 (c) 186.3 (d) 0.1863
  16. 16.3.7 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 140.6 (b) 1406 (c) 14.06 (d) 1.406
  17. 17.6.1 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.44 (b) 0.244 (c) 244 (d) 24.4
  18. 18.0.81 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 72.9 (b) 7.29 (c) 0.729 (d) 0.0729
  19. 19.0.78 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.794 (b) 179.4 (c) 17.94 (d) 0.1794
  20. 20.0.78 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.46 (b) 0.546 (c) 0.0546 (d) 0.00546
  21. 21.0.73 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.6 (b) 0.0146 (c) 1.46 (d) 0.146
  22. 22.0.51 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.448 (b) 24.48 (c) 0.02448 (d) 0.2448
  23. 23.4.7 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.33 (b) 183.3 (c) 1.833 (d) 0.1833
  24. 24.5.2 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.364 (b) 3.64 (c) 36.4 (d) 364
  25. 25.0.45 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.135 (b) 13.5 (c) 1.35 (d) 0.0135
  26. 26.5.6 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2744 (b) 274.4 (c) 2.744 (d) 27.44
  27. 27.3.6 × 43 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 154.8 (b) 15.48 (c) 1548 (d) 1.548
  28. 28.2.7 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0216 (b) 21.6 (c) 2.16 (d) 0.216
  29. 29.3.8 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.608 (b) 608 (c) 60.8 (d) 6.08
  30. 30.1.9 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.32 (b) 53.2 (c) 0.532 (d) 532
  31. 31.3.8 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1748 (b) 1.748 (c) 174.8 (d) 17.48
  32. 32.0.37 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.11 (b) 11.1 (c) 0.0111 (d) 0.111
  33. 33.9.8 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3528 (b) 35.28 (c) 352.8 (d) 3.528
  34. 34.0.34 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0612 (b) 61.2 (c) 0.612 (d) 6.12
  35. 35.6.4 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.32 (b) 0.832 (c) 83.2 (d) 832
  36. 36.2.9 × 4.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1276 (b) 1.276 (c) 12.76 (d) 127.6
  37. 37.8.5 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2635 (b) 26.35 (c) 263.5 (d) 2.635
  38. 38.1.8 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.8 (b) 0.0108 (c) 0.108 (d) 1.08
  39. 39.0.49 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 44.1 (b) 0.441 (c) 0.0441 (d) 4.41
  40. 40.0.98 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0392 (b) 0.392 (c) 3.92 (d) 0.00392

Answer key

  1. 1.32
  2. 27.28
  3. 2.28
  4. 11.76
  5. 136.3
  6. 163.4
  7. 1.44
  8. 2.34
  9. 7.26
  10. 2.38
  11. 28.5
  12. 2.73
  13. 292.3
  14. 3.75
  15. 18.63
  16. 140.6
  17. 24.4
  18. 7.29
  19. 17.94
  20. 0.546
  21. 1.46
  22. 2.448
  23. 18.33
  24. 36.4
  25. 1.35
  26. 274.4
  27. 154.8
  28. 2.16
  29. 60.8
  30. 53.2
  31. 17.48
  32. 1.11
  33. 352.8
  34. 6.12
  35. 83.2
  36. 12.76
  37. 263.5
  38. 1.08
  39. 4.41
  40. 0.392

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