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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 385 · 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. 1.6.8 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 81.6 (b) 8.16 (c) 0.816 (d) 0.0816
  2. 2.2.2 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.88 (b) 0.088 (c) 0.0088 (d) 8.8
  3. 3.1.4 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.056 (b) 56 (c) 0.56 (d) 5.6
  4. 4.3.6 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 25.2 (b) 0.252 (c) 2.52 (d) 0.0252
  5. 5.5.7 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.28 (b) 0.228 (c) 22.8 (d) 0.0228
  6. 6.4.8 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.2 (b) 0.0192 (c) 1.92 (d) 0.192
  7. 7.3.2 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.92 (b) 0.192 (c) 19.2 (d) 192
  8. 8.6.9 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 48.3 (b) 0.483 (c) 4.83 (d) 483
  9. 9.0.33 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 29.7 (b) 2.97 (c) 0.297 (d) 0.0297
  10. 10.9.2 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.588 (b) 35.88 (c) 0.3588 (d) 358.8
  11. 11.2.3 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.1 (b) 0.161 (c) 1.61 (d) 161
  12. 12.0.72 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.92 (b) 0.0792 (c) 0.792 (d) 0.00792
  13. 13.0.22 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.198 (b) 0.0198 (c) 1.98 (d) 0.00198
  14. 14.8.5 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 178.5 (b) 1.785 (c) 17.85 (d) 1785
  15. 15.0.35 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00105 (b) 1.05 (c) 0.105 (d) 0.0105
  16. 16.0.38 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0152 (b) 0.152 (c) 1.52 (d) 0.00152
  17. 17.1.3 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 403 (b) 4.03 (c) 40.3 (d) 0.403
  18. 18.8.8 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 79.2 (b) 0.0792 (c) 0.792 (d) 7.92
  19. 19.8.9 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 35.6 (b) 0.356 (c) 356 (d) 3.56
  20. 20.0.35 × 4.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1505 (b) 15.05 (c) 1.505 (d) 0.01505
  21. 21.3.6 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.24 (b) 0.324 (c) 324 (d) 32.4
  22. 22.0.29 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.174 (b) 1.74 (c) 0.0174 (d) 17.4
  23. 23.0.91 × 4.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.04004 (b) 4.004 (c) 40.04 (d) 0.4004
  24. 24.5.7 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.14 (b) 0.114 (c) 0.0114 (d) 11.4
  25. 25.8.8 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.264 (b) 264 (c) 2.64 (d) 26.4
  26. 26.5.7 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0342 (b) 0.342 (c) 34.2 (d) 3.42
  27. 27.0.14 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.042 (b) 0.0042 (c) 0.42 (d) 0.00042
  28. 28.3.8 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.152 (b) 0.0152 (c) 1.52 (d) 15.2
  29. 29.7.6 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 36.48 (b) 364.8 (c) 3.648 (d) 3648
  30. 30.0.98 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.88 (b) 0.0588 (c) 0.588 (d) 0.00588
  31. 31.1.5 × 1.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.25 (b) 0.0225 (c) 22.5 (d) 0.225
  32. 32.0.54 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.56 (b) 0.756 (c) 75.6 (d) 0.0756
  33. 33.0.13 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.065 (b) 0.0065 (c) 6.5 (d) 0.65
  34. 34.9.4 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 31.96 (b) 0.3196 (c) 319.6 (d) 3.196
  35. 35.6.3 × 4.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.709 (b) 270.9 (c) 27.09 (d) 0.2709
  36. 36.0.41 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0246 (b) 24.6 (c) 0.246 (d) 2.46
  37. 37.0.18 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0126 (b) 12.6 (c) 1.26 (d) 0.126
  38. 38.0.77 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1617 (b) 16.17 (c) 161.7 (d) 1.617
  39. 39.0.34 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00952 (b) 0.0952 (c) 0.952 (d) 9.52
  40. 40.0.32 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00288 (b) 0.0288 (c) 2.88 (d) 0.288

Answer key

  1. 8.16
  2. 0.88
  3. 5.6
  4. 2.52
  5. 2.28
  6. 1.92
  7. 19.2
  8. 48.3
  9. 2.97
  10. 35.88
  11. 16.1
  12. 0.792
  13. 0.198
  14. 178.5
  15. 0.105
  16. 0.152
  17. 40.3
  18. 7.92
  19. 35.6
  20. 1.505
  21. 32.4
  22. 1.74
  23. 4.004
  24. 1.14
  25. 26.4
  26. 3.42
  27. 0.042
  28. 1.52
  29. 364.8
  30. 0.588
  31. 2.25
  32. 7.56
  33. 0.65
  34. 31.96
  35. 27.09
  36. 2.46
  37. 1.26
  38. 16.17
  39. 0.952
  40. 0.288

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