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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 39 · 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. 1.0.16 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.176 (b) 0.00176 (c) 1.76 (d) 0.0176
  2. 2.6.3 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 163.8 (b) 1.638 (c) 1638 (d) 16.38
  3. 3.0.15 × 2.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.45 (b) 0.345 (c) 0.00345 (d) 0.0345
  4. 4.0.72 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0216 (b) 0.216 (c) 0.00216 (d) 2.16
  5. 5.5.4 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.62 (b) 0.162 (c) 0.0162 (d) 16.2
  6. 6.0.23 × 2.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00506 (b) 0.506 (c) 5.06 (d) 0.0506
  7. 7.0.12 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.096 (b) 9.6 (c) 0.96 (d) 0.0096
  8. 8.5.8 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.06 (b) 0.0406 (c) 40.6 (d) 0.406
  9. 9.0.71 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.02911 (b) 0.2911 (c) 2.911 (d) 29.11
  10. 10.6.9 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.73 (b) 117.3 (c) 1173 (d) 1.173
  11. 11.9.8 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.392 (b) 3.92 (c) 0.0392 (d) 39.2
  12. 12.0.69 × 3.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2622 (b) 0.02622 (c) 26.22 (d) 2.622
  13. 13.8.9 × 45 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 400.5 (b) 4005 (c) 4.005 (d) 40.05
  14. 14.7.5 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.75 (b) 67.5 (c) 675 (d) 0.675
  15. 15.0.45 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.205 (b) 0.02205 (c) 0.2205 (d) 22.05
  16. 16.2.9 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26.1 (b) 2.61 (c) 261 (d) 0.261
  17. 17.5.6 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.736 (b) 17.36 (c) 1736 (d) 173.6
  18. 18.6.7 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.737 (b) 7.37 (c) 737 (d) 73.7
  19. 19.6.4 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0512 (b) 0.512 (c) 51.2 (d) 5.12
  20. 20.2.2 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.044 (b) 0.0044 (c) 0.44 (d) 4.4
  21. 21.0.33 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.2 (b) 0.132 (c) 0.0132 (d) 1.32
  22. 22.0.34 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00544 (b) 5.44 (c) 0.0544 (d) 0.544
  23. 23.0.56 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.8 (b) 0.0168 (c) 1.68 (d) 0.168
  24. 24.0.23 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.161 (b) 16.1 (c) 0.0161 (d) 1.61
  25. 25.0.81 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.243 (b) 2.43 (c) 24.3 (d) 0.0243
  26. 26.3.2 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.12 (b) 1.312 (c) 131.2 (d) 0.1312
  27. 27.3.1 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.79 (b) 0.0279 (c) 0.279 (d) 27.9
  28. 28.2.5 × 1.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0375 (b) 3.75 (c) 0.375 (d) 37.5
  29. 29.0.62 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.86 (b) 0.186 (c) 0.0186 (d) 18.6
  30. 30.0.31 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.72 (b) 0.372 (c) 0.00372 (d) 0.0372
  31. 31.0.92 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0276 (b) 2.76 (c) 0.00276 (d) 0.276
  32. 32.0.19 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.14 (b) 0.00114 (c) 0.0114 (d) 0.114
  33. 33.0.67 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.35 (b) 0.335 (c) 33.5 (d) 0.0335
  34. 34.1.4 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.098 (b) 0.98 (c) 9.8 (d) 98
  35. 35.5.5 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.275 (b) 275 (c) 27.5 (d) 2.75
  36. 36.7.4 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 30.34 (b) 3.034 (c) 3034 (d) 303.4
  37. 37.7.8 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.34 (b) 234 (c) 23.4 (d) 0.234
  38. 38.2.4 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 21.6 (b) 0.216 (c) 2.16 (d) 0.0216
  39. 39.3.1 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.2 (b) 0.062 (c) 0.62 (d) 62
  40. 40.5.4 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.026 (b) 10.26 (c) 1026 (d) 102.6

Answer key

  1. 0.176
  2. 163.8
  3. 0.345
  4. 0.216
  5. 1.62
  6. 0.506
  7. 0.96
  8. 4.06
  9. 2.911
  10. 117.3
  11. 3.92
  12. 2.622
  13. 400.5
  14. 67.5
  15. 2.205
  16. 26.1
  17. 173.6
  18. 73.7
  19. 5.12
  20. 0.44
  21. 1.32
  22. 0.544
  23. 1.68
  24. 1.61
  25. 2.43
  26. 13.12
  27. 2.79
  28. 3.75
  29. 1.86
  30. 0.372
  31. 0.276
  32. 0.114
  33. 3.35
  34. 9.8
  35. 27.5
  36. 303.4
  37. 23.4
  38. 2.16
  39. 6.2
  40. 102.6

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