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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 42 · 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. 1.8.3 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.996 (b) 0.0996 (c) 99.6 (d) 9.96
  2. 2.0.13 × 25 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0325 (b) 3.25 (c) 32.5 (d) 0.325
  3. 3.3.3 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1023 (b) 102.3 (c) 10.23 (d) 1.023
  4. 4.0.88 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1144 (b) 114.4 (c) 11.44 (d) 1.144
  5. 5.0.72 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 21.6 (b) 0.0216 (c) 0.216 (d) 2.16
  6. 6.7.8 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.624 (b) 62.4 (c) 0.0624 (d) 6.24
  7. 7.0.85 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 76.5 (b) 0.765 (c) 7.65 (d) 0.0765
  8. 8.4.9 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.23 (b) 0.1323 (c) 132.3 (d) 1.323
  9. 9.7.2 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.648 (b) 64.8 (c) 648 (d) 6.48
  10. 10.0.13 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00104 (b) 0.0104 (c) 1.04 (d) 0.104
  11. 11.6.7 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 308.2 (b) 3082 (c) 3.082 (d) 30.82
  12. 12.7.7 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.16 (b) 0.616 (c) 61.6 (d) 0.0616
  13. 13.3.2 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 54.4 (b) 5.44 (c) 0.544 (d) 544
  14. 14.8.7 × 3.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 31.32 (b) 313.2 (c) 0.3132 (d) 3.132
  15. 15.1.9 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.7 (b) 0.057 (c) 0.57 (d) 0.0057
  16. 16.1.7 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0493 (b) 0.493 (c) 49.3 (d) 4.93
  17. 17.0.69 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2346 (b) 2.346 (c) 23.46 (d) 0.02346
  18. 18.3.9 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 66.3 (b) 6.63 (c) 663 (d) 0.663
  19. 19.9.2 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.28 (b) 0.0828 (c) 82.8 (d) 0.828
  20. 20.1.7 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.36 (b) 0.136 (c) 0.0136 (d) 13.6
  21. 21.0.44 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01804 (b) 0.1804 (c) 18.04 (d) 1.804
  22. 22.7.2 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2376 (b) 237.6 (c) 2.376 (d) 23.76
  23. 23.0.63 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.252 (b) 2.52 (c) 0.0252 (d) 0.00252
  24. 24.6.4 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 38.4 (b) 3.84 (c) 0.0384 (d) 0.384
  25. 25.8.8 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 61.6 (b) 0.616 (c) 6.16 (d) 0.0616
  26. 26.0.38 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.06 (b) 1.406 (c) 0.1406 (d) 140.6
  27. 27.0.38 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.064 (b) 0.1064 (c) 106.4 (d) 10.64
  28. 28.0.72 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.76 (b) 57.6 (c) 0.576 (d) 0.0576
  29. 29.3.3 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.198 (b) 19.8 (c) 1.98 (d) 198
  30. 30.0.34 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 23.8 (b) 0.0238 (c) 0.238 (d) 2.38
  31. 31.0.97 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1843 (b) 1.843 (c) 0.01843 (d) 18.43
  32. 32.0.17 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.2 (b) 0.102 (c) 0.0102 (d) 1.02
  33. 33.0.22 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0088 (b) 0.00088 (c) 0.088 (d) 0.88
  34. 34.0.93 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.65 (b) 0.465 (c) 46.5 (d) 0.0465
  35. 35.0.45 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00135 (b) 0.0135 (c) 1.35 (d) 0.135
  36. 36.0.51 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.16 (b) 0.816 (c) 0.0816 (d) 81.6
  37. 37.0.22 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.04 (b) 0.704 (c) 70.4 (d) 0.0704
  38. 38.8.1 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.67 (b) 56.7 (c) 0.0567 (d) 0.567
  39. 39.2.6 × 3.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 83.2 (b) 0.0832 (c) 8.32 (d) 0.832
  40. 40.2.5 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.5 (b) 0.075 (c) 0.75 (d) 75

Answer key

  1. 9.96
  2. 3.25
  3. 102.3
  4. 11.44
  5. 2.16
  6. 6.24
  7. 7.65
  8. 13.23
  9. 64.8
  10. 0.104
  11. 308.2
  12. 6.16
  13. 54.4
  14. 31.32
  15. 0.57
  16. 4.93
  17. 2.346
  18. 66.3
  19. 8.28
  20. 1.36
  21. 1.804
  22. 23.76
  23. 0.252
  24. 3.84
  25. 6.16
  26. 14.06
  27. 10.64
  28. 5.76
  29. 19.8
  30. 2.38
  31. 1.843
  32. 1.02
  33. 0.088
  34. 4.65
  35. 0.135
  36. 8.16
  37. 7.04
  38. 5.67
  39. 8.32
  40. 7.5

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