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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 431 · 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. 1.0.25 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0975 (b) 0.00975 (c) 0.975 (d) 9.75
  2. 2.6.4 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.984 (b) 198.4 (c) 0.1984 (d) 19.84
  3. 3.0.29 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0493 (b) 0.493 (c) 4.93 (d) 49.3
  4. 4.7.6 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.04 (b) 0.0304 (c) 0.304 (d) 30.4
  5. 5.0.67 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1273 (b) 12.73 (c) 1.273 (d) 127.3
  6. 6.0.97 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.679 (b) 0.00679 (c) 6.79 (d) 0.0679
  7. 7.0.47 × 4.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.021 (b) 0.02021 (c) 20.21 (d) 0.2021
  8. 8.2.1 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0189 (b) 0.189 (c) 1.89 (d) 18.9
  9. 9.7.7 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 616 (b) 61.6 (c) 6.16 (d) 0.616
  10. 10.0.89 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0178 (b) 17.8 (c) 0.178 (d) 1.78
  11. 11.3.7 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0407 (b) 0.407 (c) 4.07 (d) 40.7
  12. 12.2.7 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1323 (b) 1.323 (c) 13.23 (d) 132.3
  13. 13.7.8 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2262 (b) 2.262 (c) 226.2 (d) 22.62
  14. 14.0.44 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0396 (b) 0.00396 (c) 3.96 (d) 0.396
  15. 15.0.77 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.539 (b) 0.0539 (c) 5.39 (d) 53.9
  16. 16.3.2 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.568 (b) 15.68 (c) 156.8 (d) 0.1568
  17. 17.4.8 × 4.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2112 (b) 211.2 (c) 21.12 (d) 2.112
  18. 18.9.5 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 275.5 (b) 2.755 (c) 27.55 (d) 2755
  19. 19.0.31 × 45 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.395 (b) 13.95 (c) 0.1395 (d) 139.5
  20. 20.6.3 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0126 (b) 1.26 (c) 12.6 (d) 0.126
  21. 21.6.8 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 54.4 (b) 5.44 (c) 0.544 (d) 544
  22. 22.3.2 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0128 (b) 0.128 (c) 12.8 (d) 1.28
  23. 23.0.28 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0476 (b) 0.476 (c) 4.76 (d) 47.6
  24. 24.6.7 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0134 (b) 1.34 (c) 0.134 (d) 13.4
  25. 25.0.41 × 42 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1722 (b) 17.22 (c) 172.2 (d) 1.722
  26. 26.1.4 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.8 (b) 0.168 (c) 1.68 (d) 0.0168
  27. 27.0.27 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00216 (b) 0.216 (c) 2.16 (d) 0.0216
  28. 28.0.38 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00076 (b) 0.76 (c) 0.0076 (d) 0.076
  29. 29.9.1 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.001 (b) 100.1 (c) 10.01 (d) 0.1001
  30. 30.7.1 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.568 (b) 0.0568 (c) 5.68 (d) 56.8
  31. 31.2.4 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.32 (b) 43.2 (c) 0.432 (d) 0.0432
  32. 32.2.9 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0087 (b) 0.87 (c) 8.7 (d) 0.087
  33. 33.0.76 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 22.04 (b) 2.204 (c) 220.4 (d) 0.2204
  34. 34.9.6 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 67.2 (b) 672 (c) 0.672 (d) 6.72
  35. 35.0.51 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.204 (b) 2.04 (c) 0.00204 (d) 0.0204
  36. 36.3.5 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 105 (b) 1.05 (c) 0.105 (d) 10.5
  37. 37.6.9 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 179.4 (b) 1.794 (c) 1794 (d) 17.94
  38. 38.0.39 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0312 (b) 31.2 (c) 3.12 (d) 0.312
  39. 39.0.26 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.56 (b) 15.6 (c) 0.0156 (d) 0.156
  40. 40.1.9 × 45 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 855 (b) 8.55 (c) 0.855 (d) 85.5

Answer key

  1. 0.975
  2. 19.84
  3. 4.93
  4. 3.04
  5. 12.73
  6. 0.679
  7. 2.021
  8. 1.89
  9. 61.6
  10. 1.78
  11. 4.07
  12. 13.23
  13. 22.62
  14. 0.396
  15. 5.39
  16. 15.68
  17. 21.12
  18. 275.5
  19. 13.95
  20. 1.26
  21. 54.4
  22. 1.28
  23. 4.76
  24. 1.34
  25. 17.22
  26. 1.68
  27. 0.216
  28. 0.076
  29. 10.01
  30. 5.68
  31. 4.32
  32. 0.87
  33. 22.04
  34. 67.2
  35. 0.204
  36. 10.5
  37. 179.4
  38. 3.12
  39. 1.56
  40. 85.5

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