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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 515 · 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. 1.6.1 × 2.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.464 (b) 146.4 (c) 14.64 (d) 0.1464
  2. 2.7.4 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0518 (b) 5.18 (c) 51.8 (d) 0.518
  3. 3.0.92 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.84 (b) 0.184 (c) 18.4 (d) 0.0184
  4. 4.6.5 × 2.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.625 (b) 162.5 (c) 16.25 (d) 0.1625
  5. 5.0.16 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.112 (b) 0.0112 (c) 0.00112 (d) 1.12
  6. 6.0.91 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 35.49 (b) 3.549 (c) 0.3549 (d) 0.03549
  7. 7.0.35 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00105 (b) 0.105 (c) 0.0105 (d) 1.05
  8. 8.7.3 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.146 (b) 1.46 (c) 14.6 (d) 0.0146
  9. 9.0.71 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2627 (b) 26.27 (c) 262.7 (d) 2.627
  10. 10.1.7 × 4.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.48 (b) 74.8 (c) 0.0748 (d) 0.748
  11. 11.7.9 × 25 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.975 (b) 1975 (c) 197.5 (d) 19.75
  12. 12.0.44 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.748 (b) 74.8 (c) 0.0748 (d) 7.48
  13. 13.1.9 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 60.8 (b) 6.08 (c) 0.608 (d) 608
  14. 14.2.3 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.69 (b) 0.069 (c) 0.0069 (d) 6.9
  15. 15.0.44 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 52.8 (b) 0.528 (c) 5.28 (d) 0.0528
  16. 16.0.97 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2619 (b) 2.619 (c) 0.02619 (d) 26.19
  17. 17.0.28 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0196 (b) 1.96 (c) 19.6 (d) 0.196
  18. 18.0.49 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00637 (b) 0.637 (c) 0.0637 (d) 6.37
  19. 19.0.49 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00098 (b) 0.98 (c) 0.098 (d) 0.0098
  20. 20.0.92 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0736 (b) 0.00736 (c) 7.36 (d) 0.736
  21. 21.5.3 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.961 (b) 196.1 (c) 19.61 (d) 1961
  22. 22.0.13 × 3.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00468 (b) 0.468 (c) 4.68 (d) 0.0468
  23. 23.0.17 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.78 (b) 0.00578 (c) 0.0578 (d) 0.578
  24. 24.7.1 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1562 (b) 15.62 (c) 1.562 (d) 156.2
  25. 25.3.2 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 38.4 (b) 3.84 (c) 0.384 (d) 0.0384
  26. 26.0.41 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1599 (b) 1.599 (c) 0.01599 (d) 15.99
  27. 27.4.1 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.271 (b) 127.1 (c) 12.71 (d) 0.1271
  28. 28.0.18 × 2.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.396 (b) 0.00396 (c) 3.96 (d) 0.0396
  29. 29.4.2 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.168 (b) 0.0168 (c) 1.68 (d) 16.8
  30. 30.8.9 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.69 (b) 1869 (c) 1.869 (d) 186.9
  31. 31.3.7 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.8 (b) 0.148 (c) 0.0148 (d) 1.48
  32. 32.8.8 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1496 (b) 14.96 (c) 149.6 (d) 1.496
  33. 33.2.9 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.377 (b) 0.0377 (c) 3.77 (d) 37.7
  34. 34.2.1 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.168 (b) 16.8 (c) 0.0168 (d) 1.68
  35. 35.1.2 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.6 (b) 0.36 (c) 0.036 (d) 0.0036
  36. 36.0.42 × 3.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1344 (b) 0.01344 (c) 1.344 (d) 13.44
  37. 37.0.33 × 2.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.25 (b) 0.0825 (c) 0.825 (d) 0.00825
  38. 38.2.3 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.069 (b) 6.9 (c) 69 (d) 0.69
  39. 39.0.33 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 72.6 (b) 7.26 (c) 0.726 (d) 0.0726
  40. 40.2.5 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 225 (b) 2.25 (c) 0.225 (d) 22.5

Answer key

  1. 14.64
  2. 5.18
  3. 1.84
  4. 16.25
  5. 0.112
  6. 3.549
  7. 0.105
  8. 1.46
  9. 26.27
  10. 7.48
  11. 197.5
  12. 7.48
  13. 60.8
  14. 0.69
  15. 5.28
  16. 2.619
  17. 1.96
  18. 0.637
  19. 0.098
  20. 0.736
  21. 196.1
  22. 0.468
  23. 0.578
  24. 156.2
  25. 3.84
  26. 1.599
  27. 12.71
  28. 0.396
  29. 1.68
  30. 186.9
  31. 1.48
  32. 149.6
  33. 3.77
  34. 1.68
  35. 0.36
  36. 1.344
  37. 0.825
  38. 6.9
  39. 7.26
  40. 22.5

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