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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 52 · 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. 1.3.6 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.072 (b) 7.2 (c) 0.72 (d) 72
  2. 2.0.72 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0576 (b) 0.576 (c) 5.76 (d) 0.00576
  3. 3.8.6 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0516 (b) 51.6 (c) 0.516 (d) 5.16
  4. 4.6.5 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.55 (b) 0.455 (c) 45.5 (d) 0.0455
  5. 5.4.9 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1666 (b) 16.66 (c) 1.666 (d) 166.6
  6. 6.3.6 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.656 (b) 16.56 (c) 165.6 (d) 0.1656
  7. 7.1.2 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.08 (b) 10.8 (c) 0.108 (d) 0.0108
  8. 8.0.23 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.07 (b) 0.207 (c) 20.7 (d) 0.0207
  9. 9.0.99 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.495 (b) 4.95 (c) 49.5 (d) 0.0495
  10. 10.0.81 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.53 (b) 0.01053 (c) 0.1053 (d) 1.053
  11. 11.6.9 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 34.5 (b) 3.45 (c) 345 (d) 0.345
  12. 12.3.1 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.186 (b) 1.86 (c) 18.6 (d) 186
  13. 13.0.31 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.961 (b) 96.1 (c) 0.0961 (d) 9.61
  14. 14.0.48 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0288 (b) 2.88 (c) 0.288 (d) 28.8
  15. 15.9.9 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 693 (b) 0.693 (c) 69.3 (d) 6.93
  16. 16.1.8 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.8 (b) 1.08 (c) 0.108 (d) 108
  17. 17.7.2 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1656 (b) 16.56 (c) 165.6 (d) 1.656
  18. 18.6.3 × 4.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2961 (b) 29.61 (c) 2.961 (d) 296.1
  19. 19.0.98 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00588 (b) 5.88 (c) 0.0588 (d) 0.588
  20. 20.0.33 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0792 (b) 79.2 (c) 0.792 (d) 7.92
  21. 21.0.43 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.086 (b) 0.00086 (c) 0.0086 (d) 0.86
  22. 22.5.7 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.342 (b) 3.42 (c) 0.0342 (d) 34.2
  23. 23.0.79 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.133 (b) 0.2133 (c) 21.33 (d) 0.02133
  24. 24.0.25 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.225 (b) 0.00225 (c) 2.25 (d) 0.0225
  25. 25.9.2 × 4.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3864 (b) 386.4 (c) 3.864 (d) 38.64
  26. 26.0.93 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.44 (b) 0.0744 (c) 0.00744 (d) 0.744
  27. 27.0.16 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.048 (b) 0.48 (c) 4.8 (d) 0.0048
  28. 28.0.23 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00644 (b) 0.0644 (c) 0.644 (d) 6.44
  29. 29.6.1 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 244 (b) 0.244 (c) 24.4 (d) 2.44
  30. 30.0.44 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.6 (b) 1.76 (c) 0.176 (d) 0.0176
  31. 31.1.6 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.84 (b) 0.384 (c) 384 (d) 38.4
  32. 32.6.7 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.871 (b) 8.71 (c) 87.1 (d) 871
  33. 33.2.3 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.115 (b) 0.0115 (c) 1.15 (d) 11.5
  34. 34.0.52 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.496 (b) 249.6 (c) 24.96 (d) 0.2496
  35. 35.0.16 × 2.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00352 (b) 0.0352 (c) 0.352 (d) 3.52
  36. 36.2.9 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 118.9 (b) 1.189 (c) 11.89 (d) 0.1189
  37. 37.0.92 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0736 (b) 73.6 (c) 0.736 (d) 7.36
  38. 38.0.47 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0094 (b) 0.094 (c) 9.4 (d) 0.94
  39. 39.0.27 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.243 (b) 0.0243 (c) 2.43 (d) 0.00243
  40. 40.0.37 × 25 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.925 (b) 9.25 (c) 92.5 (d) 0.0925

Answer key

  1. 7.2
  2. 0.576
  3. 5.16
  4. 4.55
  5. 16.66
  6. 16.56
  7. 1.08
  8. 2.07
  9. 4.95
  10. 1.053
  11. 34.5
  12. 18.6
  13. 9.61
  14. 2.88
  15. 69.3
  16. 10.8
  17. 165.6
  18. 29.61
  19. 0.588
  20. 7.92
  21. 0.086
  22. 3.42
  23. 2.133
  24. 0.225
  25. 38.64
  26. 0.744
  27. 0.48
  28. 0.644
  29. 24.4
  30. 1.76
  31. 38.4
  32. 87.1
  33. 1.15
  34. 24.96
  35. 0.352
  36. 11.89
  37. 7.36
  38. 0.94
  39. 0.243
  40. 9.25

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