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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 521 · 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. 1.9.9 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 29.7 (b) 0.297 (c) 2.97 (d) 0.0297
  2. 2.0.29 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.841 (b) 0.0841 (c) 8.41 (d) 84.1
  3. 3.0.63 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00126 (b) 1.26 (c) 0.0126 (d) 0.126
  4. 4.0.28 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.224 (b) 22.4 (c) 0.0224 (d) 2.24
  5. 5.0.71 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00284 (b) 0.0284 (c) 2.84 (d) 0.284
  6. 6.0.12 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.72 (b) 0.00372 (c) 0.0372 (d) 0.372
  7. 7.2.2 × 2.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0506 (b) 0.506 (c) 5.06 (d) 50.6
  8. 8.0.52 × 3.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.76 (b) 0.01976 (c) 1.976 (d) 0.1976
  9. 9.8.7 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26.1 (b) 0.261 (c) 2.61 (d) 261
  10. 10.2.9 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1073 (b) 107.3 (c) 10.73 (d) 1.073
  11. 11.2.3 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 110.4 (b) 1.104 (c) 1104 (d) 11.04
  12. 12.8.8 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.616 (b) 6.16 (c) 616 (d) 61.6
  13. 13.0.48 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0384 (b) 3.84 (c) 0.384 (d) 38.4
  14. 14.0.44 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0924 (b) 0.00924 (c) 9.24 (d) 0.924
  15. 15.0.49 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 24.01 (b) 0.2401 (c) 2.401 (d) 240.1
  16. 16.3.7 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0074 (b) 0.74 (c) 0.074 (d) 7.4
  17. 17.6.8 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.24 (b) 1.224 (c) 122.4 (d) 1224
  18. 18.4.6 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 179.4 (b) 1.794 (c) 17.94 (d) 0.1794
  19. 19.0.29 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00058 (b) 0.058 (c) 0.58 (d) 0.0058
  20. 20.0.55 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00165 (b) 0.165 (c) 0.0165 (d) 1.65
  21. 21.0.23 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.07 (b) 0.207 (c) 0.0207 (d) 0.00207
  22. 22.1.9 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.57 (b) 5.7 (c) 0.0057 (d) 0.057
  23. 23.6.6 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1848 (b) 1.848 (c) 18.48 (d) 184.8
  24. 24.1.2 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 22.8 (b) 2.28 (c) 0.0228 (d) 0.228
  25. 25.0.95 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 28.5 (b) 0.285 (c) 2.85 (d) 0.0285
  26. 26.1.7 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.36 (b) 136 (c) 13.6 (d) 0.136
  27. 27.0.14 × 4.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.616 (b) 0.0616 (c) 6.16 (d) 0.00616
  28. 28.0.81 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01377 (b) 0.1377 (c) 1.377 (d) 13.77
  29. 29.2.3 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.621 (b) 62.1 (c) 0.0621 (d) 6.21
  30. 30.5.3 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.431 (b) 1431 (c) 14.31 (d) 143.1
  31. 31.0.45 × 4.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2025 (b) 2.025 (c) 0.02025 (d) 20.25
  32. 32.0.14 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.44 (b) 0.644 (c) 0.00644 (d) 0.0644
  33. 33.1.7 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.19 (b) 11.9 (c) 0.0119 (d) 0.119
  34. 34.3.1 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.86 (b) 0.186 (c) 18.6 (d) 186
  35. 35.0.42 × 4.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1974 (b) 0.01974 (c) 19.74 (d) 1.974
  36. 36.0.24 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.6 (b) 0.096 (c) 0.96 (d) 0.0096
  37. 37.0.19 × 4.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.836 (b) 0.00836 (c) 8.36 (d) 0.0836
  38. 38.7.2 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.288 (b) 2.88 (c) 28.8 (d) 288
  39. 39.0.53 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.106 (b) 0.0106 (c) 0.00106 (d) 1.06
  40. 40.0.89 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 258.1 (b) 0.2581 (c) 25.81 (d) 2.581

Answer key

  1. 2.97
  2. 8.41
  3. 0.126
  4. 2.24
  5. 0.284
  6. 0.372
  7. 5.06
  8. 1.976
  9. 26.1
  10. 10.73
  11. 110.4
  12. 61.6
  13. 3.84
  14. 0.924
  15. 24.01
  16. 0.74
  17. 122.4
  18. 17.94
  19. 0.058
  20. 0.165
  21. 0.207
  22. 0.57
  23. 18.48
  24. 2.28
  25. 2.85
  26. 13.6
  27. 0.616
  28. 1.377
  29. 6.21
  30. 143.1
  31. 2.025
  32. 0.644
  33. 1.19
  34. 18.6
  35. 1.974
  36. 0.96
  37. 0.836
  38. 28.8
  39. 0.106
  40. 25.81

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