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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 522 · 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. 1.4.8 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0096 (b) 0.096 (c) 9.6 (d) 0.96
  2. 2.0.31 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.72 (b) 0.0372 (c) 0.372 (d) 0.00372
  3. 3.0.42 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.8 (b) 0.168 (c) 0.0168 (d) 1.68
  4. 4.0.15 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.75 (b) 7.5 (c) 0.0075 (d) 0.075
  5. 5.7.7 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 69.3 (b) 0.693 (c) 0.0693 (d) 6.93
  6. 6.1.3 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.08 (b) 0.208 (c) 208 (d) 20.8
  7. 7.9.2 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 33.12 (b) 3312 (c) 331.2 (d) 3.312
  8. 8.7.1 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 426 (b) 42.6 (c) 0.426 (d) 4.26
  9. 9.4.2 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.134 (b) 1134 (c) 11.34 (d) 113.4
  10. 10.8.2 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.492 (b) 0.0492 (c) 4.92 (d) 49.2
  11. 11.2.2 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.44 (b) 4.4 (c) 0.044 (d) 44
  12. 12.3.8 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 22.8 (b) 0.228 (c) 228 (d) 2.28
  13. 13.2.5 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.075 (b) 7.5 (c) 0.75 (d) 75
  14. 14.0.76 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 250.8 (b) 0.2508 (c) 2.508 (d) 25.08
  15. 15.1.7 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.136 (b) 136 (c) 13.6 (d) 1.36
  16. 16.1.6 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.2 (b) 1.12 (c) 0.112 (d) 0.0112
  17. 17.3.4 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 149.6 (b) 14.96 (c) 1496 (d) 1.496
  18. 18.0.27 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.243 (b) 0.0243 (c) 0.00243 (d) 2.43
  19. 19.0.39 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 109.2 (b) 1.092 (c) 0.1092 (d) 10.92
  20. 20.1.9 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.38 (b) 0.038 (c) 3.8 (d) 38
  21. 21.0.75 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.25 (b) 0.0225 (c) 0.00225 (d) 0.225
  22. 22.0.42 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0294 (b) 0.294 (c) 0.00294 (d) 2.94
  23. 23.0.93 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01302 (b) 0.1302 (c) 13.02 (d) 1.302
  24. 24.6.8 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.08 (b) 408 (c) 40.8 (d) 0.408
  25. 25.6.2 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0434 (b) 43.4 (c) 4.34 (d) 0.434
  26. 26.8.2 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1312 (b) 131.2 (c) 13.12 (d) 1.312
  27. 27.0.57 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.56 (b) 45.6 (c) 0.456 (d) 0.0456
  28. 28.8.3 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0581 (b) 5.81 (c) 0.581 (d) 58.1
  29. 29.0.51 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00357 (b) 0.357 (c) 0.0357 (d) 3.57
  30. 30.0.16 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.208 (b) 2.08 (c) 0.00208 (d) 0.0208
  31. 31.1.8 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.126 (b) 12.6 (c) 1.26 (d) 0.0126
  32. 32.3.2 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.64 (b) 6.4 (c) 0.064 (d) 64
  33. 33.0.93 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.976 (b) 29.76 (c) 0.2976 (d) 297.6
  34. 34.1.2 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 84 (b) 8.4 (c) 0.84 (d) 0.084
  35. 35.0.26 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.312 (b) 3.12 (c) 31.2 (d) 0.0312
  36. 36.0.13 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0351 (b) 3.51 (c) 35.1 (d) 0.351
  37. 37.6.9 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.8 (b) 138 (c) 1.38 (d) 0.138
  38. 38.1.2 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 264 (b) 0.264 (c) 26.4 (d) 2.64
  39. 39.7.4 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.812 (b) 281.2 (c) 28.12 (d) 2812
  40. 40.7.8 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.248 (b) 12.48 (c) 1248 (d) 124.8

Answer key

  1. 0.96
  2. 0.372
  3. 1.68
  4. 0.75
  5. 6.93
  6. 20.8
  7. 331.2
  8. 42.6
  9. 113.4
  10. 4.92
  11. 4.4
  12. 22.8
  13. 7.5
  14. 25.08
  15. 13.6
  16. 1.12
  17. 149.6
  18. 0.243
  19. 10.92
  20. 3.8
  21. 0.225
  22. 0.294
  23. 1.302
  24. 40.8
  25. 4.34
  26. 13.12
  27. 4.56
  28. 5.81
  29. 0.357
  30. 0.208
  31. 1.26
  32. 6.4
  33. 29.76
  34. 8.4
  35. 3.12
  36. 3.51
  37. 13.8
  38. 26.4
  39. 281.2
  40. 124.8

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