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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 530 · 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. 1.0.71 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01988 (b) 1.988 (c) 0.1988 (d) 19.88
  2. 2.1.9 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.66 (b) 26.6 (c) 0.266 (d) 0.0266
  3. 3.0.96 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2496 (b) 24.96 (c) 249.6 (d) 2.496
  4. 4.0.92 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 340.4 (b) 3.404 (c) 0.3404 (d) 34.04
  5. 5.3.5 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.245 (b) 0.0245 (c) 24.5 (d) 2.45
  6. 6.0.24 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.72 (b) 7.2 (c) 0.0072 (d) 0.072
  7. 7.4.4 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 30.8 (b) 0.308 (c) 3.08 (d) 0.0308
  8. 8.9.7 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.82 (b) 0.582 (c) 58.2 (d) 0.0582
  9. 9.0.57 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0456 (b) 0.00456 (c) 4.56 (d) 0.456
  10. 10.6.9 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 34.5 (b) 0.345 (c) 345 (d) 3.45
  11. 11.0.53 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.24 (b) 0.424 (c) 0.00424 (d) 0.0424
  12. 12.4.8 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.44 (b) 1.344 (c) 0.1344 (d) 134.4
  13. 13.1.4 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.042 (b) 0.42 (c) 4.2 (d) 42
  14. 14.0.47 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0188 (b) 0.188 (c) 1.88 (d) 18.8
  15. 15.6.4 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.728 (b) 172.8 (c) 0.1728 (d) 17.28
  16. 16.0.29 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0841 (b) 84.1 (c) 8.41 (d) 0.841
  17. 17.7.3 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.46 (b) 0.146 (c) 146 (d) 14.6
  18. 18.2.6 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.04 (b) 0.104 (c) 104 (d) 10.4
  19. 19.0.12 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.48 (b) 0.348 (c) 0.0348 (d) 34.8
  20. 20.9.9 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 405.9 (b) 4059 (c) 4.059 (d) 40.59
  21. 21.0.25 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.5 (b) 0.175 (c) 1.75 (d) 0.0175
  22. 22.0.74 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.48 (b) 0.148 (c) 0.0148 (d) 14.8
  23. 23.0.59 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.531 (b) 0.0531 (c) 53.1 (d) 5.31
  24. 24.0.94 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00658 (b) 0.658 (c) 0.0658 (d) 6.58
  25. 25.8.7 × 42 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.654 (b) 36.54 (c) 365.4 (d) 3654
  26. 26.2.6 × 3.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0988 (b) 9.88 (c) 0.988 (d) 98.8
  27. 27.0.37 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.481 (b) 0.0481 (c) 0.00481 (d) 4.81
  28. 28.0.91 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.04459 (b) 4.459 (c) 0.4459 (d) 44.59
  29. 29.3.2 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0192 (b) 19.2 (c) 0.192 (d) 1.92
  30. 30.9.3 × 15 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.395 (b) 1395 (c) 139.5 (d) 13.95
  31. 31.0.12 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.552 (b) 0.00552 (c) 0.0552 (d) 5.52
  32. 32.0.31 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.023 (b) 10.23 (c) 102.3 (d) 0.1023
  33. 33.0.58 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 52.2 (b) 0.0522 (c) 0.522 (d) 5.22
  34. 34.0.93 × 4.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.999 (b) 39.99 (c) 0.03999 (d) 0.3999
  35. 35.0.29 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0145 (b) 0.145 (c) 1.45 (d) 0.00145
  36. 36.7.4 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 66.6 (b) 6.66 (c) 0.666 (d) 666
  37. 37.0.47 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.457 (b) 14.57 (c) 0.1457 (d) 145.7
  38. 38.8.4 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.72 (b) 0.0672 (c) 67.2 (d) 0.672
  39. 39.0.42 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.378 (b) 0.00378 (c) 3.78 (d) 0.0378
  40. 40.5.4 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 102.6 (b) 1.026 (c) 0.1026 (d) 10.26

Answer key

  1. 1.988
  2. 2.66
  3. 24.96
  4. 34.04
  5. 2.45
  6. 0.72
  7. 3.08
  8. 5.82
  9. 0.456
  10. 34.5
  11. 0.424
  12. 13.44
  13. 4.2
  14. 1.88
  15. 17.28
  16. 8.41
  17. 14.6
  18. 10.4
  19. 3.48
  20. 405.9
  21. 1.75
  22. 1.48
  23. 5.31
  24. 0.658
  25. 365.4
  26. 9.88
  27. 0.481
  28. 4.459
  29. 1.92
  30. 139.5
  31. 0.552
  32. 10.23
  33. 5.22
  34. 3.999
  35. 0.145
  36. 66.6
  37. 14.57
  38. 6.72
  39. 0.378
  40. 10.26

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