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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 546 · 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. 1.0.88 × 4.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.872 (b) 0.3872 (c) 0.03872 (d) 38.72
  2. 2.0.36 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00252 (b) 0.0252 (c) 0.252 (d) 2.52
  3. 3.0.25 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0925 (b) 0.925 (c) 0.00925 (d) 9.25
  4. 4.0.49 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.323 (b) 0.01323 (c) 0.1323 (d) 13.23
  5. 5.0.16 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.064 (b) 0.64 (c) 0.0064 (d) 0.00064
  6. 6.5.3 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.84 (b) 148.4 (c) 1.484 (d) 1484
  7. 7.7.7 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.385 (b) 385 (c) 3.85 (d) 38.5
  8. 8.2.3 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.161 (b) 16.1 (c) 0.0161 (d) 1.61
  9. 9.5.6 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.16 (b) 616 (c) 61.6 (d) 0.616
  10. 10.0.66 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.178 (b) 0.02178 (c) 21.78 (d) 0.2178
  11. 11.0.88 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0704 (b) 70.4 (c) 0.704 (d) 7.04
  12. 12.0.89 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.45 (b) 0.445 (c) 0.0445 (d) 0.00445
  13. 13.0.63 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 25.83 (b) 0.2583 (c) 2.583 (d) 258.3
  14. 14.0.33 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 125.4 (b) 1.254 (c) 0.1254 (d) 12.54
  15. 15.0.78 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.02 (b) 0.702 (c) 0.0702 (d) 70.2
  16. 16.5.5 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.165 (b) 165 (c) 16.5 (d) 1.65
  17. 17.0.61 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.257 (b) 0.2257 (c) 22.57 (d) 225.7
  18. 18.0.33 × 4.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.52 (b) 0.1452 (c) 0.01452 (d) 1.452
  19. 19.0.12 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00132 (b) 0.0132 (c) 1.32 (d) 0.132
  20. 20.4.7 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2162 (b) 21.62 (c) 216.2 (d) 2.162
  21. 21.8.7 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0783 (b) 7.83 (c) 78.3 (d) 0.783
  22. 22.7.4 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.148 (b) 14.8 (c) 1.48 (d) 0.0148
  23. 23.2.1 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.68 (b) 0.168 (c) 16.8 (d) 168
  24. 24.0.48 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.336 (b) 0.0336 (c) 3.36 (d) 33.6
  25. 25.0.58 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.06 (b) 0.0406 (c) 0.406 (d) 0.00406
  26. 26.0.76 × 34 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2584 (b) 2.584 (c) 25.84 (d) 258.4
  27. 27.0.19 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.095 (b) 0.0095 (c) 0.00095 (d) 0.95
  28. 28.9.3 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.74 (b) 0.1674 (c) 1.674 (d) 167.4
  29. 29.8.2 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0492 (b) 4.92 (c) 49.2 (d) 0.492
  30. 30.0.49 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.539 (b) 0.00539 (c) 5.39 (d) 0.0539
  31. 31.4.9 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 107.8 (b) 1.078 (c) 10.78 (d) 1078
  32. 32.3.9 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 156 (b) 15.6 (c) 1.56 (d) 0.156
  33. 33.7.3 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3212 (b) 321.2 (c) 3.212 (d) 32.12
  34. 34.9.6 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0672 (b) 67.2 (c) 0.672 (d) 6.72
  35. 35.3.1 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0558 (b) 0.558 (c) 5.58 (d) 55.8
  36. 36.2.3 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.22 (b) 0.322 (c) 0.0322 (d) 32.2
  37. 37.0.97 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 27.16 (b) 271.6 (c) 2.716 (d) 0.2716
  38. 38.0.78 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.46 (b) 0.0546 (c) 54.6 (d) 0.546
  39. 39.9.6 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.576 (b) 0.0576 (c) 57.6 (d) 5.76
  40. 40.0.16 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0144 (b) 1.44 (c) 0.00144 (d) 0.144

Answer key

  1. 3.872
  2. 0.252
  3. 0.925
  4. 1.323
  5. 0.064
  6. 148.4
  7. 38.5
  8. 1.61
  9. 61.6
  10. 2.178
  11. 7.04
  12. 0.445
  13. 25.83
  14. 12.54
  15. 7.02
  16. 16.5
  17. 22.57
  18. 1.452
  19. 0.132
  20. 216.2
  21. 7.83
  22. 1.48
  23. 16.8
  24. 3.36
  25. 0.406
  26. 25.84
  27. 0.095
  28. 16.74
  29. 4.92
  30. 0.539
  31. 107.8
  32. 15.6
  33. 321.2
  34. 6.72
  35. 5.58
  36. 3.22
  37. 27.16
  38. 5.46
  39. 5.76
  40. 0.144

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