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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 566 · 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. 1.0.37 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.258 (b) 0.1258 (c) 12.58 (d) 0.01258
  2. 2.5.2 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.04 (b) 104 (c) 0.104 (d) 10.4
  3. 3.7.4 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0592 (b) 59.2 (c) 0.592 (d) 5.92
  4. 4.2.9 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 116 (b) 1.16 (c) 0.116 (d) 11.6
  5. 5.0.96 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0768 (b) 0.768 (c) 7.68 (d) 0.00768
  6. 6.6.8 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 278.8 (b) 27.88 (c) 0.2788 (d) 2.788
  7. 7.1.7 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.153 (b) 0.0153 (c) 15.3 (d) 1.53
  8. 8.0.43 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.47 (b) 0.01247 (c) 0.1247 (d) 1.247
  9. 9.0.33 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.264 (b) 2.64 (c) 0.0264 (d) 0.00264
  10. 10.0.38 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.836 (b) 83.6 (c) 0.0836 (d) 8.36
  11. 11.0.78 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.02652 (b) 0.2652 (c) 26.52 (d) 2.652
  12. 12.0.63 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1953 (b) 1.953 (c) 0.01953 (d) 19.53
  13. 13.0.61 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.83 (b) 0.0183 (c) 0.00183 (d) 0.183
  14. 14.6.9 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.76 (b) 0.276 (c) 27.6 (d) 0.0276
  15. 15.8.1 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.243 (b) 24.3 (c) 243 (d) 2.43
  16. 16.3.6 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0468 (b) 4.68 (c) 0.468 (d) 46.8
  17. 17.0.82 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00492 (b) 0.492 (c) 0.0492 (d) 4.92
  18. 18.7.9 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.081 (b) 30.81 (c) 308.1 (d) 0.3081
  19. 19.6.5 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0325 (b) 3.25 (c) 0.325 (d) 32.5
  20. 20.0.25 × 4.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.075 (b) 0.01075 (c) 0.1075 (d) 10.75
  21. 21.5.8 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.44 (b) 1.044 (c) 1044 (d) 104.4
  22. 22.0.51 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.55 (b) 0.0255 (c) 0.00255 (d) 0.255
  23. 23.0.19 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.095 (b) 0.0095 (c) 0.95 (d) 0.00095
  24. 24.0.89 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01068 (b) 0.1068 (c) 10.68 (d) 1.068
  25. 25.0.76 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0228 (b) 2.28 (c) 0.00228 (d) 0.228
  26. 26.0.59 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.531 (b) 0.00531 (c) 5.31 (d) 0.0531
  27. 27.7.7 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.39 (b) 53.9 (c) 0.539 (d) 0.0539
  28. 28.0.26 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.2 (b) 0.182 (c) 0.0182 (d) 1.82
  29. 29.9.3 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.37 (b) 0.837 (c) 83.7 (d) 0.0837
  30. 30.0.53 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2014 (b) 201.4 (c) 2.014 (d) 20.14
  31. 31.9.8 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.882 (b) 8.82 (c) 0.0882 (d) 88.2
  32. 32.0.96 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.864 (b) 8.64 (c) 0.00864 (d) 0.0864
  33. 33.8.8 × 3.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3344 (b) 33.44 (c) 3.344 (d) 334.4
  34. 34.1.4 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.26 (b) 0.0126 (c) 12.6 (d) 0.126
  35. 35.5.7 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.71 (b) 17.1 (c) 0.171 (d) 171
  36. 36.0.29 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.87 (b) 0.0087 (c) 8.7 (d) 0.087
  37. 37.3.1 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.279 (b) 27.9 (c) 0.0279 (d) 2.79
  38. 38.7.7 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.54 (b) 15.4 (c) 0.154 (d) 154
  39. 39.0.58 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.406 (b) 4.06 (c) 40.6 (d) 0.0406
  40. 40.2.1 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 77.7 (b) 0.777 (c) 7.77 (d) 777

Answer key

  1. 1.258
  2. 10.4
  3. 5.92
  4. 11.6
  5. 0.768
  6. 27.88
  7. 1.53
  8. 1.247
  9. 0.264
  10. 8.36
  11. 2.652
  12. 1.953
  13. 0.183
  14. 2.76
  15. 24.3
  16. 4.68
  17. 0.492
  18. 30.81
  19. 3.25
  20. 1.075
  21. 104.4
  22. 0.255
  23. 0.095
  24. 1.068
  25. 0.228
  26. 0.531
  27. 5.39
  28. 1.82
  29. 8.37
  30. 20.14
  31. 8.82
  32. 0.864
  33. 33.44
  34. 1.26
  35. 17.1
  36. 0.87
  37. 2.79
  38. 15.4
  39. 4.06
  40. 77.7

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