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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 567 · 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. 1.0.24 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0168 (b) 1.68 (c) 0.168 (d) 0.00168
  2. 2.0.87 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.74 (b) 0.00174 (c) 0.0174 (d) 0.174
  3. 3.2.5 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0175 (b) 0.175 (c) 17.5 (d) 1.75
  4. 4.1.7 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.085 (b) 0.85 (c) 0.0085 (d) 8.5
  5. 5.0.58 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00174 (b) 1.74 (c) 0.0174 (d) 0.174
  6. 6.0.56 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0112 (b) 0.112 (c) 11.2 (d) 1.12
  7. 7.0.45 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.665 (b) 16.65 (c) 166.5 (d) 0.1665
  8. 8.5.8 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 23.78 (b) 237.8 (c) 0.2378 (d) 2.378
  9. 9.5.2 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 124.8 (b) 12.48 (c) 1.248 (d) 1248
  10. 10.0.51 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2499 (b) 24.99 (c) 2.499 (d) 249.9
  11. 11.6.1 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.2 (b) 0.0122 (c) 0.122 (d) 1.22
  12. 12.0.13 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0039 (b) 0.39 (c) 0.039 (d) 3.9
  13. 13.5.3 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2438 (b) 24.38 (c) 2.438 (d) 243.8
  14. 14.0.16 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0032 (b) 0.00032 (c) 0.32 (d) 0.032
  15. 15.8.9 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.471 (b) 347.1 (c) 3471 (d) 34.71
  16. 16.0.88 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.04 (b) 0.0704 (c) 0.00704 (d) 0.704
  17. 17.0.66 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 46.2 (b) 0.0462 (c) 4.62 (d) 0.462
  18. 18.0.79 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.58 (b) 0.00158 (c) 0.0158 (d) 0.158
  19. 19.0.14 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.252 (b) 2.52 (c) 0.0252 (d) 25.2
  20. 20.1.7 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.36 (b) 13.6 (c) 0.136 (d) 0.0136
  21. 21.1.6 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0496 (b) 0.496 (c) 4.96 (d) 49.6
  22. 22.0.37 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0148 (b) 0.00148 (c) 0.148 (d) 1.48
  23. 23.6.1 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.49 (b) 0.0549 (c) 0.549 (d) 54.9
  24. 24.0.76 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.344 (b) 0.3344 (c) 334.4 (d) 33.44
  25. 25.0.37 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.333 (b) 3.33 (c) 33.3 (d) 0.0333
  26. 26.9.7 × 4.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.365 (b) 0.4365 (c) 43.65 (d) 436.5
  27. 27.3.6 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.108 (b) 1.08 (c) 10.8 (d) 108
  28. 28.2.7 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.756 (b) 0.0756 (c) 75.6 (d) 7.56
  29. 29.9.8 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.882 (b) 882 (c) 8.82 (d) 88.2
  30. 30.8.4 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1596 (b) 159.6 (c) 15.96 (d) 1.596
  31. 31.2.1 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.47 (b) 0.147 (c) 0.0147 (d) 14.7
  32. 32.9.4 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 37.6 (b) 0.0376 (c) 3.76 (d) 0.376
  33. 33.0.24 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.192 (b) 0.0192 (c) 0.00192 (d) 1.92
  34. 34.0.96 × 42 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.032 (b) 403.2 (c) 0.4032 (d) 40.32
  35. 35.9.1 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.19 (b) 0.0819 (c) 81.9 (d) 0.819
  36. 36.5.4 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 43.2 (b) 4.32 (c) 432 (d) 0.432
  37. 37.0.71 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3479 (b) 347.9 (c) 34.79 (d) 3.479
  38. 38.0.25 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.5 (b) 0.0125 (c) 1.25 (d) 0.125
  39. 39.0.18 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0036 (b) 0.036 (c) 0.36 (d) 0.00036
  40. 40.7.2 × 3.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 259.2 (b) 25.92 (c) 0.2592 (d) 2.592

Answer key

  1. 0.168
  2. 0.174
  3. 1.75
  4. 0.85
  5. 0.174
  6. 1.12
  7. 16.65
  8. 23.78
  9. 124.8
  10. 24.99
  11. 1.22
  12. 0.39
  13. 24.38
  14. 0.032
  15. 347.1
  16. 0.704
  17. 4.62
  18. 0.158
  19. 2.52
  20. 1.36
  21. 4.96
  22. 0.148
  23. 5.49
  24. 33.44
  25. 3.33
  26. 43.65
  27. 10.8
  28. 7.56
  29. 88.2
  30. 159.6
  31. 1.47
  32. 3.76
  33. 0.192
  34. 40.32
  35. 8.19
  36. 43.2
  37. 34.79
  38. 1.25
  39. 0.036
  40. 25.92

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