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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 619 · 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. 1.0.55 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1595 (b) 0.01595 (c) 15.95 (d) 1.595
  2. 2.0.78 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.468 (b) 0.00468 (c) 4.68 (d) 0.0468
  3. 3.5.6 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.36 (b) 33.6 (c) 0.0336 (d) 0.336
  4. 4.7.4 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1036 (b) 103.6 (c) 1.036 (d) 10.36
  5. 5.3.7 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.73 (b) 1.073 (c) 107.3 (d) 1073
  6. 6.0.85 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.255 (b) 0.0255 (c) 2.55 (d) 0.00255
  7. 7.1.8 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.54 (b) 5.4 (c) 54 (d) 0.054
  8. 8.0.82 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3608 (b) 360.8 (c) 3.608 (d) 36.08
  9. 9.0.95 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.4655 (b) 465.5 (c) 46.55 (d) 4.655
  10. 10.0.58 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0522 (b) 5.22 (c) 0.522 (d) 0.00522
  11. 11.0.78 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 29.64 (b) 0.2964 (c) 296.4 (d) 2.964
  12. 12.0.87 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.261 (b) 0.0261 (c) 2.61 (d) 26.1
  13. 13.0.53 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.159 (b) 0.0159 (c) 15.9 (d) 1.59
  14. 14.1.2 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.132 (b) 1.32 (c) 13.2 (d) 0.0132
  15. 15.0.54 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.108 (b) 1.08 (c) 0.0108 (d) 0.00108
  16. 16.0.34 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0136 (b) 0.136 (c) 13.6 (d) 1.36
  17. 17.0.82 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.984 (b) 9.84 (c) 0.0984 (d) 98.4
  18. 18.3.7 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 74 (b) 0.74 (c) 0.074 (d) 7.4
  19. 19.7.8 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 54.6 (b) 0.546 (c) 5.46 (d) 546
  20. 20.3.1 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.3 (b) 0.93 (c) 0.0093 (d) 0.093
  21. 21.0.29 × 42 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1218 (b) 12.18 (c) 121.8 (d) 1.218
  22. 22.0.81 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00162 (b) 0.0162 (c) 0.162 (d) 1.62
  23. 23.4.7 × 4.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 197.4 (b) 19.74 (c) 1.974 (d) 0.1974
  24. 24.1.7 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.57 (b) 357 (c) 35.7 (d) 0.357
  25. 25.8.8 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.76 (b) 17.6 (c) 0.176 (d) 0.0176
  26. 26.0.69 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0621 (b) 6.21 (c) 62.1 (d) 0.621
  27. 27.3.4 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.204 (b) 2.04 (c) 20.4 (d) 0.0204
  28. 28.0.59 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.18 (b) 0.0118 (c) 0.118 (d) 11.8
  29. 29.0.68 × 34 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.312 (b) 231.2 (c) 0.2312 (d) 23.12
  30. 30.0.71 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.846 (b) 0.01846 (c) 0.1846 (d) 18.46
  31. 31.9.8 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 196 (b) 19.6 (c) 1.96 (d) 0.196
  32. 32.0.49 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 34.3 (b) 3.43 (c) 0.0343 (d) 0.343
  33. 33.0.81 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.729 (b) 7.29 (c) 0.0729 (d) 72.9
  34. 34.5.2 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.468 (b) 46.8 (c) 4.68 (d) 468
  35. 35.4.2 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 29.4 (b) 0.0294 (c) 0.294 (d) 2.94
  36. 36.0.16 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.224 (b) 0.0224 (c) 22.4 (d) 2.24
  37. 37.0.19 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.27 (b) 0.0627 (c) 0.00627 (d) 0.627
  38. 38.3.8 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0152 (b) 1.52 (c) 0.152 (d) 15.2
  39. 39.0.62 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0558 (b) 0.00558 (c) 0.558 (d) 5.58
  40. 40.0.71 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.213 (b) 2.13 (c) 21.3 (d) 0.0213

Answer key

  1. 1.595
  2. 0.468
  3. 3.36
  4. 10.36
  5. 107.3
  6. 0.255
  7. 5.4
  8. 36.08
  9. 46.55
  10. 0.522
  11. 29.64
  12. 2.61
  13. 1.59
  14. 1.32
  15. 0.108
  16. 1.36
  17. 9.84
  18. 7.4
  19. 54.6
  20. 0.93
  21. 12.18
  22. 0.162
  23. 19.74
  24. 35.7
  25. 1.76
  26. 6.21
  27. 2.04
  28. 1.18
  29. 23.12
  30. 1.846
  31. 19.6
  32. 3.43
  33. 7.29
  34. 46.8
  35. 2.94
  36. 2.24
  37. 0.627
  38. 1.52
  39. 0.558
  40. 2.13

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