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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 718 · 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. 1.8.2 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 65.6 (b) 0.656 (c) 656 (d) 6.56
  2. 2.0.32 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0096 (b) 0.096 (c) 9.6 (d) 0.96
  3. 3.3.1 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.155 (b) 0.0155 (c) 15.5 (d) 1.55
  4. 4.0.67 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 31.49 (b) 314.9 (c) 0.3149 (d) 3.149
  5. 5.0.29 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 139.2 (b) 13.92 (c) 0.1392 (d) 1.392
  6. 6.5.5 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1155 (b) 115.5 (c) 11.55 (d) 1.155
  7. 7.8.3 × 3.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.905 (b) 29.05 (c) 0.2905 (d) 290.5
  8. 8.0.16 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0528 (b) 0.00528 (c) 5.28 (d) 0.528
  9. 9.0.27 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.729 (b) 72.9 (c) 0.0729 (d) 7.29
  10. 10.4.9 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.196 (b) 1.96 (c) 19.6 (d) 196
  11. 11.5.7 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 171 (b) 17.1 (c) 1.71 (d) 0.171
  12. 12.7.8 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.02 (b) 70.2 (c) 0.0702 (d) 0.702
  13. 13.0.42 × 3.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01512 (b) 0.1512 (c) 1.512 (d) 15.12
  14. 14.0.28 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.12 (b) 0.0112 (c) 11.2 (d) 0.112
  15. 15.3.3 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.99 (b) 0.099 (c) 9.9 (d) 99
  16. 16.0.18 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00594 (b) 0.0594 (c) 0.594 (d) 5.94
  17. 17.2.7 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.486 (b) 4.86 (c) 48.6 (d) 486
  18. 18.0.92 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.748 (b) 174.8 (c) 0.1748 (d) 17.48
  19. 19.6.3 × 2.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 151.2 (b) 15.12 (c) 1.512 (d) 0.1512
  20. 20.0.22 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.044 (b) 4.4 (c) 0.44 (d) 0.0044
  21. 21.0.14 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.084 (b) 0.0084 (c) 0.84 (d) 0.00084
  22. 22.1.8 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.72 (b) 0.0072 (c) 7.2 (d) 0.072
  23. 23.8.2 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1148 (b) 114.8 (c) 11.48 (d) 1.148
  24. 24.0.76 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 28.88 (b) 288.8 (c) 2.888 (d) 0.2888
  25. 25.3.4 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.36 (b) 0.136 (c) 13.6 (d) 0.0136
  26. 26.0.53 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0901 (b) 9.01 (c) 0.901 (d) 0.00901
  27. 27.0.79 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 47.4 (b) 0.0474 (c) 0.474 (d) 4.74
  28. 28.4.3 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.9 (b) 1.29 (c) 129 (d) 0.129
  29. 29.6.2 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 28.52 (b) 2852 (c) 2.852 (d) 285.2
  30. 30.0.46 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1288 (b) 128.8 (c) 1.288 (d) 12.88
  31. 31.9.6 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 576 (b) 5.76 (c) 0.576 (d) 57.6
  32. 32.0.24 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.4 (b) 1.44 (c) 0.144 (d) 0.0144
  33. 33.3.9 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 46.8 (b) 0.468 (c) 4.68 (d) 468
  34. 34.0.49 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00098 (b) 0.098 (c) 0.0098 (d) 0.98
  35. 35.9.8 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 35.28 (b) 3528 (c) 352.8 (d) 3.528
  36. 36.1.8 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 414 (b) 4.14 (c) 41.4 (d) 0.414
  37. 37.1.9 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 456 (b) 4.56 (c) 45.6 (d) 0.456
  38. 38.1.4 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 40.6 (b) 4.06 (c) 406 (d) 0.406
  39. 39.9.5 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.895 (b) 38.95 (c) 0.3895 (d) 389.5
  40. 40.0.38 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0228 (b) 2.28 (c) 0.00228 (d) 0.228

Answer key

  1. 65.6
  2. 0.96
  3. 1.55
  4. 31.49
  5. 13.92
  6. 115.5
  7. 29.05
  8. 0.528
  9. 7.29
  10. 19.6
  11. 17.1
  12. 7.02
  13. 1.512
  14. 1.12
  15. 9.9
  16. 0.594
  17. 48.6
  18. 17.48
  19. 15.12
  20. 0.44
  21. 0.084
  22. 0.72
  23. 114.8
  24. 28.88
  25. 1.36
  26. 0.901
  27. 4.74
  28. 12.9
  29. 285.2
  30. 12.88
  31. 57.6
  32. 1.44
  33. 46.8
  34. 0.098
  35. 352.8
  36. 41.4
  37. 45.6
  38. 40.6
  39. 38.95
  40. 0.228

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