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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 790 · 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. 1.0.87 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0783 (b) 0.783 (c) 7.83 (d) 0.00783
  2. 2.0.54 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.16 (b) 0.00216 (c) 0.0216 (d) 0.216
  3. 3.0.89 × 2.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.136 (b) 21.36 (c) 0.02136 (d) 0.2136
  4. 4.3.7 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.76 (b) 1776 (c) 177.6 (d) 1.776
  5. 5.0.84 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.016 (b) 20.16 (c) 0.2016 (d) 201.6
  6. 6.1.8 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.144 (b) 144 (c) 1.44 (d) 14.4
  7. 7.4.3 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.59 (b) 55.9 (c) 0.559 (d) 0.0559
  8. 8.6.4 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 102.4 (b) 10.24 (c) 1024 (d) 1.024
  9. 9.4.4 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.132 (b) 13.2 (c) 132 (d) 1.32
  10. 10.8.1 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.486 (b) 48.6 (c) 4.86 (d) 486
  11. 11.8.7 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.044 (b) 104.4 (c) 10.44 (d) 1044
  12. 12.6.7 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.948 (b) 2948 (c) 294.8 (d) 29.48
  13. 13.0.97 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.64 (b) 1.164 (c) 0.1164 (d) 0.01164
  14. 14.0.69 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00207 (b) 2.07 (c) 0.207 (d) 0.0207
  15. 15.0.22 × 4.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1034 (b) 0.01034 (c) 1.034 (d) 10.34
  16. 16.4.9 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.98 (b) 9.8 (c) 98 (d) 0.098
  17. 17.9.3 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 83.7 (b) 0.837 (c) 8.37 (d) 0.0837
  18. 18.0.55 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.595 (b) 15.95 (c) 0.1595 (d) 0.01595
  19. 19.3.9 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.34 (b) 23.4 (c) 0.0234 (d) 0.234
  20. 20.9.6 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.224 (b) 422.4 (c) 4224 (d) 42.24
  21. 21.0.55 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.255 (b) 0.2255 (c) 22.55 (d) 225.5
  22. 22.5.3 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 31.8 (b) 0.0318 (c) 3.18 (d) 0.318
  23. 23.0.99 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.91 (b) 0.891 (c) 0.0891 (d) 89.1
  24. 24.0.46 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0966 (b) 96.6 (c) 9.66 (d) 0.966
  25. 25.0.69 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00621 (b) 6.21 (c) 0.0621 (d) 0.621
  26. 26.8.2 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2542 (b) 254.2 (c) 2.542 (d) 25.42
  27. 27.9.7 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 34.92 (b) 3492 (c) 3.492 (d) 349.2
  28. 28.0.26 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.52 (b) 0.052 (c) 5.2 (d) 0.0052
  29. 29.0.62 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.02 (b) 0.01302 (c) 1.302 (d) 0.1302
  30. 30.0.91 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0546 (b) 0.546 (c) 5.46 (d) 0.00546
  31. 31.0.81 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0243 (b) 2.43 (c) 0.243 (d) 24.3
  32. 32.2.4 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 40.8 (b) 0.408 (c) 0.0408 (d) 4.08
  33. 33.0.47 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0282 (b) 0.282 (c) 28.2 (d) 2.82
  34. 34.8.2 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.936 (b) 0.3936 (c) 39.36 (d) 393.6
  35. 35.0.52 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00676 (b) 0.0676 (c) 6.76 (d) 0.676
  36. 36.3.1 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.96 (b) 0.496 (c) 49.6 (d) 0.0496
  37. 37.2.8 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.08 (b) 30.8 (c) 308 (d) 0.308
  38. 38.0.91 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 36.4 (b) 3.64 (c) 0.0364 (d) 0.364
  39. 39.3.2 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.8 (b) 1.28 (c) 0.128 (d) 0.0128
  40. 40.0.88 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.04224 (b) 0.4224 (c) 4.224 (d) 42.24

Answer key

  1. 0.783
  2. 0.216
  3. 2.136
  4. 177.6
  5. 20.16
  6. 14.4
  7. 5.59
  8. 102.4
  9. 13.2
  10. 48.6
  11. 104.4
  12. 294.8
  13. 1.164
  14. 0.207
  15. 1.034
  16. 9.8
  17. 8.37
  18. 1.595
  19. 2.34
  20. 422.4
  21. 22.55
  22. 3.18
  23. 8.91
  24. 9.66
  25. 0.621
  26. 25.42
  27. 349.2
  28. 0.52
  29. 1.302
  30. 0.546
  31. 2.43
  32. 4.08
  33. 2.82
  34. 39.36
  35. 0.676
  36. 4.96
  37. 30.8
  38. 3.64
  39. 1.28
  40. 4.224

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