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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 823 · 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. 1.0.16 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.12 (b) 11.2 (c) 0.112 (d) 0.0112
  2. 2.7.4 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.22 (b) 0.222 (c) 22.2 (d) 0.0222
  3. 3.3.1 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 403 (b) 40.3 (c) 4.03 (d) 0.403
  4. 4.0.76 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 20.52 (b) 0.02052 (c) 2.052 (d) 0.2052
  5. 5.3.1 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.79 (b) 0.279 (c) 27.9 (d) 0.0279
  6. 6.7.2 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 504 (b) 0.504 (c) 5.04 (d) 50.4
  7. 7.2.5 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0225 (b) 2.25 (c) 0.225 (d) 22.5
  8. 8.0.73 × 25 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.25 (b) 182.5 (c) 0.1825 (d) 1.825
  9. 9.0.48 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.872 (b) 0.01872 (c) 18.72 (d) 0.1872
  10. 10.8.7 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.609 (b) 6.09 (c) 0.0609 (d) 60.9
  11. 11.4.7 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 98.7 (b) 9.87 (c) 0.987 (d) 987
  12. 12.8.9 × 35 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 311.5 (b) 31.15 (c) 3115 (d) 3.115
  13. 13.7.1 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.97 (b) 49.7 (c) 0.497 (d) 0.0497
  14. 14.1.3 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.26 (b) 0.026 (c) 26 (d) 2.6
  15. 15.8.8 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.84 (b) 1.584 (c) 1584 (d) 158.4
  16. 16.8.2 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 37.72 (b) 3.772 (c) 377.2 (d) 3772
  17. 17.0.93 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 42.78 (b) 4.278 (c) 0.4278 (d) 427.8
  18. 18.0.61 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.83 (b) 0.00183 (c) 0.0183 (d) 0.183
  19. 19.4.6 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.702 (b) 1702 (c) 17.02 (d) 170.2
  20. 20.3.5 × 2.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 80.5 (b) 0.805 (c) 8.05 (d) 0.0805
  21. 21.3.2 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.064 (b) 0.64 (c) 64 (d) 6.4
  22. 22.8.9 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0712 (b) 0.712 (c) 71.2 (d) 7.12
  23. 23.7.6 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.508 (b) 25.08 (c) 0.2508 (d) 250.8
  24. 24.1.2 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 39.6 (b) 0.396 (c) 0.0396 (d) 3.96
  25. 25.3.8 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 186.2 (b) 18.62 (c) 1.862 (d) 1862
  26. 26.0.86 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.494 (b) 0.2494 (c) 24.94 (d) 249.4
  27. 27.0.84 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00252 (b) 0.0252 (c) 0.252 (d) 2.52
  28. 28.8.3 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 66.4 (b) 6.64 (c) 0.664 (d) 664
  29. 29.1.3 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0091 (b) 9.1 (c) 0.091 (d) 0.91
  30. 30.2.6 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.82 (b) 182 (c) 18.2 (d) 0.182
  31. 31.0.89 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1157 (b) 1.157 (c) 115.7 (d) 11.57
  32. 32.0.24 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.072 (b) 0.00072 (c) 0.72 (d) 0.0072
  33. 33.0.37 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.85 (b) 0.0185 (c) 0.185 (d) 18.5
  34. 34.4.2 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.378 (b) 0.0378 (c) 3.78 (d) 37.8
  35. 35.8.4 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.336 (b) 0.0336 (c) 3.36 (d) 33.6
  36. 36.5.1 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 30.6 (b) 0.306 (c) 306 (d) 3.06
  37. 37.0.19 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 58.9 (b) 5.89 (c) 0.0589 (d) 0.589
  38. 38.3.7 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1221 (b) 12.21 (c) 122.1 (d) 1.221
  39. 39.6.7 × 35 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2345 (b) 234.5 (c) 2.345 (d) 23.45
  40. 40.0.55 × 45 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.475 (b) 24.75 (c) 0.2475 (d) 247.5

Answer key

  1. 1.12
  2. 2.22
  3. 40.3
  4. 2.052
  5. 2.79
  6. 50.4
  7. 2.25
  8. 18.25
  9. 1.872
  10. 6.09
  11. 98.7
  12. 311.5
  13. 4.97
  14. 2.6
  15. 158.4
  16. 377.2
  17. 42.78
  18. 0.183
  19. 170.2
  20. 8.05
  21. 6.4
  22. 7.12
  23. 25.08
  24. 3.96
  25. 186.2
  26. 24.94
  27. 0.252
  28. 66.4
  29. 0.91
  30. 18.2
  31. 11.57
  32. 0.072
  33. 1.85
  34. 3.78
  35. 3.36
  36. 30.6
  37. 5.89
  38. 122.1
  39. 234.5
  40. 24.75

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