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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 872 · 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. 1.2.6 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.4 (b) 0.0104 (c) 1.04 (d) 0.104
  2. 2.5.9 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 94.4 (b) 0.944 (c) 0.0944 (d) 9.44
  3. 3.9.5 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.85 (b) 285 (c) 28.5 (d) 0.285
  4. 4.8.7 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 52.2 (b) 522 (c) 0.522 (d) 5.22
  5. 5.0.37 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.407 (b) 4.07 (c) 0.0407 (d) 40.7
  6. 6.2.8 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.52 (b) 0.252 (c) 25.2 (d) 252
  7. 7.1.8 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.78 (b) 37.8 (c) 0.378 (d) 378
  8. 8.9.3 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 46.5 (b) 4.65 (c) 0.0465 (d) 0.465
  9. 9.8.3 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.32 (b) 0.332 (c) 0.0332 (d) 33.2
  10. 10.9.9 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1386 (b) 138.6 (c) 13.86 (d) 1.386
  11. 11.0.56 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.448 (b) 0.0448 (c) 4.48 (d) 44.8
  12. 12.0.14 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.028 (b) 2.8 (c) 0.0028 (d) 0.28
  13. 13.0.96 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.384 (b) 0.00384 (c) 0.0384 (d) 3.84
  14. 14.3.2 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 115.2 (b) 1.152 (c) 11.52 (d) 1152
  15. 15.7.8 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 22.62 (b) 226.2 (c) 2.262 (d) 0.2262
  16. 16.0.44 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.264 (b) 0.0264 (c) 2.64 (d) 26.4
  17. 17.9.4 × 2.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2256 (b) 225.6 (c) 22.56 (d) 2.256
  18. 18.6.5 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.5 (b) 195 (c) 0.195 (d) 1.95
  19. 19.2.3 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.07 (b) 0.0207 (c) 0.207 (d) 20.7
  20. 20.6.2 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 136.4 (b) 1.364 (c) 1364 (d) 13.64
  21. 21.4.1 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.517 (b) 0.1517 (c) 15.17 (d) 151.7
  22. 22.3.9 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.31 (b) 1.131 (c) 1131 (d) 113.1
  23. 23.6.2 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.558 (b) 55.8 (c) 0.0558 (d) 5.58
  24. 24.2.7 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0513 (b) 51.3 (c) 0.513 (d) 5.13
  25. 25.0.24 × 4.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01008 (b) 0.1008 (c) 10.08 (d) 1.008
  26. 26.0.23 × 34 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.782 (b) 78.2 (c) 0.0782 (d) 7.82
  27. 27.6.2 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 43.4 (b) 4.34 (c) 434 (d) 0.434
  28. 28.6.3 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 132.3 (b) 1323 (c) 1.323 (d) 13.23
  29. 29.4.8 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0144 (b) 0.144 (c) 14.4 (d) 1.44
  30. 30.0.67 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0134 (b) 13.4 (c) 1.34 (d) 0.134
  31. 31.1.4 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.66 (b) 0.266 (c) 0.0266 (d) 26.6
  32. 32.8.9 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26.7 (b) 0.267 (c) 0.0267 (d) 2.67
  33. 33.2.6 × 2.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.572 (b) 5.72 (c) 57.2 (d) 0.0572
  34. 34.0.75 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0525 (b) 5.25 (c) 52.5 (d) 0.525
  35. 35.4.2 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.588 (b) 588 (c) 5.88 (d) 58.8
  36. 36.7.6 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.912 (b) 9.12 (c) 91.2 (d) 0.0912
  37. 37.0.32 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.4 (b) 0.64 (c) 0.064 (d) 0.0064
  38. 38.8.2 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.164 (b) 1.64 (c) 164 (d) 16.4
  39. 39.0.36 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.764 (b) 0.1764 (c) 0.01764 (d) 17.64
  40. 40.0.14 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.26 (b) 0.126 (c) 0.0126 (d) 12.6

Answer key

  1. 1.04
  2. 9.44
  3. 28.5
  4. 52.2
  5. 4.07
  6. 25.2
  7. 37.8
  8. 4.65
  9. 3.32
  10. 138.6
  11. 4.48
  12. 0.28
  13. 0.384
  14. 115.2
  15. 22.62
  16. 2.64
  17. 22.56
  18. 19.5
  19. 2.07
  20. 136.4
  21. 15.17
  22. 113.1
  23. 5.58
  24. 5.13
  25. 1.008
  26. 7.82
  27. 43.4
  28. 132.3
  29. 1.44
  30. 1.34
  31. 2.66
  32. 2.67
  33. 5.72
  34. 5.25
  35. 58.8
  36. 9.12
  37. 0.64
  38. 16.4
  39. 1.764
  40. 1.26

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