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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 885 · 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. 1.0.99 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 30.69 (b) 306.9 (c) 3.069 (d) 0.3069
  2. 2.5.8 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.74 (b) 0.174 (c) 174 (d) 17.4
  3. 3.0.48 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0816 (b) 0.00816 (c) 8.16 (d) 0.816
  4. 4.0.29 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.319 (b) 0.0319 (c) 0.00319 (d) 3.19
  5. 5.6.3 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.315 (b) 31.5 (c) 0.0315 (d) 3.15
  6. 6.9.2 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.44 (b) 0.644 (c) 0.0644 (d) 64.4
  7. 7.2.9 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.06 (b) 40.6 (c) 0.406 (d) 0.0406
  8. 8.3.3 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.31 (b) 23.1 (c) 0.231 (d) 231
  9. 9.8.1 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0891 (b) 89.1 (c) 0.891 (d) 8.91
  10. 10.9.4 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.8 (b) 0.0188 (c) 0.188 (d) 1.88
  11. 11.0.24 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0144 (b) 14.4 (c) 0.144 (d) 1.44
  12. 12.0.51 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0459 (b) 4.59 (c) 45.9 (d) 0.459
  13. 13.1.6 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 96 (b) 9.6 (c) 0.96 (d) 0.096
  14. 14.0.16 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.64 (b) 0.00064 (c) 0.064 (d) 0.0064
  15. 15.3.9 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.833 (b) 18.33 (c) 1833 (d) 183.3
  16. 16.6.3 × 4.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 27.09 (b) 270.9 (c) 2.709 (d) 0.2709
  17. 17.0.24 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.8 (b) 0.0168 (c) 1.68 (d) 0.168
  18. 18.9.7 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.61 (b) 126.1 (c) 1.261 (d) 0.1261
  19. 19.1.4 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 33.6 (b) 0.336 (c) 336 (d) 3.36
  20. 20.0.67 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0134 (b) 1.34 (c) 0.134 (d) 0.00134
  21. 21.3.7 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.4 (b) 0.74 (c) 0.0074 (d) 0.074
  22. 22.6.9 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 55.2 (b) 5.52 (c) 0.0552 (d) 0.552
  23. 23.1.4 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.8 (b) 0.28 (c) 0.028 (d) 0.0028
  24. 24.7.6 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.988 (b) 98.8 (c) 9.88 (d) 0.0988
  25. 25.2.2 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1078 (b) 10.78 (c) 1.078 (d) 107.8
  26. 26.4.3 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.387 (b) 38.7 (c) 387 (d) 3.87
  27. 27.0.59 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0531 (b) 53.1 (c) 0.531 (d) 5.31
  28. 28.7.3 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 584 (b) 5.84 (c) 0.584 (d) 58.4
  29. 29.8.9 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.8 (b) 0.178 (c) 178 (d) 1.78
  30. 30.5.6 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.112 (b) 11.2 (c) 1.12 (d) 0.0112
  31. 31.2.5 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 225 (b) 22.5 (c) 2.25 (d) 0.225
  32. 32.0.17 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.187 (b) 0.0187 (c) 18.7 (d) 1.87
  33. 33.4.1 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.164 (b) 164 (c) 1.64 (d) 16.4
  34. 34.5.1 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 25.5 (b) 0.255 (c) 2.55 (d) 255
  35. 35.4.9 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0343 (b) 34.3 (c) 0.343 (d) 3.43
  36. 36.0.28 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1344 (b) 13.44 (c) 1.344 (d) 134.4
  37. 37.5.7 × 35 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.95 (b) 1.995 (c) 1995 (d) 199.5
  38. 38.7.7 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 107.8 (b) 10.78 (c) 1.078 (d) 1078
  39. 39.7.1 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.497 (b) 49.7 (c) 497 (d) 4.97
  40. 40.0.57 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26.22 (b) 2.622 (c) 0.2622 (d) 262.2

Answer key

  1. 30.69
  2. 17.4
  3. 0.816
  4. 0.319
  5. 3.15
  6. 6.44
  7. 4.06
  8. 23.1
  9. 8.91
  10. 1.88
  11. 1.44
  12. 4.59
  13. 9.6
  14. 0.064
  15. 183.3
  16. 27.09
  17. 1.68
  18. 12.61
  19. 33.6
  20. 0.134
  21. 0.74
  22. 5.52
  23. 0.28
  24. 9.88
  25. 10.78
  26. 38.7
  27. 5.31
  28. 58.4
  29. 17.8
  30. 1.12
  31. 22.5
  32. 1.87
  33. 16.4
  34. 25.5
  35. 3.43
  36. 13.44
  37. 199.5
  38. 107.8
  39. 49.7
  40. 26.22

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