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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 969 · 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. 1.6.7 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.68 (b) 26.8 (c) 0.268 (d) 268
  2. 2.7.1 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1633 (b) 1.633 (c) 16.33 (d) 163.3
  3. 3.3.6 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0144 (b) 1.44 (c) 14.4 (d) 0.144
  4. 4.6.2 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 117.8 (b) 11.78 (c) 1178 (d) 1.178
  5. 5.0.42 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.974 (b) 0.1974 (c) 197.4 (d) 19.74
  6. 6.0.61 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0366 (b) 3.66 (c) 36.6 (d) 0.366
  7. 7.6.5 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0195 (b) 19.5 (c) 1.95 (d) 0.195
  8. 8.0.88 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 52.8 (b) 5.28 (c) 0.0528 (d) 0.528
  9. 9.1.6 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.28 (b) 0.128 (c) 12.8 (d) 0.0128
  10. 10.0.91 × 34 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.094 (b) 30.94 (c) 0.3094 (d) 309.4
  11. 11.2.9 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.609 (b) 6.09 (c) 0.0609 (d) 60.9
  12. 12.9.4 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1598 (b) 15.98 (c) 159.8 (d) 1.598
  13. 13.0.36 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 25.2 (b) 0.252 (c) 2.52 (d) 0.0252
  14. 14.1.6 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 96 (b) 9.6 (c) 0.096 (d) 0.96
  15. 15.0.69 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0483 (b) 48.3 (c) 4.83 (d) 0.483
  16. 16.0.64 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.576 (b) 5.76 (c) 57.6 (d) 0.0576
  17. 17.0.51 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.683 (b) 0.1683 (c) 168.3 (d) 16.83
  18. 18.0.18 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0126 (b) 1.26 (c) 0.126 (d) 12.6
  19. 19.0.33 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0099 (b) 0.099 (c) 0.99 (d) 9.9
  20. 20.4.5 × 35 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 157.5 (b) 15.75 (c) 1575 (d) 1.575
  21. 21.0.33 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.396 (b) 39.6 (c) 0.0396 (d) 3.96
  22. 22.0.31 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.62 (b) 0.0062 (c) 0.062 (d) 6.2
  23. 23.3.2 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.128 (b) 12.8 (c) 1.28 (d) 128
  24. 24.1.8 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.162 (b) 16.2 (c) 0.0162 (d) 1.62
  25. 25.0.44 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0088 (b) 0.00088 (c) 0.088 (d) 0.88
  26. 26.7.1 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.13 (b) 0.213 (c) 0.0213 (d) 21.3
  27. 27.0.79 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 55.3 (b) 5.53 (c) 0.0553 (d) 0.553
  28. 28.7.3 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.657 (b) 6.57 (c) 65.7 (d) 657
  29. 29.3.1 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 589 (b) 58.9 (c) 5.89 (d) 0.589
  30. 30.3.7 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.74 (b) 0.0074 (c) 7.4 (d) 0.074
  31. 31.0.73 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.146 (b) 1.46 (c) 14.6 (d) 0.0146
  32. 32.7.3 × 4.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 34.31 (b) 3.431 (c) 0.3431 (d) 343.1
  33. 33.7.9 × 2.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1896 (b) 189.6 (c) 1.896 (d) 18.96
  34. 34.0.23 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.22 (b) 32.2 (c) 0.0322 (d) 0.322
  35. 35.0.47 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.222 (b) 122.2 (c) 0.1222 (d) 12.22
  36. 36.0.46 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.02 (b) 0.1702 (c) 1.702 (d) 170.2
  37. 37.2.9 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.8 (b) 58 (c) 0.058 (d) 0.58
  38. 38.8.1 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.43 (b) 0.0243 (c) 24.3 (d) 0.243
  39. 39.2.4 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.16 (b) 21.6 (c) 0.216 (d) 216
  40. 40.1.9 × 35 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 665 (b) 0.665 (c) 66.5 (d) 6.65

Answer key

  1. 26.8
  2. 163.3
  3. 1.44
  4. 117.8
  5. 19.74
  6. 3.66
  7. 1.95
  8. 5.28
  9. 1.28
  10. 30.94
  11. 6.09
  12. 15.98
  13. 2.52
  14. 9.6
  15. 4.83
  16. 5.76
  17. 16.83
  18. 1.26
  19. 0.99
  20. 157.5
  21. 3.96
  22. 0.62
  23. 12.8
  24. 1.62
  25. 0.088
  26. 2.13
  27. 5.53
  28. 65.7
  29. 58.9
  30. 0.74
  31. 1.46
  32. 34.31
  33. 18.96
  34. 3.22
  35. 12.22
  36. 17.02
  37. 5.8
  38. 2.43
  39. 21.6
  40. 66.5

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