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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 109 · 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. 1.0.21 × 4.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.45 (b) 0.0945 (c) 0.945 (d) 0.00945
  2. 2.2.5 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.5 (b) 0.0075 (c) 0.75 (d) 0.075
  3. 3.1.7 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0153 (b) 1.53 (c) 0.153 (d) 15.3
  4. 4.9.7 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.485 (b) 4.85 (c) 48.5 (d) 0.0485
  5. 5.7.6 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.356 (b) 235.6 (c) 2356 (d) 23.56
  6. 6.1.8 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 198 (b) 0.198 (c) 19.8 (d) 1.98
  7. 7.8.9 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.8 (b) 1.78 (c) 178 (d) 0.178
  8. 8.0.58 × 4.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.436 (b) 0.02436 (c) 0.2436 (d) 24.36
  9. 9.1.7 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.93 (b) 0.493 (c) 493 (d) 49.3
  10. 10.4.9 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.88 (b) 0.588 (c) 0.0588 (d) 58.8
  11. 11.0.71 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0426 (b) 0.426 (c) 42.6 (d) 4.26
  12. 12.0.52 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.04 (b) 0.0104 (c) 0.104 (d) 10.4
  13. 13.1.9 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.076 (b) 0.0076 (c) 7.6 (d) 0.76
  14. 14.1.3 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 39 (b) 0.039 (c) 3.9 (d) 0.39
  15. 15.3.9 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.82 (b) 1.482 (c) 148.2 (d) 1482
  16. 16.9.6 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0576 (b) 5.76 (c) 0.576 (d) 57.6
  17. 17.8.8 × 2.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.024 (b) 202.4 (c) 0.2024 (d) 20.24
  18. 18.7.2 × 3.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 23.04 (b) 230.4 (c) 0.2304 (d) 2.304
  19. 19.0.54 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.918 (b) 0.0918 (c) 0.00918 (d) 9.18
  20. 20.0.19 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.152 (b) 0.0152 (c) 15.2 (d) 1.52
  21. 21.6.6 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.056 (b) 10.56 (c) 105.6 (d) 1056
  22. 22.9.9 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 485.1 (b) 4851 (c) 4.851 (d) 48.51
  23. 23.0.74 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.184 (b) 118.4 (c) 0.1184 (d) 11.84
  24. 24.1.8 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0126 (b) 1.26 (c) 12.6 (d) 0.126
  25. 25.0.61 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0122 (b) 0.122 (c) 0.00122 (d) 1.22
  26. 26.8.9 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.068 (b) 1068 (c) 106.8 (d) 10.68
  27. 27.8.8 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.4312 (b) 4.312 (c) 431.2 (d) 43.12
  28. 28.9.4 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.376 (b) 3.76 (c) 376 (d) 37.6
  29. 29.4.9 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.784 (b) 0.0784 (c) 78.4 (d) 7.84
  30. 30.0.81 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 315.9 (b) 0.3159 (c) 3.159 (d) 31.59
  31. 31.0.69 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00276 (b) 0.276 (c) 2.76 (d) 0.0276
  32. 32.8.7 × 25 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2175 (b) 2.175 (c) 217.5 (d) 21.75
  33. 33.1.4 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.42 (b) 0.042 (c) 0.0042 (d) 4.2
  34. 34.3.8 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.54 (b) 125.4 (c) 1.254 (d) 1254
  35. 35.0.22 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.056 (b) 105.6 (c) 10.56 (d) 0.1056
  36. 36.8.2 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 738 (b) 73.8 (c) 0.738 (d) 7.38
  37. 37.0.49 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.686 (b) 0.0686 (c) 0.00686 (d) 6.86
  38. 38.0.17 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0068 (b) 0.068 (c) 6.8 (d) 0.68
  39. 39.2.2 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.198 (b) 1.98 (c) 19.8 (d) 198
  40. 40.2.5 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0225 (b) 22.5 (c) 0.225 (d) 2.25

Answer key

  1. 0.945
  2. 0.75
  3. 1.53
  4. 4.85
  5. 235.6
  6. 19.8
  7. 17.8
  8. 2.436
  9. 49.3
  10. 5.88
  11. 4.26
  12. 1.04
  13. 0.76
  14. 3.9
  15. 148.2
  16. 5.76
  17. 20.24
  18. 23.04
  19. 0.918
  20. 1.52
  21. 105.6
  22. 485.1
  23. 11.84
  24. 1.26
  25. 0.122
  26. 106.8
  27. 43.12
  28. 37.6
  29. 7.84
  30. 31.59
  31. 0.276
  32. 217.5
  33. 0.42
  34. 125.4
  35. 10.56
  36. 73.8
  37. 0.686
  38. 0.68
  39. 19.8
  40. 2.25

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