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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 122 · 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. 1.6.9 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3174 (b) 31.74 (c) 317.4 (d) 3.174
  2. 2.0.56 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.2 (b) 0.112 (c) 0.0112 (d) 1.12
  3. 3.0.97 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1649 (b) 164.9 (c) 1.649 (d) 16.49
  4. 4.0.31 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.124 (b) 0.00124 (c) 0.0124 (d) 1.24
  5. 5.5.4 × 2.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1188 (b) 118.8 (c) 1.188 (d) 11.88
  6. 6.4.3 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.87 (b) 38.7 (c) 387 (d) 0.387
  7. 7.3.2 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 512 (b) 0.512 (c) 5.12 (d) 51.2
  8. 8.0.84 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.184 (b) 0.2184 (c) 218.4 (d) 21.84
  9. 9.0.26 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.234 (b) 2.34 (c) 0.00234 (d) 0.0234
  10. 10.0.73 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1168 (b) 11.68 (c) 1.168 (d) 116.8
  11. 11.4.9 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.45 (b) 0.245 (c) 0.0245 (d) 24.5
  12. 12.2.6 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.572 (b) 572 (c) 57.2 (d) 5.72
  13. 13.3.7 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.4 (b) 74 (c) 0.74 (d) 0.074
  14. 14.0.73 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0584 (b) 0.584 (c) 0.00584 (d) 5.84
  15. 15.8.2 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 22.14 (b) 0.2214 (c) 2.214 (d) 221.4
  16. 16.2.5 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0125 (b) 1.25 (c) 0.125 (d) 12.5
  17. 17.3.1 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 65.1 (b) 0.0651 (c) 0.651 (d) 6.51
  18. 18.0.37 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.185 (b) 18.5 (c) 0.0185 (d) 1.85
  19. 19.0.27 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.02 (b) 0.0702 (c) 70.2 (d) 0.702
  20. 20.2.9 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 136.3 (b) 1363 (c) 1.363 (d) 13.63
  21. 21.4.1 × 4.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1804 (b) 1.804 (c) 180.4 (d) 18.04
  22. 22.0.33 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 105.6 (b) 1.056 (c) 10.56 (d) 0.1056
  23. 23.0.14 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.126 (b) 12.6 (c) 1.26 (d) 0.0126
  24. 24.5.4 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.486 (b) 486 (c) 48.6 (d) 4.86
  25. 25.2.8 × 3.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.96 (b) 0.0896 (c) 89.6 (d) 0.896
  26. 26.5.7 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.99 (b) 0.399 (c) 399 (d) 39.9
  27. 27.3.3 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.264 (b) 2.64 (c) 264 (d) 26.4
  28. 28.0.32 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.536 (b) 0.1536 (c) 153.6 (d) 15.36
  29. 29.0.44 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.088 (b) 0.88 (c) 0.0088 (d) 8.8
  30. 30.7.3 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.365 (b) 3.65 (c) 0.0365 (d) 36.5
  31. 31.0.17 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.068 (b) 0.00068 (c) 0.0068 (d) 0.68
  32. 32.9.2 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0828 (b) 0.828 (c) 82.8 (d) 8.28
  33. 33.0.12 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.036 (b) 0.0036 (c) 3.6 (d) 0.36
  34. 34.5.4 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 124.2 (b) 12.42 (c) 1.242 (d) 1242
  35. 35.3.1 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.023 (b) 1023 (c) 102.3 (d) 10.23
  36. 36.0.13 × 2.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0286 (b) 0.00286 (c) 2.86 (d) 0.286
  37. 37.0.96 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0384 (b) 0.384 (c) 3.84 (d) 0.00384
  38. 38.1.3 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.69 (b) 0.169 (c) 0.0169 (d) 16.9
  39. 39.9.1 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.46 (b) 54.6 (c) 546 (d) 0.546
  40. 40.0.92 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1196 (b) 11.96 (c) 119.6 (d) 1.196

Answer key

  1. 31.74
  2. 1.12
  3. 16.49
  4. 0.124
  5. 11.88
  6. 38.7
  7. 51.2
  8. 21.84
  9. 0.234
  10. 11.68
  11. 2.45
  12. 57.2
  13. 7.4
  14. 0.584
  15. 22.14
  16. 1.25
  17. 6.51
  18. 1.85
  19. 7.02
  20. 136.3
  21. 18.04
  22. 10.56
  23. 1.26
  24. 48.6
  25. 8.96
  26. 39.9
  27. 26.4
  28. 15.36
  29. 0.88
  30. 3.65
  31. 0.068
  32. 8.28
  33. 0.36
  34. 124.2
  35. 102.3
  36. 0.286
  37. 0.384
  38. 1.69
  39. 54.6
  40. 11.96

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