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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 128 · 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. 1.0.78 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.12 (b) 0.0312 (c) 0.312 (d) 31.2
  2. 2.9.4 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.666 (b) 36.66 (c) 3666 (d) 366.6
  3. 3.0.46 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.88 (b) 0.1288 (c) 1.288 (d) 128.8
  4. 4.5.1 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 24.48 (b) 0.2448 (c) 2.448 (d) 244.8
  5. 5.0.32 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.48 (b) 1.248 (c) 0.01248 (d) 0.1248
  6. 6.3.1 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0186 (b) 1.86 (c) 18.6 (d) 0.186
  7. 7.7.8 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.14 (b) 1.014 (c) 0.1014 (d) 101.4
  8. 8.0.25 × 2.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.25 (b) 0.00625 (c) 0.625 (d) 0.0625
  9. 9.0.67 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.02077 (b) 2.077 (c) 0.2077 (d) 20.77
  10. 10.0.77 × 4.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.03619 (b) 36.19 (c) 3.619 (d) 0.3619
  11. 11.1.9 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0076 (b) 0.076 (c) 7.6 (d) 0.76
  12. 12.0.29 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.087 (b) 0.0087 (c) 8.7 (d) 0.87
  13. 13.0.18 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.126 (b) 12.6 (c) 0.0126 (d) 1.26
  14. 14.6.3 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 37.8 (b) 3.78 (c) 0.378 (d) 0.0378
  15. 15.0.36 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.612 (b) 0.00612 (c) 0.0612 (d) 6.12
  16. 16.0.44 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1804 (b) 18.04 (c) 1.804 (d) 180.4
  17. 17.6.9 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 34.5 (b) 0.345 (c) 3.45 (d) 0.0345
  18. 18.0.23 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.621 (b) 0.0621 (c) 0.00621 (d) 6.21
  19. 19.4.1 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0082 (b) 8.2 (c) 0.82 (d) 0.082
  20. 20.6.3 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.89 (b) 0.189 (c) 18.9 (d) 0.0189
  21. 21.1.6 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0592 (b) 59.2 (c) 0.592 (d) 5.92
  22. 22.0.54 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0432 (b) 0.00432 (c) 0.432 (d) 4.32
  23. 23.0.44 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.088 (b) 0.00088 (c) 0.88 (d) 0.0088
  24. 24.0.69 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.173 (b) 0.1173 (c) 0.01173 (d) 11.73
  25. 25.1.5 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.105 (b) 1.05 (c) 105 (d) 10.5
  26. 26.0.63 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.567 (b) 0.0567 (c) 5.67 (d) 0.00567
  27. 27.4.8 × 34 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.632 (b) 16.32 (c) 1632 (d) 163.2
  28. 28.0.44 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00836 (b) 0.836 (c) 0.0836 (d) 8.36
  29. 29.1.8 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.08 (b) 0.108 (c) 108 (d) 10.8
  30. 30.1.4 × 3.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 50.4 (b) 0.504 (c) 0.0504 (d) 5.04
  31. 31.2.7 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 54 (b) 5.4 (c) 0.54 (d) 0.054
  32. 32.0.83 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.166 (b) 0.0166 (c) 16.6 (d) 1.66
  33. 33.2.4 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.216 (b) 2.16 (c) 21.6 (d) 216
  34. 34.8.5 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1785 (b) 17.85 (c) 1.785 (d) 178.5
  35. 35.0.76 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 136.8 (b) 13.68 (c) 0.1368 (d) 1.368
  36. 36.0.82 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1312 (b) 131.2 (c) 1.312 (d) 13.12
  37. 37.1.4 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.042 (b) 0.42 (c) 4.2 (d) 42
  38. 38.3.1 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.3 (b) 0.93 (c) 0.093 (d) 93
  39. 39.0.24 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 93.6 (b) 0.936 (c) 9.36 (d) 0.0936
  40. 40.7.3 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.65 (b) 365 (c) 0.365 (d) 36.5

Answer key

  1. 3.12
  2. 366.6
  3. 12.88
  4. 24.48
  5. 1.248
  6. 1.86
  7. 10.14
  8. 0.625
  9. 2.077
  10. 3.619
  11. 0.76
  12. 0.87
  13. 1.26
  14. 3.78
  15. 0.612
  16. 18.04
  17. 3.45
  18. 0.621
  19. 0.82
  20. 1.89
  21. 5.92
  22. 0.432
  23. 0.088
  24. 1.173
  25. 10.5
  26. 0.567
  27. 163.2
  28. 0.836
  29. 10.8
  30. 5.04
  31. 5.4
  32. 1.66
  33. 21.6
  34. 17.85
  35. 13.68
  36. 13.12
  37. 4.2
  38. 9.3
  39. 9.36
  40. 36.5

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