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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 137 · 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. 1.0.81 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 25.11 (b) 0.02511 (c) 2.511 (d) 0.2511
  2. 2.0.28 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.196 (b) 1.96 (c) 0.00196 (d) 0.0196
  3. 3.5.5 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 495 (b) 0.495 (c) 4.95 (d) 49.5
  4. 4.6.6 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.102 (b) 310.2 (c) 31.02 (d) 3102
  5. 5.0.25 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.25 (b) 92.5 (c) 0.0925 (d) 0.925
  6. 6.1.2 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.036 (b) 0.0036 (c) 3.6 (d) 0.36
  7. 7.7.8 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0312 (b) 0.312 (c) 3.12 (d) 31.2
  8. 8.0.71 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00497 (b) 4.97 (c) 0.0497 (d) 0.497
  9. 9.0.18 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0324 (b) 32.4 (c) 3.24 (d) 0.324
  10. 10.0.28 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0364 (b) 0.00364 (c) 0.364 (d) 3.64
  11. 11.0.21 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.51 (b) 0.0651 (c) 0.651 (d) 65.1
  12. 12.0.69 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0414 (b) 4.14 (c) 0.414 (d) 41.4
  13. 13.2.9 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.16 (b) 116 (c) 11.6 (d) 0.116
  14. 14.0.51 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.55 (b) 0.255 (c) 0.00255 (d) 0.0255
  15. 15.2.4 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 48 (b) 4.8 (c) 0.048 (d) 0.48
  16. 16.8.3 × 35 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2905 (b) 2.905 (c) 290.5 (d) 29.05
  17. 17.0.29 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0058 (b) 0.00058 (c) 0.058 (d) 0.58
  18. 18.8.1 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.324 (b) 32.4 (c) 0.0324 (d) 3.24
  19. 19.4.2 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1974 (b) 19.74 (c) 1.974 (d) 197.4
  20. 20.0.13 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.2 (b) 0.052 (c) 0.52 (d) 0.0052
  21. 21.5.9 × 43 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 253.7 (b) 2.537 (c) 25.37 (d) 2537
  22. 22.2.2 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 396 (b) 3.96 (c) 39.6 (d) 0.396
  23. 23.5.9 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.714 (b) 27.14 (c) 271.4 (d) 0.2714
  24. 24.0.83 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3403 (b) 34.03 (c) 3.403 (d) 340.3
  25. 25.0.88 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0528 (b) 0.00528 (c) 0.528 (d) 5.28
  26. 26.0.35 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0175 (b) 17.5 (c) 0.175 (d) 1.75
  27. 27.0.63 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 50.4 (b) 0.504 (c) 0.0504 (d) 5.04
  28. 28.0.49 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.43 (b) 0.0343 (c) 0.00343 (d) 0.343
  29. 29.0.41 × 2.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.02 (b) 0.00902 (c) 0.0902 (d) 0.902
  30. 30.4.4 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.396 (b) 39.6 (c) 396 (d) 3.96
  31. 31.0.13 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.091 (b) 0.00091 (c) 0.0091 (d) 0.91
  32. 32.5.5 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.165 (b) 1.65 (c) 16.5 (d) 165
  33. 33.6.1 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.122 (b) 122 (c) 12.2 (d) 1.22
  34. 34.0.37 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.22 (b) 0.222 (c) 0.0222 (d) 0.00222
  35. 35.7.2 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.4 (b) 144 (c) 1.44 (d) 0.144
  36. 36.7.6 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.964 (b) 29.64 (c) 2964 (d) 296.4
  37. 37.0.23 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.104 (b) 11.04 (c) 0.1104 (d) 0.01104
  38. 38.1.2 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.024 (b) 0.0024 (c) 0.24 (d) 2.4
  39. 39.0.21 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.147 (b) 1.47 (c) 0.0147 (d) 14.7
  40. 40.0.45 × 35 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1575 (b) 1.575 (c) 15.75 (d) 157.5

Answer key

  1. 2.511
  2. 0.196
  3. 49.5
  4. 310.2
  5. 9.25
  6. 0.36
  7. 3.12
  8. 0.497
  9. 3.24
  10. 0.364
  11. 6.51
  12. 4.14
  13. 11.6
  14. 0.255
  15. 4.8
  16. 290.5
  17. 0.058
  18. 3.24
  19. 197.4
  20. 0.52
  21. 253.7
  22. 39.6
  23. 27.14
  24. 34.03
  25. 0.528
  26. 1.75
  27. 5.04
  28. 0.343
  29. 0.902
  30. 39.6
  31. 0.091
  32. 16.5
  33. 12.2
  34. 0.222
  35. 14.4
  36. 296.4
  37. 1.104
  38. 0.24
  39. 1.47
  40. 15.75

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