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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 140 · 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. 1.0.76 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.228 (b) 0.0228 (c) 22.8 (d) 2.28
  2. 2.0.31 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00124 (b) 0.124 (c) 0.0124 (d) 1.24
  3. 3.0.51 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0153 (b) 1.53 (c) 15.3 (d) 0.153
  4. 4.6.1 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.366 (b) 366 (c) 36.6 (d) 3.66
  5. 5.0.88 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.616 (b) 0.0616 (c) 6.16 (d) 0.00616
  6. 6.3.4 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 125.8 (b) 1258 (c) 12.58 (d) 1.258
  7. 7.7.6 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.84 (b) 0.684 (c) 0.0684 (d) 68.4
  8. 8.7.6 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.28 (b) 0.228 (c) 0.0228 (d) 22.8
  9. 9.3.6 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.476 (b) 14.76 (c) 1476 (d) 147.6
  10. 10.0.45 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.485 (b) 14.85 (c) 148.5 (d) 0.1485
  11. 11.0.33 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1353 (b) 1.353 (c) 0.01353 (d) 13.53
  12. 12.2.9 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0203 (b) 0.203 (c) 20.3 (d) 2.03
  13. 13.0.91 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.912 (b) 0.2912 (c) 291.2 (d) 29.12
  14. 14.1.9 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.095 (b) 0.95 (c) 0.0095 (d) 9.5
  15. 15.0.53 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2491 (b) 2.491 (c) 24.91 (d) 249.1
  16. 16.8.7 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.392 (b) 1392 (c) 13.92 (d) 139.2
  17. 17.6.9 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.381 (b) 338.1 (c) 0.3381 (d) 33.81
  18. 18.1.5 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0105 (b) 0.105 (c) 1.05 (d) 10.5
  19. 19.2.8 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0252 (b) 2.52 (c) 25.2 (d) 0.252
  20. 20.9.6 × 2.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 230.4 (b) 23.04 (c) 0.2304 (d) 2.304
  21. 21.0.29 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00087 (b) 0.87 (c) 0.087 (d) 0.0087
  22. 22.0.87 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.435 (b) 4.35 (c) 0.0435 (d) 0.00435
  23. 23.0.17 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0068 (b) 6.8 (c) 0.068 (d) 0.68
  24. 24.0.47 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00141 (b) 1.41 (c) 0.0141 (d) 0.141
  25. 25.0.24 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 28.8 (b) 0.288 (c) 2.88 (d) 0.0288
  26. 26.0.18 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0036 (b) 0.036 (c) 0.00036 (d) 0.36
  27. 27.4.3 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 21.5 (b) 0.215 (c) 215 (d) 2.15
  28. 28.0.89 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.801 (b) 0.0801 (c) 0.00801 (d) 8.01
  29. 29.0.35 × 45 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1575 (b) 157.5 (c) 15.75 (d) 1.575
  30. 30.5.4 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.32 (b) 0.0432 (c) 43.2 (d) 0.432
  31. 31.0.29 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.58 (b) 0.058 (c) 0.0058 (d) 5.8
  32. 32.3.6 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1692 (b) 169.2 (c) 1.692 (d) 16.92
  33. 33.0.12 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00072 (b) 0.72 (c) 0.072 (d) 0.0072
  34. 34.6.6 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.98 (b) 0.198 (c) 0.0198 (d) 19.8
  35. 35.0.71 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.426 (b) 4.26 (c) 0.0426 (d) 42.6
  36. 36.7.3 × 4.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3139 (b) 313.9 (c) 31.39 (d) 3.139
  37. 37.2.6 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 106.6 (b) 10.66 (c) 1.066 (d) 1066
  38. 38.0.37 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00296 (b) 0.296 (c) 2.96 (d) 0.0296
  39. 39.6.2 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.852 (b) 2852 (c) 28.52 (d) 285.2
  40. 40.0.23 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.15 (b) 0.00115 (c) 0.0115 (d) 0.115

Answer key

  1. 2.28
  2. 0.124
  3. 1.53
  4. 36.6
  5. 0.616
  6. 125.8
  7. 6.84
  8. 2.28
  9. 147.6
  10. 14.85
  11. 1.353
  12. 2.03
  13. 29.12
  14. 0.95
  15. 24.91
  16. 139.2
  17. 33.81
  18. 1.05
  19. 2.52
  20. 23.04
  21. 0.087
  22. 0.435
  23. 0.68
  24. 0.141
  25. 2.88
  26. 0.036
  27. 21.5
  28. 0.801
  29. 15.75
  30. 4.32
  31. 0.58
  32. 169.2
  33. 0.072
  34. 1.98
  35. 4.26
  36. 31.39
  37. 106.6
  38. 0.296
  39. 285.2
  40. 0.115

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