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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 142 · 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. 1.0.57 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 39.9 (b) 0.399 (c) 0.0399 (d) 3.99
  2. 2.0.36 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.252 (b) 25.2 (c) 0.0252 (d) 2.52
  3. 3.7.6 × 3.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.736 (b) 0.2736 (c) 273.6 (d) 27.36
  4. 4.1.3 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.468 (b) 468 (c) 46.8 (d) 4.68
  5. 5.0.59 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.77 (b) 0.0177 (c) 17.7 (d) 0.177
  6. 6.6.2 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.496 (b) 4.96 (c) 0.0496 (d) 49.6
  7. 7.0.78 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.574 (b) 25.74 (c) 0.2574 (d) 257.4
  8. 8.1.9 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 34.2 (b) 0.342 (c) 0.0342 (d) 3.42
  9. 9.0.23 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.38 (b) 0.0138 (c) 13.8 (d) 0.138
  10. 10.0.73 × 25 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.25 (b) 1.825 (c) 0.1825 (d) 182.5
  11. 11.4.7 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.611 (b) 0.0611 (c) 61.1 (d) 6.11
  12. 12.0.28 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00168 (b) 0.168 (c) 1.68 (d) 0.0168
  13. 13.8.6 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.204 (b) 0.1204 (c) 120.4 (d) 12.04
  14. 14.0.56 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.24 (b) 0.01624 (c) 1.624 (d) 0.1624
  15. 15.7.6 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.748 (b) 17.48 (c) 1748 (d) 174.8
  16. 16.7.6 × 3.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 24.32 (b) 0.2432 (c) 2.432 (d) 243.2
  17. 17.0.43 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.215 (b) 21.5 (c) 2.15 (d) 0.0215
  18. 18.2.9 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.09 (b) 60.9 (c) 0.609 (d) 0.0609
  19. 19.9.8 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.74 (b) 1.274 (c) 1274 (d) 127.4
  20. 20.9.6 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.84 (b) 0.384 (c) 0.0384 (d) 38.4
  21. 21.5.2 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 104 (b) 10.4 (c) 0.104 (d) 1.04
  22. 22.0.26 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.156 (b) 0.0156 (c) 15.6 (d) 1.56
  23. 23.2.8 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.084 (b) 0.0084 (c) 8.4 (d) 0.84
  24. 24.0.18 × 4.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.756 (b) 0.0756 (c) 0.00756 (d) 7.56
  25. 25.0.95 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0285 (b) 0.285 (c) 0.00285 (d) 2.85
  26. 26.4.1 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 32.8 (b) 3.28 (c) 0.328 (d) 328
  27. 27.2.4 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 62.4 (b) 6.24 (c) 0.624 (d) 624
  28. 28.0.25 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00175 (b) 1.75 (c) 0.175 (d) 0.0175
  29. 29.4.3 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.04 (b) 1.204 (c) 1204 (d) 120.4
  30. 30.2.7 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.081 (b) 0.81 (c) 81 (d) 8.1
  31. 31.2.4 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 192 (b) 0.192 (c) 1.92 (d) 19.2
  32. 32.0.67 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.68 (b) 0.0268 (c) 0.268 (d) 26.8
  33. 33.0.48 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1392 (b) 1.392 (c) 13.92 (d) 139.2
  34. 34.5.7 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 22.8 (b) 0.228 (c) 2.28 (d) 228
  35. 35.0.52 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.208 (b) 20.8 (c) 0.0208 (d) 2.08
  36. 36.1.2 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.6 (b) 0.96 (c) 0.0096 (d) 0.096
  37. 37.3.3 × 1.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0495 (b) 0.495 (c) 49.5 (d) 4.95
  38. 38.0.16 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.96 (b) 0.00096 (c) 0.0096 (d) 0.096
  39. 39.0.58 × 34 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.972 (b) 197.2 (c) 19.72 (d) 0.1972
  40. 40.0.86 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3268 (b) 32.68 (c) 3.268 (d) 326.8

Answer key

  1. 3.99
  2. 2.52
  3. 27.36
  4. 46.8
  5. 1.77
  6. 4.96
  7. 25.74
  8. 3.42
  9. 1.38
  10. 18.25
  11. 6.11
  12. 0.168
  13. 12.04
  14. 1.624
  15. 174.8
  16. 24.32
  17. 2.15
  18. 6.09
  19. 127.4
  20. 3.84
  21. 10.4
  22. 1.56
  23. 0.84
  24. 0.756
  25. 0.285
  26. 32.8
  27. 62.4
  28. 0.175
  29. 120.4
  30. 8.1
  31. 19.2
  32. 2.68
  33. 13.92
  34. 22.8
  35. 2.08
  36. 0.96
  37. 4.95
  38. 0.096
  39. 19.72
  40. 32.68

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