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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 144 · 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 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.138 (b) 138 (c) 1.38 (d) 13.8
  2. 2.0.38 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.304 (b) 3.04 (c) 30.4 (d) 0.0304
  3. 3.0.21 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0105 (b) 0.105 (c) 1.05 (d) 0.00105
  4. 4.0.15 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0045 (b) 0.00045 (c) 0.045 (d) 0.45
  5. 5.5.3 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.65 (b) 26.5 (c) 0.265 (d) 265
  6. 6.0.19 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.74 (b) 0.0874 (c) 0.874 (d) 87.4
  7. 7.1.3 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 364 (b) 36.4 (c) 0.364 (d) 3.64
  8. 8.0.93 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0558 (b) 0.558 (c) 5.58 (d) 55.8
  9. 9.9.7 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.88 (b) 38.8 (c) 388 (d) 0.388
  10. 10.2.4 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.6 (b) 0.096 (c) 0.0096 (d) 0.96
  11. 11.4.8 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 33.6 (b) 0.336 (c) 3.36 (d) 336
  12. 12.2.9 × 4.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1247 (b) 124.7 (c) 12.47 (d) 1.247
  13. 13.1.7 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.2 (b) 102 (c) 1.02 (d) 0.102
  14. 14.0.33 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.61 (b) 0.0561 (c) 0.561 (d) 0.00561
  15. 15.9.7 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 232.8 (b) 23.28 (c) 2.328 (d) 2328
  16. 16.0.37 × 3.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01295 (b) 1.295 (c) 12.95 (d) 0.1295
  17. 17.4.4 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.528 (b) 528 (c) 5.28 (d) 52.8
  18. 18.0.96 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0384 (b) 3.84 (c) 0.00384 (d) 0.384
  19. 19.0.19 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.912 (b) 0.0912 (c) 9.12 (d) 0.00912
  20. 20.0.22 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0154 (b) 1.54 (c) 15.4 (d) 0.154
  21. 21.7.1 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.497 (b) 0.0497 (c) 49.7 (d) 4.97
  22. 22.5.3 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.54 (b) 0.954 (c) 954 (d) 95.4
  23. 23.0.17 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0085 (b) 8.5 (c) 0.085 (d) 0.85
  24. 24.3.6 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.48 (b) 648 (c) 64.8 (d) 0.648
  25. 25.0.59 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1534 (b) 1.534 (c) 153.4 (d) 15.34
  26. 26.4.5 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.205 (b) 22.05 (c) 0.2205 (d) 220.5
  27. 27.0.13 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.65 (b) 0.065 (c) 0.0065 (d) 6.5
  28. 28.1.8 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.4 (b) 54 (c) 0.54 (d) 0.054
  29. 29.0.51 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0408 (b) 4.08 (c) 0.408 (d) 40.8
  30. 30.4.3 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 516 (b) 5.16 (c) 0.516 (d) 51.6
  31. 31.1.9 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0038 (b) 0.038 (c) 3.8 (d) 0.38
  32. 32.8.2 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 984 (b) 9.84 (c) 98.4 (d) 0.984
  33. 33.7.4 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0518 (b) 5.18 (c) 0.518 (d) 51.8
  34. 34.0.34 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0884 (b) 8.84 (c) 0.884 (d) 0.00884
  35. 35.6.8 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.204 (b) 2.04 (c) 20.4 (d) 0.0204
  36. 36.0.31 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.86 (b) 0.0186 (c) 0.186 (d) 0.00186
  37. 37.6.7 × 3.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 24.12 (b) 2.412 (c) 241.2 (d) 0.2412
  38. 38.0.64 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00576 (b) 0.0576 (c) 5.76 (d) 0.576
  39. 39.0.69 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.242 (b) 12.42 (c) 124.2 (d) 0.1242
  40. 40.7.9 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.158 (b) 1.58 (c) 158 (d) 15.8

Answer key

  1. 13.8
  2. 3.04
  3. 0.105
  4. 0.045
  5. 26.5
  6. 8.74
  7. 36.4
  8. 5.58
  9. 38.8
  10. 0.96
  11. 33.6
  12. 12.47
  13. 10.2
  14. 0.561
  15. 232.8
  16. 1.295
  17. 52.8
  18. 0.384
  19. 0.912
  20. 1.54
  21. 4.97
  22. 95.4
  23. 0.85
  24. 64.8
  25. 15.34
  26. 22.05
  27. 0.65
  28. 5.4
  29. 4.08
  30. 51.6
  31. 0.38
  32. 98.4
  33. 5.18
  34. 0.884
  35. 2.04
  36. 0.186
  37. 24.12
  38. 0.576
  39. 12.42
  40. 15.8

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