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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 15 · 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. 1.0.37 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0777 (b) 7.77 (c) 0.00777 (d) 0.777
  2. 2.7.8 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 249.6 (b) 2.496 (c) 2496 (d) 24.96
  3. 3.2.9 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.261 (b) 2.61 (c) 261 (d) 26.1
  4. 4.0.38 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.18 (b) 0.0418 (c) 0.418 (d) 0.00418
  5. 5.4.3 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.17 (b) 0.817 (c) 0.0817 (d) 81.7
  6. 6.1.5 × 43 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.45 (b) 0.645 (c) 64.5 (d) 645
  7. 7.3.4 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.884 (b) 0.0884 (c) 88.4 (d) 8.84
  8. 8.4.7 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.799 (b) 799 (c) 7.99 (d) 79.9
  9. 9.7.1 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 142 (b) 0.142 (c) 14.2 (d) 1.42
  10. 10.5.9 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 283.2 (b) 0.2832 (c) 2.832 (d) 28.32
  11. 11.0.63 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.764 (b) 17.64 (c) 0.1764 (d) 176.4
  12. 12.1.7 × 3.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.44 (b) 0.544 (c) 54.4 (d) 0.0544
  13. 13.8.5 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 59.5 (b) 5.95 (c) 0.595 (d) 595
  14. 14.0.45 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.765 (b) 7.65 (c) 0.0765 (d) 76.5
  15. 15.3.2 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.12 (b) 0.0512 (c) 0.512 (d) 51.2
  16. 16.0.86 × 4.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.698 (b) 0.03698 (c) 0.3698 (d) 36.98
  17. 17.0.41 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0533 (b) 0.533 (c) 0.00533 (d) 5.33
  18. 18.0.46 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.92 (b) 0.092 (c) 0.00092 (d) 0.0092
  19. 19.9.1 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.64 (b) 36.4 (c) 364 (d) 0.364
  20. 20.2.5 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.225 (b) 22.5 (c) 2.25 (d) 0.0225
  21. 21.6.7 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.69 (b) 46.9 (c) 0.469 (d) 469
  22. 22.0.61 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 195.2 (b) 19.52 (c) 1.952 (d) 0.1952
  23. 23.1.3 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 351 (b) 0.351 (c) 3.51 (d) 35.1
  24. 24.5.8 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.044 (b) 1044 (c) 10.44 (d) 104.4
  25. 25.0.23 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0161 (b) 1.61 (c) 16.1 (d) 0.161
  26. 26.0.55 × 4.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.585 (b) 25.85 (c) 0.2585 (d) 0.02585
  27. 27.0.13 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.117 (b) 0.0117 (c) 11.7 (d) 1.17
  28. 28.5.9 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 94.4 (b) 944 (c) 0.944 (d) 9.44
  29. 29.0.82 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 27.06 (b) 2.706 (c) 0.02706 (d) 0.2706
  30. 30.9.5 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.85 (b) 285 (c) 0.285 (d) 28.5
  31. 31.0.42 × 3.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1512 (b) 15.12 (c) 1.512 (d) 0.01512
  32. 32.4.6 × 3.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1472 (b) 147.2 (c) 1.472 (d) 14.72
  33. 33.3.1 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.4 (b) 1.24 (c) 0.124 (d) 124
  34. 34.0.44 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.836 (b) 0.00836 (c) 0.0836 (d) 8.36
  35. 35.0.23 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 43.7 (b) 0.0437 (c) 4.37 (d) 0.437
  36. 36.4.6 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.012 (b) 101.2 (c) 1012 (d) 10.12
  37. 37.4.7 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0658 (b) 6.58 (c) 0.658 (d) 65.8
  38. 38.0.33 × 4.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.419 (b) 14.19 (c) 0.01419 (d) 0.1419
  39. 39.0.91 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.4277 (b) 42.77 (c) 4.277 (d) 427.7
  40. 40.8.3 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.581 (b) 5.81 (c) 58.1 (d) 0.0581

Answer key

  1. 0.777
  2. 249.6
  3. 26.1
  4. 0.418
  5. 8.17
  6. 64.5
  7. 8.84
  8. 79.9
  9. 14.2
  10. 28.32
  11. 17.64
  12. 5.44
  13. 59.5
  14. 7.65
  15. 5.12
  16. 3.698
  17. 0.533
  18. 0.092
  19. 36.4
  20. 2.25
  21. 46.9
  22. 19.52
  23. 35.1
  24. 104.4
  25. 1.61
  26. 2.585
  27. 1.17
  28. 94.4
  29. 2.706
  30. 28.5
  31. 1.512
  32. 14.72
  33. 12.4
  34. 0.836
  35. 4.37
  36. 101.2
  37. 6.58
  38. 1.419
  39. 42.77
  40. 5.81

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