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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 175 · 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. 1.8.7 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.219 (b) 321.9 (c) 0.3219 (d) 32.19
  2. 2.4.6 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.2 (b) 0.92 (c) 0.092 (d) 92
  3. 3.6.9 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1794 (b) 1.794 (c) 179.4 (d) 17.94
  4. 4.4.2 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.554 (b) 155.4 (c) 15.54 (d) 1554
  5. 5.0.67 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.134 (b) 0.00134 (c) 1.34 (d) 0.0134
  6. 6.5.5 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.605 (b) 60.5 (c) 6.05 (d) 605
  7. 7.3.9 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.95 (b) 0.195 (c) 0.0195 (d) 19.5
  8. 8.0.39 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0117 (b) 0.117 (c) 1.17 (d) 0.00117
  9. 9.3.2 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 54.4 (b) 544 (c) 5.44 (d) 0.544
  10. 10.0.97 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.64 (b) 1.164 (c) 0.01164 (d) 0.1164
  11. 11.8.1 × 2.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 20.25 (b) 2.025 (c) 0.2025 (d) 202.5
  12. 12.0.78 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00312 (b) 0.0312 (c) 0.312 (d) 3.12
  13. 13.2.8 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.88 (b) 0.0588 (c) 0.588 (d) 58.8
  14. 14.1.9 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.8 (b) 38 (c) 0.38 (d) 0.038
  15. 15.8.8 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.176 (b) 17.6 (c) 176 (d) 1.76
  16. 16.0.87 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00174 (b) 0.0174 (c) 0.174 (d) 1.74
  17. 17.8.9 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0267 (b) 26.7 (c) 0.267 (d) 2.67
  18. 18.2.9 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.16 (b) 11.6 (c) 0.116 (d) 116
  19. 19.0.82 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.56 (b) 0.656 (c) 0.0656 (d) 0.00656
  20. 20.0.92 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.68 (b) 0.368 (c) 0.0368 (d) 36.8
  21. 21.0.92 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 55.2 (b) 5.52 (c) 0.0552 (d) 0.552
  22. 22.2.3 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.851 (b) 85.1 (c) 8.51 (d) 851
  23. 23.2.7 × 3.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1026 (b) 1.026 (c) 10.26 (d) 102.6
  24. 24.8.4 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.672 (b) 67.2 (c) 6.72 (d) 0.0672
  25. 25.9.9 × 4.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.4455 (b) 445.5 (c) 4.455 (d) 44.55
  26. 26.0.12 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.72 (b) 7.2 (c) 0.072 (d) 0.0072
  27. 27.8.8 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.264 (b) 264 (c) 26.4 (d) 2.64
  28. 28.8.6 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 68.8 (b) 6.88 (c) 0.688 (d) 688
  29. 29.9.1 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0546 (b) 54.6 (c) 0.546 (d) 5.46
  30. 30.2.7 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.83 (b) 78.3 (c) 0.783 (d) 783
  31. 31.0.73 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00438 (b) 4.38 (c) 0.0438 (d) 0.438
  32. 32.0.35 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00315 (b) 3.15 (c) 0.0315 (d) 0.315
  33. 33.0.12 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.036 (b) 3.6 (c) 0.36 (d) 0.0036
  34. 34.0.74 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.406 (b) 14.06 (c) 140.6 (d) 0.1406
  35. 35.0.94 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.136 (b) 41.36 (c) 413.6 (d) 0.4136
  36. 36.2.1 × 2.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.04 (b) 50.4 (c) 0.504 (d) 0.0504
  37. 37.0.83 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.81 (b) 58.1 (c) 0.0581 (d) 0.581
  38. 38.7.1 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2414 (b) 241.4 (c) 2.414 (d) 24.14
  39. 39.3.9 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.95 (b) 19.5 (c) 0.195 (d) 195
  40. 40.0.93 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.651 (b) 6.51 (c) 65.1 (d) 0.0651

Answer key

  1. 32.19
  2. 9.2
  3. 17.94
  4. 155.4
  5. 0.134
  6. 60.5
  7. 1.95
  8. 0.117
  9. 54.4
  10. 1.164
  11. 20.25
  12. 0.312
  13. 5.88
  14. 3.8
  15. 17.6
  16. 0.174
  17. 2.67
  18. 11.6
  19. 0.656
  20. 3.68
  21. 5.52
  22. 85.1
  23. 10.26
  24. 6.72
  25. 44.55
  26. 0.72
  27. 26.4
  28. 68.8
  29. 5.46
  30. 78.3
  31. 0.438
  32. 0.315
  33. 0.36
  34. 14.06
  35. 41.36
  36. 5.04
  37. 5.81
  38. 24.14
  39. 19.5
  40. 6.51

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