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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 187 · 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. 1.5.5 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2145 (b) 2.145 (c) 214.5 (d) 21.45
  2. 2.6.1 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.305 (b) 305 (c) 3.05 (d) 30.5
  3. 3.3.6 × 4.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.692 (b) 169.2 (c) 16.92 (d) 0.1692
  4. 4.8.4 × 3.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 31.92 (b) 319.2 (c) 3.192 (d) 0.3192
  5. 5.0.33 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00924 (b) 0.924 (c) 0.0924 (d) 9.24
  6. 6.2.9 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 107.3 (b) 10.73 (c) 1.073 (d) 0.1073
  7. 7.5.3 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.9 (b) 0.159 (c) 1.59 (d) 159
  8. 8.0.81 × 1.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1215 (b) 1.215 (c) 12.15 (d) 0.01215
  9. 9.4.3 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.129 (b) 1.29 (c) 12.9 (d) 129
  10. 10.7.1 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.497 (b) 4.97 (c) 497 (d) 49.7
  11. 11.0.39 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.5 (b) 0.0195 (c) 1.95 (d) 0.195
  12. 12.3.5 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0315 (b) 0.315 (c) 31.5 (d) 3.15
  13. 13.4.9 × 4.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.205 (b) 0.2205 (c) 22.05 (d) 220.5
  14. 14.0.48 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2352 (b) 235.2 (c) 2.352 (d) 23.52
  15. 15.0.34 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01156 (b) 1.156 (c) 0.1156 (d) 11.56
  16. 16.0.52 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.728 (b) 0.0728 (c) 7.28 (d) 72.8
  17. 17.0.61 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.44 (b) 0.00244 (c) 0.244 (d) 0.0244
  18. 18.0.24 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0792 (b) 79.2 (c) 7.92 (d) 0.792
  19. 19.5.3 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.65 (b) 0.265 (c) 0.0265 (d) 26.5
  20. 20.0.69 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.73 (b) 1.173 (c) 0.01173 (d) 0.1173
  21. 21.0.27 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.296 (b) 12.96 (c) 0.01296 (d) 0.1296
  22. 22.7.7 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.39 (b) 53.9 (c) 0.539 (d) 0.0539
  23. 23.0.97 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3977 (b) 3.977 (c) 39.77 (d) 397.7
  24. 24.9.6 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.288 (b) 288 (c) 2.88 (d) 28.8
  25. 25.0.94 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0376 (b) 0.376 (c) 3.76 (d) 37.6
  26. 26.1.8 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.864 (b) 86.4 (c) 8.64 (d) 864
  27. 27.0.53 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.265 (b) 0.00265 (c) 0.0265 (d) 2.65
  28. 28.5.6 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.168 (b) 0.0168 (c) 1.68 (d) 16.8
  29. 29.5.7 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 171 (b) 1.71 (c) 17.1 (d) 0.171
  30. 30.7.4 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2368 (b) 23.68 (c) 236.8 (d) 2.368
  31. 31.8.1 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3726 (b) 3.726 (c) 37.26 (d) 372.6
  32. 32.2.4 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.432 (b) 43.2 (c) 4.32 (d) 432
  33. 33.2.6 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.46 (b) 0.546 (c) 546 (d) 54.6
  34. 34.0.17 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.051 (b) 0.51 (c) 0.0051 (d) 5.1
  35. 35.5.1 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0102 (b) 0.102 (c) 1.02 (d) 10.2
  36. 36.2.2 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 308 (b) 30.8 (c) 3.08 (d) 0.308
  37. 37.0.46 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1196 (b) 11.96 (c) 1.196 (d) 0.01196
  38. 38.7.6 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2204 (b) 22.04 (c) 2.204 (d) 220.4
  39. 39.8.4 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.08 (b) 100.8 (c) 1008 (d) 1.008
  40. 40.0.41 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.246 (b) 0.0246 (c) 2.46 (d) 0.00246

Answer key

  1. 214.5
  2. 30.5
  3. 16.92
  4. 31.92
  5. 0.924
  6. 10.73
  7. 15.9
  8. 1.215
  9. 12.9
  10. 49.7
  11. 1.95
  12. 3.15
  13. 22.05
  14. 23.52
  15. 1.156
  16. 7.28
  17. 0.244
  18. 7.92
  19. 2.65
  20. 1.173
  21. 1.296
  22. 5.39
  23. 39.77
  24. 28.8
  25. 3.76
  26. 86.4
  27. 0.265
  28. 1.68
  29. 17.1
  30. 236.8
  31. 372.6
  32. 43.2
  33. 54.6
  34. 0.51
  35. 1.02
  36. 30.8
  37. 1.196
  38. 220.4
  39. 100.8
  40. 0.246

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