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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 188 · 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. 1.4.1 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.205 (b) 0.0205 (c) 2.05 (d) 20.5
  2. 2.3.3 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 79.2 (b) 0.792 (c) 792 (d) 7.92
  3. 3.3.5 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 101.5 (b) 1.015 (c) 10.15 (d) 1015
  4. 4.1.3 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.6 (b) 156 (c) 0.156 (d) 1.56
  5. 5.1.5 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.255 (b) 25.5 (c) 2.55 (d) 255
  6. 6.8.2 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 246 (b) 2.46 (c) 0.246 (d) 24.6
  7. 7.0.87 × 35 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 30.45 (b) 3.045 (c) 0.3045 (d) 304.5
  8. 8.9.6 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.4608 (b) 460.8 (c) 46.08 (d) 4.608
  9. 9.9.7 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.82 (b) 0.582 (c) 582 (d) 58.2
  10. 10.5.9 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 24.19 (b) 241.9 (c) 2419 (d) 2.419
  11. 11.3.1 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.62 (b) 6.2 (c) 0.062 (d) 0.0062
  12. 12.0.97 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.03007 (b) 0.3007 (c) 3.007 (d) 30.07
  13. 13.0.81 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0648 (b) 0.648 (c) 6.48 (d) 0.00648
  14. 14.0.74 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 22.94 (b) 0.2294 (c) 0.02294 (d) 2.294
  15. 15.0.17 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.119 (b) 0.0119 (c) 1.19 (d) 0.00119
  16. 16.3.7 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0185 (b) 0.185 (c) 1.85 (d) 18.5
  17. 17.7.5 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 22.5 (b) 0.225 (c) 225 (d) 2.25
  18. 18.0.27 × 4.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.69 (b) 0.01269 (c) 0.1269 (d) 1.269
  19. 19.5.4 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.486 (b) 4.86 (c) 486 (d) 48.6
  20. 20.6.3 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.89 (b) 0.189 (c) 0.0189 (d) 18.9
  21. 21.1.4 × 43 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.02 (b) 0.602 (c) 60.2 (d) 602
  22. 22.0.26 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.2 (b) 0.52 (c) 0.052 (d) 0.0052
  23. 23.0.44 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0132 (b) 13.2 (c) 1.32 (d) 0.132
  24. 24.0.88 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.288 (b) 228.8 (c) 0.2288 (d) 22.88
  25. 25.9.8 × 4.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.4116 (b) 411.6 (c) 4.116 (d) 41.16
  26. 26.1.3 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.481 (b) 481 (c) 48.1 (d) 4.81
  27. 27.5.9 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 295 (b) 2.95 (c) 0.295 (d) 29.5
  28. 28.0.21 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.63 (b) 0.063 (c) 0.0063 (d) 6.3
  29. 29.0.37 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0185 (b) 1.85 (c) 0.185 (d) 18.5
  30. 30.0.18 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0198 (b) 1.98 (c) 0.198 (d) 0.00198
  31. 31.1.5 × 2.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.45 (b) 34.5 (c) 0.345 (d) 0.0345
  32. 32.0.67 × 1.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.005 (b) 0.1005 (c) 10.05 (d) 0.01005
  33. 33.1.8 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.162 (b) 16.2 (c) 1.62 (d) 0.0162
  34. 34.0.57 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01083 (b) 1.083 (c) 10.83 (d) 0.1083
  35. 35.0.18 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.42 (b) 34.2 (c) 0.0342 (d) 0.342
  36. 36.6.7 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.402 (b) 402 (c) 40.2 (d) 4.02
  37. 37.0.54 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00108 (b) 1.08 (c) 0.0108 (d) 0.108
  38. 38.6.1 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.2 (b) 1.22 (c) 0.122 (d) 0.0122
  39. 39.0.21 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0042 (b) 0.00042 (c) 0.042 (d) 0.42
  40. 40.7.6 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 34.96 (b) 349.6 (c) 3.496 (d) 3496

Answer key

  1. 2.05
  2. 79.2
  3. 101.5
  4. 15.6
  5. 25.5
  6. 24.6
  7. 30.45
  8. 46.08
  9. 58.2
  10. 241.9
  11. 0.62
  12. 3.007
  13. 0.648
  14. 2.294
  15. 0.119
  16. 1.85
  17. 22.5
  18. 1.269
  19. 48.6
  20. 1.89
  21. 60.2
  22. 0.52
  23. 1.32
  24. 22.88
  25. 41.16
  26. 48.1
  27. 29.5
  28. 0.63
  29. 1.85
  30. 0.198
  31. 3.45
  32. 1.005
  33. 1.62
  34. 1.083
  35. 3.42
  36. 40.2
  37. 0.108
  38. 1.22
  39. 0.042
  40. 349.6

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