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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 192 · 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. 1.0.78 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.68 (b) 0.468 (c) 0.00468 (d) 0.0468
  2. 2.6.8 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.12 (b) 0.612 (c) 612 (d) 61.2
  3. 3.2.8 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0952 (b) 9.52 (c) 95.2 (d) 0.952
  4. 4.1.8 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 23.4 (b) 2.34 (c) 0.234 (d) 234
  5. 5.9.3 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.6 (b) 186 (c) 0.186 (d) 1.86
  6. 6.0.71 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.88 (b) 0.1988 (c) 0.01988 (d) 1.988
  7. 7.0.21 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.94 (b) 0.294 (c) 29.4 (d) 0.0294
  8. 8.5.6 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.112 (b) 112 (c) 1.12 (d) 11.2
  9. 9.1.8 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0234 (b) 23.4 (c) 0.234 (d) 2.34
  10. 10.0.59 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 35.4 (b) 0.0354 (c) 3.54 (d) 0.354
  11. 11.6.3 × 3.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 239.4 (b) 0.2394 (c) 23.94 (d) 2.394
  12. 12.1.6 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 76.8 (b) 0.768 (c) 0.0768 (d) 7.68
  13. 13.0.57 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0285 (b) 0.285 (c) 28.5 (d) 2.85
  14. 14.0.93 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.74 (b) 0.01674 (c) 0.1674 (d) 1.674
  15. 15.4.8 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.4 (b) 1.44 (c) 0.144 (d) 144
  16. 16.6.7 × 15 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.05 (b) 100.5 (c) 1.005 (d) 1005
  17. 17.4.4 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.176 (b) 1.76 (c) 17.6 (d) 176
  18. 18.8.6 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 77.4 (b) 0.0774 (c) 0.774 (d) 7.74
  19. 19.0.93 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.511 (b) 25.11 (c) 251.1 (d) 0.2511
  20. 20.0.81 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0324 (b) 3.24 (c) 0.00324 (d) 0.324
  21. 21.0.18 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0126 (b) 1.26 (c) 0.126 (d) 12.6
  22. 22.0.19 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0133 (b) 0.00133 (c) 1.33 (d) 0.133
  23. 23.8.5 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0255 (b) 0.255 (c) 2.55 (d) 25.5
  24. 24.3.9 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.24 (b) 0.624 (c) 62.4 (d) 624
  25. 25.0.52 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.44 (b) 1.144 (c) 0.1144 (d) 114.4
  26. 26.0.33 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.5 (b) 0.165 (c) 1.65 (d) 0.0165
  27. 27.0.57 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0114 (b) 0.00114 (c) 0.114 (d) 1.14
  28. 28.1.5 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 165 (b) 16.5 (c) 0.165 (d) 1.65
  29. 29.7.1 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0426 (b) 0.426 (c) 4.26 (d) 42.6
  30. 30.8.2 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 114.8 (b) 11.48 (c) 1.148 (d) 1148
  31. 31.0.18 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.4 (b) 0.0144 (c) 0.144 (d) 1.44
  32. 32.4.6 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.092 (b) 9.2 (c) 0.92 (d) 92
  33. 33.8.7 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 41.76 (b) 417.6 (c) 0.4176 (d) 4.176
  34. 34.0.57 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.399 (b) 3.99 (c) 39.9 (d) 0.0399
  35. 35.3.7 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0074 (b) 0.74 (c) 7.4 (d) 0.074
  36. 36.0.57 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.171 (b) 0.0171 (c) 1.71 (d) 0.00171
  37. 37.0.24 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.192 (b) 19.2 (c) 0.0192 (d) 1.92
  38. 38.0.23 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0184 (b) 0.00184 (c) 0.184 (d) 1.84
  39. 39.0.58 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00638 (b) 0.638 (c) 0.0638 (d) 6.38
  40. 40.0.23 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.4 (b) 0.0184 (c) 0.184 (d) 1.84

Answer key

  1. 0.468
  2. 61.2
  3. 9.52
  4. 23.4
  5. 18.6
  6. 1.988
  7. 2.94
  8. 11.2
  9. 2.34
  10. 3.54
  11. 23.94
  12. 7.68
  13. 2.85
  14. 1.674
  15. 14.4
  16. 100.5
  17. 17.6
  18. 7.74
  19. 25.11
  20. 0.324
  21. 1.26
  22. 0.133
  23. 2.55
  24. 62.4
  25. 11.44
  26. 1.65
  27. 0.114
  28. 16.5
  29. 4.26
  30. 114.8
  31. 1.44
  32. 9.2
  33. 41.76
  34. 3.99
  35. 0.74
  36. 0.171
  37. 1.92
  38. 0.184
  39. 0.638
  40. 1.84

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