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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 195 · 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. 1.2.3 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 25.3 (b) 0.253 (c) 253 (d) 2.53
  2. 2.9.9 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 336.6 (b) 33.66 (c) 0.3366 (d) 3.366
  3. 3.7.2 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 331.2 (b) 33.12 (c) 3312 (d) 3.312
  4. 4.0.31 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00558 (b) 0.0558 (c) 5.58 (d) 0.558
  5. 5.1.5 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 45 (b) 4.5 (c) 0.45 (d) 0.045
  6. 6.5.9 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 28.32 (b) 283.2 (c) 2.832 (d) 2832
  7. 7.4.8 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 43.2 (b) 0.432 (c) 0.0432 (d) 4.32
  8. 8.2.6 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.08 (b) 0.208 (c) 0.0208 (d) 20.8
  9. 9.0.93 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0651 (b) 6.51 (c) 0.651 (d) 65.1
  10. 10.8.4 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 277.2 (b) 2.772 (c) 2772 (d) 27.72
  11. 11.0.24 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.04 (b) 0.504 (c) 0.0504 (d) 0.00504
  12. 12.0.49 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.96 (b) 0.0196 (c) 0.196 (d) 0.00196
  13. 13.6.5 × 43 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 279.5 (b) 2.795 (c) 27.95 (d) 2795
  14. 14.0.47 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.209 (b) 0.2209 (c) 22.09 (d) 220.9
  15. 15.0.97 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 135.8 (b) 0.1358 (c) 1.358 (d) 13.58
  16. 16.0.49 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.62 (b) 0.1862 (c) 1.862 (d) 186.2
  17. 17.0.13 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0416 (b) 41.6 (c) 4.16 (d) 0.416
  18. 18.3.3 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26.4 (b) 0.0264 (c) 0.264 (d) 2.64
  19. 19.0.58 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0348 (b) 3.48 (c) 0.348 (d) 0.00348
  20. 20.0.41 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.123 (b) 0.0123 (c) 12.3 (d) 1.23
  21. 21.1.2 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.036 (b) 0.36 (c) 0.0036 (d) 3.6
  22. 22.0.75 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0375 (b) 3.75 (c) 0.375 (d) 37.5
  23. 23.2.8 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 196 (b) 19.6 (c) 0.196 (d) 1.96
  24. 24.5.2 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.04 (b) 104 (c) 0.104 (d) 10.4
  25. 25.8.7 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.83 (b) 0.783 (c) 783 (d) 78.3
  26. 26.0.13 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.533 (b) 5.33 (c) 0.00533 (d) 0.0533
  27. 27.0.13 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00403 (b) 0.403 (c) 0.0403 (d) 4.03
  28. 28.8.3 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 365.2 (b) 3.652 (c) 36.52 (d) 3652
  29. 29.8.8 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.528 (b) 52.8 (c) 0.0528 (d) 5.28
  30. 30.6.4 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.92 (b) 0.192 (c) 192 (d) 19.2
  31. 31.0.17 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.2 (b) 0.102 (c) 1.02 (d) 0.0102
  32. 32.0.81 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0729 (b) 7.29 (c) 72.9 (d) 0.729
  33. 33.0.38 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.66 (b) 0.0266 (c) 0.266 (d) 26.6
  34. 34.0.82 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.738 (b) 0.00738 (c) 7.38 (d) 0.0738
  35. 35.4.9 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.45 (b) 0.0245 (c) 24.5 (d) 0.245
  36. 36.0.12 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.48 (b) 4.8 (c) 0.0048 (d) 0.048
  37. 37.0.26 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.6 (b) 0.156 (c) 0.0156 (d) 1.56
  38. 38.0.82 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1886 (b) 18.86 (c) 188.6 (d) 1.886
  39. 39.4.8 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.6 (b) 0.096 (c) 0.0096 (d) 0.96
  40. 40.7.5 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3525 (b) 35.25 (c) 352.5 (d) 3.525

Answer key

  1. 25.3
  2. 33.66
  3. 331.2
  4. 0.558
  5. 4.5
  6. 283.2
  7. 4.32
  8. 2.08
  9. 6.51
  10. 277.2
  11. 0.504
  12. 0.196
  13. 279.5
  14. 22.09
  15. 13.58
  16. 18.62
  17. 4.16
  18. 2.64
  19. 0.348
  20. 1.23
  21. 0.36
  22. 3.75
  23. 19.6
  24. 10.4
  25. 78.3
  26. 0.533
  27. 0.403
  28. 365.2
  29. 5.28
  30. 19.2
  31. 1.02
  32. 7.29
  33. 2.66
  34. 0.738
  35. 2.45
  36. 0.48
  37. 1.56
  38. 18.86
  39. 0.96
  40. 352.5

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