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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 202 · 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. 1.5.8 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.4 (b) 1.74 (c) 0.174 (d) 174
  2. 2.0.17 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.51 (b) 0.0051 (c) 0.051 (d) 0.00051
  3. 3.0.69 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.207 (b) 2.07 (c) 0.0207 (d) 20.7
  4. 4.4.9 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1813 (b) 18.13 (c) 1.813 (d) 181.3
  5. 5.0.12 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.36 (b) 0.036 (c) 0.0036 (d) 3.6
  6. 6.5.7 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.508 (b) 25.08 (c) 2508 (d) 250.8
  7. 7.0.73 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.11 (b) 0.0511 (c) 0.511 (d) 51.1
  8. 8.2.5 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 67.5 (b) 0.675 (c) 0.0675 (d) 6.75
  9. 9.0.14 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.686 (b) 0.0686 (c) 0.00686 (d) 6.86
  10. 10.0.62 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00186 (b) 0.0186 (c) 1.86 (d) 0.186
  11. 11.2.6 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.182 (b) 0.0182 (c) 1.82 (d) 18.2
  12. 12.1.3 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.104 (b) 1.04 (c) 104 (d) 10.4
  13. 13.0.69 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 200.1 (b) 0.2001 (c) 20.01 (d) 2.001
  14. 14.1.7 × 3.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0595 (b) 59.5 (c) 5.95 (d) 0.595
  15. 15.3.1 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 248 (b) 2.48 (c) 24.8 (d) 0.248
  16. 16.2.2 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.044 (b) 4.4 (c) 0.0044 (d) 0.44
  17. 17.7.4 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 29.6 (b) 296 (c) 2.96 (d) 0.296
  18. 18.0.33 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00198 (b) 0.198 (c) 1.98 (d) 0.0198
  19. 19.6.3 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 44.1 (b) 0.441 (c) 0.0441 (d) 4.41
  20. 20.0.57 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.56 (b) 0.456 (c) 45.6 (d) 0.0456
  21. 21.2.1 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 273 (b) 2.73 (c) 0.273 (d) 27.3
  22. 22.2.9 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.74 (b) 0.174 (c) 17.4 (d) 0.0174
  23. 23.0.32 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00416 (b) 4.16 (c) 0.416 (d) 0.0416
  24. 24.5.5 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.255 (b) 225.5 (c) 22.55 (d) 0.2255
  25. 25.0.93 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.86 (b) 0.0186 (c) 0.186 (d) 0.00186
  26. 26.0.89 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2047 (b) 2.047 (c) 204.7 (d) 20.47
  27. 27.8.3 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.332 (b) 33.2 (c) 3.32 (d) 332
  28. 28.0.51 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.204 (b) 2.04 (c) 20.4 (d) 0.0204
  29. 29.0.82 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.492 (b) 0.00492 (c) 0.0492 (d) 4.92
  30. 30.0.86 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.76 (b) 137.6 (c) 0.1376 (d) 1.376
  31. 31.0.67 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.35 (b) 0.335 (c) 0.0335 (d) 33.5
  32. 32.1.5 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 43.5 (b) 435 (c) 4.35 (d) 0.435
  33. 33.0.66 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2442 (b) 244.2 (c) 2.442 (d) 24.42
  34. 34.7.4 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1554 (b) 1.554 (c) 155.4 (d) 15.54
  35. 35.0.52 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.156 (b) 15.6 (c) 1.56 (d) 0.0156
  36. 36.1.6 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.84 (b) 784 (c) 78.4 (d) 0.784
  37. 37.0.98 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.68 (b) 0.01568 (c) 1.568 (d) 0.1568
  38. 38.0.28 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.32 (b) 0.0532 (c) 0.532 (d) 53.2
  39. 39.0.59 × 45 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26.55 (b) 2.655 (c) 265.5 (d) 0.2655
  40. 40.8.4 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 36.96 (b) 3.696 (c) 3696 (d) 369.6

Answer key

  1. 17.4
  2. 0.051
  3. 2.07
  4. 18.13
  5. 0.36
  6. 250.8
  7. 5.11
  8. 6.75
  9. 0.686
  10. 0.186
  11. 1.82
  12. 10.4
  13. 20.01
  14. 5.95
  15. 24.8
  16. 0.44
  17. 29.6
  18. 0.198
  19. 4.41
  20. 4.56
  21. 27.3
  22. 1.74
  23. 0.416
  24. 22.55
  25. 0.186
  26. 20.47
  27. 33.2
  28. 2.04
  29. 0.492
  30. 13.76
  31. 3.35
  32. 43.5
  33. 24.42
  34. 15.54
  35. 1.56
  36. 78.4
  37. 1.568
  38. 5.32
  39. 26.55
  40. 369.6

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