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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 205 · 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. 1.0.31 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.26 (b) 0.1426 (c) 142.6 (d) 1.426
  2. 2.8.3 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 224.1 (b) 2.241 (c) 2241 (d) 22.41
  3. 3.0.17 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.085 (b) 0.00085 (c) 0.0085 (d) 0.85
  4. 4.6.2 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.248 (b) 0.0248 (c) 24.8 (d) 2.48
  5. 5.0.28 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0868 (b) 86.8 (c) 0.868 (d) 8.68
  6. 6.4.3 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.021 (b) 20.21 (c) 2021 (d) 202.1
  7. 7.0.73 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 33.58 (b) 3.358 (c) 0.3358 (d) 0.03358
  8. 8.0.81 × 45 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 364.5 (b) 3.645 (c) 0.3645 (d) 36.45
  9. 9.5.6 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.12 (b) 0.112 (c) 112 (d) 11.2
  10. 10.7.6 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0684 (b) 0.684 (c) 6.84 (d) 68.4
  11. 11.0.32 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 156.8 (b) 15.68 (c) 1.568 (d) 0.1568
  12. 12.2.1 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 25.2 (b) 2.52 (c) 0.252 (d) 0.0252
  13. 13.0.69 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.38 (b) 0.138 (c) 0.0138 (d) 13.8
  14. 14.0.18 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0126 (b) 0.126 (c) 1.26 (d) 12.6
  15. 15.1.9 × 3.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 68.4 (b) 0.684 (c) 0.0684 (d) 6.84
  16. 16.0.63 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1953 (b) 195.3 (c) 19.53 (d) 1.953
  17. 17.6.2 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.124 (b) 1.24 (c) 124 (d) 12.4
  18. 18.6.7 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.09 (b) 1.809 (c) 180.9 (d) 1809
  19. 19.1.9 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 836 (b) 0.836 (c) 8.36 (d) 83.6
  20. 20.0.87 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1479 (b) 14.79 (c) 1.479 (d) 0.01479
  21. 21.0.88 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00176 (b) 0.176 (c) 1.76 (d) 0.0176
  22. 22.0.66 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1056 (b) 105.6 (c) 1.056 (d) 10.56
  23. 23.6.3 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 50.4 (b) 504 (c) 0.504 (d) 5.04
  24. 24.0.26 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.312 (b) 3.12 (c) 0.0312 (d) 0.00312
  25. 25.4.9 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.92 (b) 0.0392 (c) 0.392 (d) 39.2
  26. 26.0.26 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.8 (b) 0.78 (c) 0.0078 (d) 0.078
  27. 27.8.4 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.688 (b) 2688 (c) 26.88 (d) 268.8
  28. 28.2.1 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.47 (b) 0.147 (c) 14.7 (d) 0.0147
  29. 29.3.1 × 45 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.395 (b) 13.95 (c) 1395 (d) 139.5
  30. 30.0.88 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01056 (b) 0.1056 (c) 1.056 (d) 10.56
  31. 31.0.96 × 4.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 41.28 (b) 0.04128 (c) 0.4128 (d) 4.128
  32. 32.0.89 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.178 (b) 1.78 (c) 0.00178 (d) 0.0178
  33. 33.3.7 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.148 (b) 0.0148 (c) 14.8 (d) 1.48
  34. 34.2.3 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.6 (b) 0.046 (c) 0.46 (d) 0.0046
  35. 35.0.26 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 62.4 (b) 0.0624 (c) 6.24 (d) 0.624
  36. 36.3.5 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0315 (b) 3.15 (c) 0.315 (d) 31.5
  37. 37.0.71 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00497 (b) 0.497 (c) 0.0497 (d) 4.97
  38. 38.0.14 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.4 (b) 0.0084 (c) 0.084 (d) 0.84
  39. 39.0.83 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.581 (b) 0.0581 (c) 0.00581 (d) 5.81
  40. 40.0.38 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.722 (b) 7.22 (c) 0.0722 (d) 72.2

Answer key

  1. 14.26
  2. 224.1
  3. 0.085
  4. 2.48
  5. 8.68
  6. 202.1
  7. 3.358
  8. 36.45
  9. 11.2
  10. 6.84
  11. 15.68
  12. 2.52
  13. 1.38
  14. 1.26
  15. 6.84
  16. 19.53
  17. 12.4
  18. 180.9
  19. 83.6
  20. 1.479
  21. 0.176
  22. 10.56
  23. 50.4
  24. 0.312
  25. 3.92
  26. 0.78
  27. 268.8
  28. 1.47
  29. 139.5
  30. 1.056
  31. 4.128
  32. 0.178
  33. 1.48
  34. 0.46
  35. 6.24
  36. 3.15
  37. 0.497
  38. 0.84
  39. 0.581
  40. 7.22

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