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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 229 · 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. 1.2.9 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.61 (b) 261 (c) 26.1 (d) 0.261
  2. 2.0.41 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.3 (b) 1.23 (c) 0.0123 (d) 0.123
  3. 3.0.98 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01666 (b) 16.66 (c) 1.666 (d) 0.1666
  4. 4.0.82 × 2.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.804 (b) 18.04 (c) 0.01804 (d) 0.1804
  5. 5.1.7 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 85 (b) 0.085 (c) 8.5 (d) 0.85
  6. 6.6.4 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1728 (b) 17.28 (c) 1.728 (d) 172.8
  7. 7.0.91 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.4368 (b) 4.368 (c) 43.68 (d) 436.8
  8. 8.5.9 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.062 (b) 10.62 (c) 1062 (d) 106.2
  9. 9.0.91 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.19 (b) 0.819 (c) 81.9 (d) 0.0819
  10. 10.6.3 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0504 (b) 50.4 (c) 5.04 (d) 0.504
  11. 11.7.3 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.511 (b) 5.11 (c) 0.0511 (d) 51.1
  12. 12.0.64 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.448 (b) 0.00448 (c) 0.0448 (d) 4.48
  13. 13.2.2 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.52 (b) 0.0352 (c) 35.2 (d) 0.352
  14. 14.0.56 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.624 (b) 16.24 (c) 162.4 (d) 0.1624
  15. 15.0.51 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0306 (b) 0.306 (c) 0.00306 (d) 3.06
  16. 16.6.3 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.764 (b) 17.64 (c) 176.4 (d) 0.1764
  17. 17.3.3 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.198 (b) 19.8 (c) 1.98 (d) 0.0198
  18. 18.0.88 × 4.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3696 (b) 0.03696 (c) 3.696 (d) 36.96
  19. 19.2.3 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 50.6 (b) 0.506 (c) 506 (d) 5.06
  20. 20.1.8 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 41.4 (b) 0.414 (c) 4.14 (d) 414
  21. 21.0.28 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.316 (b) 131.6 (c) 0.1316 (d) 13.16
  22. 22.1.6 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.032 (b) 3.2 (c) 0.32 (d) 32
  23. 23.9.9 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.386 (b) 0.1386 (c) 13.86 (d) 138.6
  24. 24.6.3 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 56.7 (b) 567 (c) 5.67 (d) 0.567
  25. 25.7.7 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1309 (b) 130.9 (c) 1.309 (d) 13.09
  26. 26.4.4 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2112 (b) 21.12 (c) 211.2 (d) 2.112
  27. 27.8.4 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.88 (b) 0.588 (c) 0.0588 (d) 58.8
  28. 28.9.1 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.637 (b) 63.7 (c) 637 (d) 6.37
  29. 29.6.5 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 45.5 (b) 4.55 (c) 455 (d) 0.455
  30. 30.0.56 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.112 (b) 11.2 (c) 0.0112 (d) 1.12
  31. 31.4.1 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 32.8 (b) 3.28 (c) 0.0328 (d) 0.328
  32. 32.0.76 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0304 (b) 0.304 (c) 3.04 (d) 30.4
  33. 33.0.12 × 3.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.56 (b) 0.456 (c) 0.00456 (d) 0.0456
  34. 34.8.9 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.4094 (b) 409.4 (c) 40.94 (d) 4.094
  35. 35.0.88 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.76 (b) 0.0176 (c) 0.176 (d) 17.6
  36. 36.0.39 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.12 (b) 0.312 (c) 31.2 (d) 0.0312
  37. 37.0.72 × 2.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1584 (b) 1.584 (c) 0.01584 (d) 15.84
  38. 38.0.29 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0087 (b) 0.00087 (c) 0.087 (d) 0.87
  39. 39.0.71 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 35.5 (b) 3.55 (c) 0.355 (d) 0.0355
  40. 40.0.12 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.024 (b) 0.0024 (c) 0.24 (d) 2.4

Answer key

  1. 26.1
  2. 1.23
  3. 1.666
  4. 1.804
  5. 8.5
  6. 172.8
  7. 43.68
  8. 106.2
  9. 8.19
  10. 5.04
  11. 5.11
  12. 0.448
  13. 3.52
  14. 16.24
  15. 0.306
  16. 17.64
  17. 1.98
  18. 3.696
  19. 50.6
  20. 41.4
  21. 13.16
  22. 3.2
  23. 13.86
  24. 56.7
  25. 13.09
  26. 211.2
  27. 5.88
  28. 63.7
  29. 45.5
  30. 1.12
  31. 3.28
  32. 3.04
  33. 0.456
  34. 40.94
  35. 1.76
  36. 3.12
  37. 1.584
  38. 0.087
  39. 3.55
  40. 0.24

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