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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 253 · 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. 1.0.75 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.525 (b) 0.00525 (c) 0.0525 (d) 5.25
  2. 2.0.28 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.392 (b) 0.0392 (c) 3.92 (d) 39.2
  3. 3.4.9 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.813 (b) 1813 (c) 18.13 (d) 181.3
  4. 4.0.46 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.68 (b) 0.00368 (c) 0.0368 (d) 0.368
  5. 5.4.2 × 34 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.28 (b) 142.8 (c) 1428 (d) 1.428
  6. 6.5.8 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 34.8 (b) 0.348 (c) 3.48 (d) 348
  7. 7.1.9 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.171 (b) 1.71 (c) 0.0171 (d) 17.1
  8. 8.3.8 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 304 (b) 3.04 (c) 30.4 (d) 0.304
  9. 9.0.87 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0174 (b) 1.74 (c) 17.4 (d) 0.174
  10. 10.0.67 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 30.82 (b) 308.2 (c) 0.3082 (d) 3.082
  11. 11.0.53 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.49 (b) 0.1749 (c) 1.749 (d) 0.01749
  12. 12.1.7 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.38 (b) 0.238 (c) 23.8 (d) 0.0238
  13. 13.0.77 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 23.1 (b) 0.0231 (c) 2.31 (d) 0.231
  14. 14.0.99 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.079 (b) 0.2079 (c) 20.79 (d) 207.9
  15. 15.0.84 × 43 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 36.12 (b) 3.612 (c) 361.2 (d) 0.3612
  16. 16.0.23 × 35 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 80.5 (b) 8.05 (c) 0.0805 (d) 0.805
  17. 17.0.69 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.621 (b) 6.21 (c) 0.0621 (d) 62.1
  18. 18.1.4 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.78 (b) 37.8 (c) 378 (d) 0.378
  19. 19.3.2 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.4 (b) 64 (c) 0.064 (d) 0.64
  20. 20.6.8 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.84 (b) 0.884 (c) 884 (d) 88.4
  21. 21.5.1 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 255 (b) 25.5 (c) 0.255 (d) 2.55
  22. 22.0.71 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 184.6 (b) 0.1846 (c) 18.46 (d) 1.846
  23. 23.0.48 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0288 (b) 2.88 (c) 0.288 (d) 28.8
  24. 24.2.8 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0224 (b) 0.224 (c) 2.24 (d) 22.4
  25. 25.5.6 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 22.4 (b) 0.224 (c) 2.24 (d) 0.0224
  26. 26.0.76 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.04 (b) 0.0304 (c) 30.4 (d) 0.304
  27. 27.1.8 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0036 (b) 0.36 (c) 3.6 (d) 0.036
  28. 28.0.57 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 28.5 (b) 0.0285 (c) 2.85 (d) 0.285
  29. 29.9.5 × 1.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1425 (b) 1.425 (c) 142.5 (d) 14.25
  30. 30.0.55 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.385 (b) 0.0385 (c) 38.5 (d) 3.85
  31. 31.0.69 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00621 (b) 0.621 (c) 0.0621 (d) 6.21
  32. 32.0.22 × 4.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.24 (b) 0.00924 (c) 0.924 (d) 0.0924
  33. 33.7.1 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0213 (b) 0.213 (c) 21.3 (d) 2.13
  34. 34.9.7 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 29.1 (b) 291 (c) 0.291 (d) 2.91
  35. 35.0.47 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.29 (b) 0.0329 (c) 0.00329 (d) 0.329
  36. 36.7.3 × 3.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 277.4 (b) 2.774 (c) 0.2774 (d) 27.74
  37. 37.0.51 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.408 (b) 4.08 (c) 40.8 (d) 0.0408
  38. 38.0.64 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.76 (b) 0.0576 (c) 0.00576 (d) 0.576
  39. 39.0.36 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1152 (b) 115.2 (c) 1.152 (d) 11.52
  40. 40.0.67 × 2.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01608 (b) 1.608 (c) 0.1608 (d) 16.08

Answer key

  1. 0.525
  2. 3.92
  3. 181.3
  4. 0.368
  5. 142.8
  6. 34.8
  7. 1.71
  8. 30.4
  9. 1.74
  10. 30.82
  11. 1.749
  12. 2.38
  13. 2.31
  14. 20.79
  15. 36.12
  16. 8.05
  17. 6.21
  18. 37.8
  19. 6.4
  20. 88.4
  21. 25.5
  22. 18.46
  23. 2.88
  24. 2.24
  25. 2.24
  26. 3.04
  27. 0.36
  28. 2.85
  29. 14.25
  30. 3.85
  31. 0.621
  32. 0.924
  33. 2.13
  34. 29.1
  35. 0.329
  36. 27.74
  37. 4.08
  38. 0.576
  39. 11.52
  40. 1.608

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