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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 258 · 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. 1.0.39 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.624 (b) 0.0624 (c) 6.24 (d) 62.4
  2. 2.0.35 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.245 (b) 0.00245 (c) 2.45 (d) 0.0245
  3. 3.0.37 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.5 (b) 0.0185 (c) 0.185 (d) 1.85
  4. 4.8.7 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.74 (b) 0.174 (c) 17.4 (d) 174
  5. 5.9.4 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 75.2 (b) 0.752 (c) 7.52 (d) 752
  6. 6.4.9 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.343 (b) 3.43 (c) 34.3 (d) 0.0343
  7. 7.1.7 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.068 (b) 6.8 (c) 0.68 (d) 0.0068
  8. 8.7.7 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0462 (b) 46.2 (c) 4.62 (d) 0.462
  9. 9.4.8 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.4 (b) 0.0144 (c) 0.144 (d) 1.44
  10. 10.0.46 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0966 (b) 0.966 (c) 96.6 (d) 9.66
  11. 11.3.4 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.66 (b) 1666 (c) 1.666 (d) 166.6
  12. 12.6.7 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.139 (b) 0.1139 (c) 11.39 (d) 113.9
  13. 13.0.63 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.315 (b) 31.5 (c) 3.15 (d) 0.0315
  14. 14.0.52 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.768 (b) 0.1768 (c) 0.01768 (d) 17.68
  15. 15.7.6 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 684 (b) 6.84 (c) 0.684 (d) 68.4
  16. 16.4.3 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.72 (b) 172 (c) 0.172 (d) 17.2
  17. 17.0.16 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0128 (b) 1.28 (c) 0.128 (d) 12.8
  18. 18.0.54 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.972 (b) 9.72 (c) 0.0972 (d) 0.00972
  19. 19.0.56 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0448 (b) 0.00448 (c) 0.448 (d) 4.48
  20. 20.0.43 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.548 (b) 15.48 (c) 0.1548 (d) 154.8
  21. 21.0.88 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.72 (b) 0.1672 (c) 167.2 (d) 1.672
  22. 22.0.51 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.346 (b) 0.2346 (c) 0.02346 (d) 23.46
  23. 23.0.95 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00855 (b) 0.855 (c) 8.55 (d) 0.0855
  24. 24.7.3 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.657 (b) 657 (c) 65.7 (d) 6.57
  25. 25.9.3 × 34 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 31.62 (b) 3.162 (c) 316.2 (d) 3162
  26. 26.6.2 × 4.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.728 (b) 272.8 (c) 27.28 (d) 0.2728
  27. 27.0.66 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.508 (b) 25.08 (c) 250.8 (d) 0.2508
  28. 28.0.44 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0352 (b) 3.52 (c) 0.352 (d) 35.2
  29. 29.0.41 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0246 (b) 0.246 (c) 2.46 (d) 24.6
  30. 30.5.2 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 135.2 (b) 13.52 (c) 1.352 (d) 1352
  31. 31.2.3 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.5 (b) 0.115 (c) 0.0115 (d) 1.15
  32. 32.3.6 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.92 (b) 792 (c) 79.2 (d) 0.792
  33. 33.0.39 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1014 (b) 10.14 (c) 101.4 (d) 1.014
  34. 34.0.83 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.415 (b) 0.00415 (c) 4.15 (d) 0.0415
  35. 35.0.23 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.69 (b) 6.9 (c) 0.0069 (d) 0.069
  36. 36.7.6 × 2.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1672 (b) 16.72 (c) 167.2 (d) 1.672
  37. 37.0.31 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0961 (b) 0.961 (c) 96.1 (d) 9.61
  38. 38.0.99 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0891 (b) 0.891 (c) 8.91 (d) 0.00891
  39. 39.9.3 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0186 (b) 18.6 (c) 1.86 (d) 0.186
  40. 40.0.68 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.264 (b) 32.64 (c) 326.4 (d) 0.3264

Answer key

  1. 6.24
  2. 0.245
  3. 1.85
  4. 17.4
  5. 75.2
  6. 3.43
  7. 0.68
  8. 4.62
  9. 1.44
  10. 9.66
  11. 166.6
  12. 11.39
  13. 3.15
  14. 1.768
  15. 68.4
  16. 17.2
  17. 1.28
  18. 0.972
  19. 0.448
  20. 15.48
  21. 16.72
  22. 2.346
  23. 0.855
  24. 65.7
  25. 316.2
  26. 27.28
  27. 25.08
  28. 3.52
  29. 2.46
  30. 135.2
  31. 1.15
  32. 79.2
  33. 10.14
  34. 0.415
  35. 0.69
  36. 16.72
  37. 9.61
  38. 0.891
  39. 1.86
  40. 32.64

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