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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 260 · 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. 1.3.7 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.148 (b) 148 (c) 1.48 (d) 14.8
  2. 2.5.5 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.605 (b) 6.05 (c) 0.0605 (d) 60.5
  3. 3.9.9 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 405.9 (b) 40.59 (c) 4059 (d) 4.059
  4. 4.0.21 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00126 (b) 0.0126 (c) 0.126 (d) 1.26
  5. 5.0.86 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0172 (b) 1.72 (c) 17.2 (d) 0.172
  6. 6.0.83 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.577 (b) 0.01577 (c) 0.1577 (d) 15.77
  7. 7.7.2 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 29.52 (b) 2952 (c) 295.2 (d) 2.952
  8. 8.0.91 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.003 (b) 300.3 (c) 30.03 (d) 0.3003
  9. 9.0.77 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.39 (b) 0.539 (c) 0.0539 (d) 53.9
  10. 10.2.1 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 56.7 (b) 0.0567 (c) 0.567 (d) 5.67
  11. 11.0.83 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 39.84 (b) 3.984 (c) 398.4 (d) 0.3984
  12. 12.0.25 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.75 (b) 0.0975 (c) 97.5 (d) 0.975
  13. 13.6.4 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0128 (b) 12.8 (c) 0.128 (d) 1.28
  14. 14.0.18 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00216 (b) 0.216 (c) 0.0216 (d) 2.16
  15. 15.0.83 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1494 (b) 1.494 (c) 14.94 (d) 0.01494
  16. 16.1.7 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 119 (b) 1.19 (c) 0.119 (d) 11.9
  17. 17.0.31 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.79 (b) 0.0279 (c) 0.00279 (d) 0.279
  18. 18.0.78 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.702 (b) 7.02 (c) 70.2 (d) 0.0702
  19. 19.0.71 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01207 (b) 1.207 (c) 0.1207 (d) 12.07
  20. 20.0.21 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.441 (b) 0.0441 (c) 44.1 (d) 4.41
  21. 21.0.13 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.039 (b) 0.39 (c) 3.9 (d) 0.0039
  22. 22.3.7 × 1.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.55 (b) 55.5 (c) 0.0555 (d) 0.555
  23. 23.6.6 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.396 (b) 3.96 (c) 39.6 (d) 0.0396
  24. 24.0.82 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.738 (b) 0.0738 (c) 0.00738 (d) 7.38
  25. 25.0.51 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.89 (b) 198.9 (c) 1.989 (d) 0.1989
  26. 26.5.7 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0513 (b) 5.13 (c) 51.3 (d) 0.513
  27. 27.0.47 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.799 (b) 0.0799 (c) 79.9 (d) 7.99
  28. 28.8.3 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 74.7 (b) 7.47 (c) 747 (d) 0.747
  29. 29.8.2 × 4.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 344.4 (b) 3.444 (c) 0.3444 (d) 34.44
  30. 30.1.8 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 25.2 (b) 2.52 (c) 0.0252 (d) 0.252
  31. 31.0.76 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.292 (b) 12.92 (c) 129.2 (d) 0.1292
  32. 32.0.26 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.84 (b) 0.0884 (c) 0.00884 (d) 0.884
  33. 33.0.97 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00194 (b) 0.0194 (c) 1.94 (d) 0.194
  34. 34.4.1 × 2.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.25 (b) 1.025 (c) 0.1025 (d) 102.5
  35. 35.5.4 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0108 (b) 0.108 (c) 1.08 (d) 10.8
  36. 36.5.3 × 45 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2385 (b) 2.385 (c) 238.5 (d) 23.85
  37. 37.2.1 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 67.2 (b) 0.672 (c) 6.72 (d) 672
  38. 38.0.57 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00114 (b) 0.0114 (c) 1.14 (d) 0.114
  39. 39.0.44 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0528 (b) 0.528 (c) 0.00528 (d) 5.28
  40. 40.7.8 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 37.44 (b) 3.744 (c) 374.4 (d) 0.3744

Answer key

  1. 14.8
  2. 6.05
  3. 405.9
  4. 0.126
  5. 1.72
  6. 1.577
  7. 295.2
  8. 30.03
  9. 5.39
  10. 5.67
  11. 39.84
  12. 9.75
  13. 1.28
  14. 0.216
  15. 1.494
  16. 11.9
  17. 0.279
  18. 7.02
  19. 1.207
  20. 4.41
  21. 0.39
  22. 5.55
  23. 3.96
  24. 0.738
  25. 19.89
  26. 5.13
  27. 7.99
  28. 74.7
  29. 34.44
  30. 2.52
  31. 12.92
  32. 0.884
  33. 0.194
  34. 10.25
  35. 1.08
  36. 238.5
  37. 67.2
  38. 0.114
  39. 0.528
  40. 37.44

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