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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 271 · 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. 1.7.6 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.532 (b) 532 (c) 5.32 (d) 53.2
  2. 2.6.8 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 61.2 (b) 6.12 (c) 0.0612 (d) 0.612
  3. 3.2.3 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.61 (b) 16.1 (c) 0.161 (d) 161
  4. 4.6.1 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.03 (b) 140.3 (c) 1.403 (d) 1403
  5. 5.0.21 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.42 (b) 0.0042 (c) 4.2 (d) 0.042
  6. 6.9.3 × 42 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.906 (b) 3906 (c) 390.6 (d) 39.06
  7. 7.0.53 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.77 (b) 47.7 (c) 0.477 (d) 0.0477
  8. 8.2.2 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0374 (b) 37.4 (c) 0.374 (d) 3.74
  9. 9.1.4 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0042 (b) 0.042 (c) 0.42 (d) 4.2
  10. 10.0.49 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1274 (b) 0.01274 (c) 1.274 (d) 12.74
  11. 11.5.4 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 486 (b) 0.486 (c) 48.6 (d) 4.86
  12. 12.7.8 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.34 (b) 234 (c) 0.234 (d) 23.4
  13. 13.0.22 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.088 (b) 0.00088 (c) 0.88 (d) 0.0088
  14. 14.7.8 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.6 (b) 0.0156 (c) 1.56 (d) 0.156
  15. 15.0.61 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.989 (b) 0.02989 (c) 29.89 (d) 0.2989
  16. 16.0.14 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.098 (b) 0.0098 (c) 0.98 (d) 0.00098
  17. 17.7.7 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.693 (b) 6.93 (c) 0.0693 (d) 69.3
  18. 18.0.57 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.596 (b) 159.6 (c) 15.96 (d) 0.1596
  19. 19.2.9 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.609 (b) 60.9 (c) 609 (d) 6.09
  20. 20.0.23 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.115 (b) 0.00115 (c) 0.0115 (d) 1.15
  21. 21.0.67 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0938 (b) 9.38 (c) 93.8 (d) 0.938
  22. 22.1.4 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.8 (b) 0.98 (c) 0.098 (d) 98
  23. 23.0.49 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.196 (b) 1.96 (c) 0.0196 (d) 19.6
  24. 24.0.12 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.084 (b) 0.00084 (c) 0.84 (d) 0.0084
  25. 25.0.88 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26.4 (b) 0.264 (c) 0.0264 (d) 2.64
  26. 26.7.2 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 28.8 (b) 2.88 (c) 0.288 (d) 288
  27. 27.0.69 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.138 (b) 1.38 (c) 13.8 (d) 0.0138
  28. 28.0.79 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00237 (b) 0.237 (c) 0.0237 (d) 2.37
  29. 29.3.4 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.06 (b) 306 (c) 30.6 (d) 0.306
  30. 30.0.14 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.112 (b) 1.12 (c) 11.2 (d) 0.0112
  31. 31.9.7 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.037 (b) 0.2037 (c) 203.7 (d) 20.37
  32. 32.6.1 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 219.6 (b) 21.96 (c) 2.196 (d) 2196
  33. 33.5.7 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0513 (b) 0.513 (c) 5.13 (d) 51.3
  34. 34.6.1 × 15 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.15 (b) 915 (c) 91.5 (d) 0.915
  35. 35.0.24 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0072 (b) 0.072 (c) 0.72 (d) 7.2
  36. 36.0.24 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.096 (b) 0.0096 (c) 0.96 (d) 0.00096
  37. 37.0.24 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.096 (b) 0.0096 (c) 0.96 (d) 9.6
  38. 38.0.21 × 4.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0903 (b) 0.00903 (c) 0.903 (d) 9.03
  39. 39.0.13 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.26 (b) 0.026 (c) 0.0026 (d) 0.00026
  40. 40.5.6 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.456 (b) 145.6 (c) 14.56 (d) 1456

Answer key

  1. 53.2
  2. 6.12
  3. 16.1
  4. 140.3
  5. 0.42
  6. 390.6
  7. 4.77
  8. 3.74
  9. 0.42
  10. 1.274
  11. 48.6
  12. 23.4
  13. 0.088
  14. 1.56
  15. 2.989
  16. 0.098
  17. 6.93
  18. 15.96
  19. 60.9
  20. 0.115
  21. 9.38
  22. 9.8
  23. 1.96
  24. 0.084
  25. 2.64
  26. 28.8
  27. 1.38
  28. 0.237
  29. 30.6
  30. 1.12
  31. 20.37
  32. 219.6
  33. 5.13
  34. 91.5
  35. 0.72
  36. 0.096
  37. 0.96
  38. 0.903
  39. 0.026
  40. 145.6

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