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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 279 · 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. 1.0.76 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.052 (b) 0.2052 (c) 0.02052 (d) 20.52
  2. 2.0.91 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 27.3 (b) 2.73 (c) 0.273 (d) 0.0273
  3. 3.2.4 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.4 (b) 0.144 (c) 0.0144 (d) 1.44
  4. 4.0.83 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.498 (b) 0.0498 (c) 4.98 (d) 0.00498
  5. 5.3.2 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.8 (b) 1.28 (c) 0.0128 (d) 0.128
  6. 6.0.45 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00225 (b) 0.225 (c) 0.0225 (d) 2.25
  7. 7.0.73 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 167.9 (b) 1.679 (c) 16.79 (d) 0.1679
  8. 8.6.5 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.05 (b) 110.5 (c) 0.1105 (d) 1.105
  9. 9.3.5 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0175 (b) 17.5 (c) 0.175 (d) 1.75
  10. 10.5.9 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 472 (b) 4.72 (c) 47.2 (d) 0.472
  11. 11.0.81 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.564 (b) 356.4 (c) 35.64 (d) 0.3564
  12. 12.0.29 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.6 (b) 0.0116 (c) 0.116 (d) 1.16
  13. 13.4.8 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 528 (b) 0.528 (c) 5.28 (d) 52.8
  14. 14.0.54 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.648 (b) 6.48 (c) 64.8 (d) 0.0648
  15. 15.2.2 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.154 (b) 15.4 (c) 154 (d) 1.54
  16. 16.0.88 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.792 (b) 0.0792 (c) 7.92 (d) 79.2
  17. 17.0.19 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.57 (b) 0.057 (c) 0.00057 (d) 0.0057
  18. 18.5.8 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.522 (b) 5.22 (c) 522 (d) 52.2
  19. 19.0.19 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.61 (b) 0.0361 (c) 0.00361 (d) 0.361
  20. 20.0.94 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.752 (b) 0.0752 (c) 0.00752 (d) 7.52
  21. 21.5.6 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 112 (b) 0.112 (c) 1.12 (d) 11.2
  22. 22.9.2 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.4 (b) 0.184 (c) 1.84 (d) 184
  23. 23.1.4 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.26 (b) 0.0126 (c) 12.6 (d) 0.126
  24. 24.0.48 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.096 (b) 0.0096 (c) 9.6 (d) 0.96
  25. 25.0.54 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.18 (b) 0.0918 (c) 0.918 (d) 0.00918
  26. 26.9.2 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.552 (b) 5.52 (c) 55.2 (d) 0.0552
  27. 27.0.54 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0108 (b) 10.8 (c) 1.08 (d) 0.108
  28. 28.6.9 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26.91 (b) 2.691 (c) 269.1 (d) 2691
  29. 29.8.9 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.534 (b) 5.34 (c) 53.4 (d) 0.0534
  30. 30.0.28 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0196 (b) 1.96 (c) 19.6 (d) 0.196
  31. 31.6.6 × 3.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2508 (b) 25.08 (c) 250.8 (d) 2.508
  32. 32.0.27 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.81 (b) 8.1 (c) 0.081 (d) 0.0081
  33. 33.7.2 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3168 (b) 3.168 (c) 31.68 (d) 316.8
  34. 34.9.9 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.871 (b) 287.1 (c) 28.71 (d) 2871
  35. 35.6.1 × 4.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2684 (b) 26.84 (c) 268.4 (d) 2.684
  36. 36.0.14 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.24 (b) 0.224 (c) 0.0224 (d) 22.4
  37. 37.0.13 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00624 (b) 6.24 (c) 0.624 (d) 0.0624
  38. 38.2.8 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 47.6 (b) 4.76 (c) 476 (d) 0.476
  39. 39.0.86 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.688 (b) 6.88 (c) 0.00688 (d) 0.0688
  40. 40.8.8 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2728 (b) 272.8 (c) 2.728 (d) 27.28

Answer key

  1. 2.052
  2. 2.73
  3. 1.44
  4. 0.498
  5. 1.28
  6. 0.225
  7. 16.79
  8. 11.05
  9. 1.75
  10. 47.2
  11. 35.64
  12. 1.16
  13. 52.8
  14. 6.48
  15. 15.4
  16. 7.92
  17. 0.057
  18. 52.2
  19. 0.361
  20. 0.752
  21. 11.2
  22. 18.4
  23. 1.26
  24. 0.96
  25. 0.918
  26. 5.52
  27. 1.08
  28. 269.1
  29. 5.34
  30. 1.96
  31. 25.08
  32. 0.81
  33. 316.8
  34. 287.1
  35. 26.84
  36. 2.24
  37. 0.624
  38. 47.6
  39. 0.688
  40. 272.8

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