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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 30 · 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. 1.7.4 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 51.8 (b) 5.18 (c) 0.518 (d) 518
  2. 2.7.5 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.75 (b) 67.5 (c) 675 (d) 0.675
  3. 3.0.31 × 2.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.75 (b) 0.0775 (c) 0.775 (d) 0.00775
  4. 4.0.43 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.29 (b) 0.129 (c) 12.9 (d) 0.0129
  5. 5.0.96 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 76.8 (b) 7.68 (c) 0.0768 (d) 0.768
  6. 6.0.44 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0528 (b) 0.528 (c) 5.28 (d) 0.00528
  7. 7.4.6 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 82.8 (b) 8.28 (c) 0.828 (d) 828
  8. 8.5.9 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.472 (b) 47.2 (c) 4.72 (d) 0.0472
  9. 9.0.62 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 43.4 (b) 0.434 (c) 4.34 (d) 0.0434
  10. 10.2.4 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 117.6 (b) 11.76 (c) 1.176 (d) 1176
  11. 11.3.8 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.04 (b) 0.0304 (c) 30.4 (d) 0.304
  12. 12.2.7 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.864 (b) 86.4 (c) 864 (d) 8.64
  13. 13.6.2 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.48 (b) 0.0248 (c) 0.248 (d) 24.8
  14. 14.0.49 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.637 (b) 63.7 (c) 0.0637 (d) 6.37
  15. 15.0.67 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.36 (b) 0.536 (c) 0.0536 (d) 53.6
  16. 16.8.3 × 3.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 29.88 (b) 2.988 (c) 298.8 (d) 0.2988
  17. 17.0.87 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.174 (b) 17.4 (c) 0.0174 (d) 1.74
  18. 18.3.7 × 15 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 555 (b) 0.555 (c) 5.55 (d) 55.5
  19. 19.6.6 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.858 (b) 0.0858 (c) 8.58 (d) 85.8
  20. 20.2.3 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.5 (b) 1.15 (c) 0.115 (d) 115
  21. 21.0.19 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0323 (b) 0.00323 (c) 0.323 (d) 3.23
  22. 22.7.6 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.812 (b) 2812 (c) 281.2 (d) 28.12
  23. 23.0.98 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0686 (b) 0.686 (c) 6.86 (d) 0.00686
  24. 24.0.54 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.24 (b) 32.4 (c) 0.0324 (d) 0.324
  25. 25.0.98 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.62 (b) 0.01862 (c) 0.1862 (d) 1.862
  26. 26.0.55 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.815 (b) 0.1815 (c) 0.01815 (d) 18.15
  27. 27.8.4 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.504 (b) 504 (c) 5.04 (d) 50.4
  28. 28.0.33 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00099 (b) 0.99 (c) 0.0099 (d) 0.099
  29. 29.5.7 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 25.08 (b) 2508 (c) 250.8 (d) 2.508
  30. 30.7.4 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 266.4 (b) 2.664 (c) 2664 (d) 26.64
  31. 31.1.9 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0057 (b) 5.7 (c) 0.057 (d) 0.57
  32. 32.0.33 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.165 (b) 16.5 (c) 0.0165 (d) 1.65
  33. 33.5.8 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 174 (b) 1.74 (c) 0.174 (d) 17.4
  34. 34.6.8 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 31.28 (b) 3.128 (c) 0.3128 (d) 312.8
  35. 35.0.96 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.416 (b) 44.16 (c) 441.6 (d) 0.4416
  36. 36.0.48 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1968 (b) 19.68 (c) 1.968 (d) 0.01968
  37. 37.3.9 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.56 (b) 156 (c) 0.156 (d) 15.6
  38. 38.0.91 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.455 (b) 0.0455 (c) 4.55 (d) 45.5
  39. 39.0.63 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.315 (b) 0.0315 (c) 3.15 (d) 31.5
  40. 40.4.6 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.76 (b) 0.276 (c) 27.6 (d) 276

Answer key

  1. 51.8
  2. 67.5
  3. 0.775
  4. 1.29
  5. 7.68
  6. 0.528
  7. 82.8
  8. 4.72
  9. 4.34
  10. 117.6
  11. 3.04
  12. 86.4
  13. 2.48
  14. 6.37
  15. 5.36
  16. 29.88
  17. 1.74
  18. 55.5
  19. 8.58
  20. 11.5
  21. 0.323
  22. 281.2
  23. 0.686
  24. 3.24
  25. 1.862
  26. 1.815
  27. 50.4
  28. 0.099
  29. 250.8
  30. 266.4
  31. 0.57
  32. 1.65
  33. 17.4
  34. 31.28
  35. 44.16
  36. 1.968
  37. 15.6
  38. 4.55
  39. 3.15
  40. 27.6

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