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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 305 · 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. 1.3.9 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.07 (b) 0.0507 (c) 50.7 (d) 0.507
  2. 2.3.7 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.776 (b) 17.76 (c) 177.6 (d) 1776
  3. 3.0.94 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0188 (b) 0.188 (c) 1.88 (d) 18.8
  4. 4.9.6 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.84 (b) 38.4 (c) 0.384 (d) 0.0384
  5. 5.9.6 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.2 (b) 1.92 (c) 192 (d) 0.192
  6. 6.5.9 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.121 (b) 0.1121 (c) 112.1 (d) 11.21
  7. 7.0.93 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.372 (b) 0.00372 (c) 3.72 (d) 0.0372
  8. 8.0.93 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.86 (b) 0.186 (c) 0.0186 (d) 18.6
  9. 9.0.28 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1316 (b) 1.316 (c) 13.16 (d) 131.6
  10. 10.3.4 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 20.4 (b) 0.0204 (c) 0.204 (d) 2.04
  11. 11.1.8 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.12 (b) 0.612 (c) 0.0612 (d) 61.2
  12. 12.0.72 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00432 (b) 0.0432 (c) 0.432 (d) 4.32
  13. 13.8.3 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.403 (b) 3403 (c) 340.3 (d) 34.03
  14. 14.9.6 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.608 (b) 4608 (c) 460.8 (d) 46.08
  15. 15.0.94 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0282 (b) 0.00282 (c) 0.282 (d) 2.82
  16. 16.0.19 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.52 (b) 0.152 (c) 0.0152 (d) 15.2
  17. 17.0.98 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0196 (b) 0.196 (c) 19.6 (d) 1.96
  18. 18.8.4 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.672 (b) 6.72 (c) 672 (d) 67.2
  19. 19.0.29 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.319 (b) 3.19 (c) 31.9 (d) 0.0319
  20. 20.0.68 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1156 (b) 115.6 (c) 11.56 (d) 1.156
  21. 21.0.52 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.16 (b) 0.416 (c) 0.00416 (d) 0.0416
  22. 22.0.27 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.08 (b) 0.108 (c) 0.0108 (d) 10.8
  23. 23.5.9 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 135.7 (b) 1.357 (c) 1357 (d) 13.57
  24. 24.4.5 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.15 (b) 0.315 (c) 0.0315 (d) 31.5
  25. 25.1.4 × 2.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.336 (b) 0.0336 (c) 3.36 (d) 33.6
  26. 26.0.18 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.54 (b) 0.0054 (c) 0.00054 (d) 0.054
  27. 27.2.6 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.052 (b) 5.2 (c) 0.0052 (d) 0.52
  28. 28.3.1 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.155 (b) 1.55 (c) 155 (d) 15.5
  29. 29.8.9 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.979 (b) 0.0979 (c) 9.79 (d) 97.9
  30. 30.7.4 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 266.4 (b) 2664 (c) 26.64 (d) 2.664
  31. 31.0.53 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.01 (b) 0.901 (c) 0.0901 (d) 0.00901
  32. 32.2.8 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 924 (b) 0.924 (c) 92.4 (d) 9.24
  33. 33.0.88 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00352 (b) 0.0352 (c) 0.352 (d) 3.52
  34. 34.0.18 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.72 (b) 0.072 (c) 0.0072 (d) 7.2
  35. 35.0.15 × 15 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 22.5 (b) 0.0225 (c) 0.225 (d) 2.25
  36. 36.0.64 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.56 (b) 0.256 (c) 25.6 (d) 0.0256
  37. 37.7.9 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 316 (b) 0.316 (c) 3.16 (d) 31.6
  38. 38.6.7 × 4.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.881 (b) 0.2881 (c) 288.1 (d) 28.81
  39. 39.0.86 × 4.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.4042 (b) 0.04042 (c) 4.042 (d) 40.42
  40. 40.4.5 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 130.5 (b) 13.05 (c) 1305 (d) 1.305

Answer key

  1. 5.07
  2. 177.6
  3. 1.88
  4. 3.84
  5. 19.2
  6. 11.21
  7. 0.372
  8. 1.86
  9. 13.16
  10. 2.04
  11. 6.12
  12. 0.432
  13. 340.3
  14. 460.8
  15. 0.282
  16. 1.52
  17. 1.96
  18. 67.2
  19. 3.19
  20. 11.56
  21. 0.416
  22. 1.08
  23. 135.7
  24. 3.15
  25. 3.36
  26. 0.054
  27. 0.52
  28. 15.5
  29. 9.79
  30. 266.4
  31. 0.901
  32. 92.4
  33. 0.352
  34. 0.72
  35. 2.25
  36. 2.56
  37. 31.6
  38. 28.81
  39. 4.042
  40. 130.5

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