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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 331 · 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. 1.0.48 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.16 (b) 81.6 (c) 0.0816 (d) 0.816
  2. 2.8.9 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.12 (b) 71.2 (c) 0.0712 (d) 0.712
  3. 3.7.7 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.231 (b) 23.1 (c) 2.31 (d) 231
  4. 4.6.4 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 51.2 (b) 0.512 (c) 512 (d) 5.12
  5. 5.0.82 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.706 (b) 0.2706 (c) 27.06 (d) 270.6
  6. 6.4.1 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.681 (b) 16.81 (c) 168.1 (d) 1681
  7. 7.6.1 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 170.8 (b) 1708 (c) 1.708 (d) 17.08
  8. 8.3.8 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.04 (b) 30.4 (c) 0.0304 (d) 0.304
  9. 9.0.68 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.04 (b) 0.0204 (c) 0.204 (d) 20.4
  10. 10.8.1 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.86 (b) 0.486 (c) 48.6 (d) 0.0486
  11. 11.4.3 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.6 (b) 0.086 (c) 86 (d) 0.86
  12. 12.0.38 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.14 (b) 0.00114 (c) 0.0114 (d) 0.114
  13. 13.0.92 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 331.2 (b) 3.312 (c) 33.12 (d) 0.3312
  14. 14.9.6 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0288 (b) 2.88 (c) 0.288 (d) 28.8
  15. 15.0.49 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.13 (b) 181.3 (c) 1.813 (d) 0.1813
  16. 16.1.8 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.054 (b) 0.54 (c) 0.0054 (d) 5.4
  17. 17.1.4 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.98 (b) 0.0098 (c) 9.8 (d) 0.098
  18. 18.7.3 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 21.9 (b) 2.19 (c) 0.219 (d) 0.0219
  19. 19.1.4 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.42 (b) 4.2 (c) 0.042 (d) 0.0042
  20. 20.0.61 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.122 (b) 1.22 (c) 0.0122 (d) 0.00122
  21. 21.7.7 × 45 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 34.65 (b) 346.5 (c) 3.465 (d) 3465
  22. 22.0.33 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.726 (b) 72.6 (c) 7.26 (d) 0.0726
  23. 23.0.71 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.911 (b) 0.02911 (c) 0.2911 (d) 29.11
  24. 24.0.63 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.71 (b) 0.01071 (c) 0.1071 (d) 1.071
  25. 25.0.97 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.76 (b) 0.0776 (c) 77.6 (d) 0.776
  26. 26.4.1 × 3.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 147.6 (b) 14.76 (c) 1.476 (d) 0.1476
  27. 27.0.62 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.186 (b) 1.86 (c) 18.6 (d) 0.0186
  28. 28.0.18 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00324 (b) 0.0324 (c) 3.24 (d) 0.324
  29. 29.0.29 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00551 (b) 0.0551 (c) 5.51 (d) 0.551
  30. 30.1.7 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.36 (b) 13.6 (c) 0.136 (d) 0.0136
  31. 31.0.29 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.93 (b) 0.493 (c) 0.0493 (d) 0.00493
  32. 32.0.37 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0592 (b) 0.00592 (c) 0.592 (d) 5.92
  33. 33.0.71 × 1.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01065 (b) 0.1065 (c) 1.065 (d) 10.65
  34. 34.0.28 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0476 (b) 0.00476 (c) 0.476 (d) 4.76
  35. 35.0.73 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0292 (b) 29.2 (c) 2.92 (d) 0.292
  36. 36.2.3 × 2.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0575 (b) 0.575 (c) 57.5 (d) 5.75
  37. 37.3.1 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.24 (b) 0.0124 (c) 0.124 (d) 12.4
  38. 38.5.4 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.62 (b) 0.162 (c) 16.2 (d) 162
  39. 39.0.22 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.264 (b) 0.00264 (c) 0.0264 (d) 2.64
  40. 40.0.42 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.8 (b) 0.168 (c) 1.68 (d) 0.0168

Answer key

  1. 8.16
  2. 7.12
  3. 23.1
  4. 51.2
  5. 27.06
  6. 168.1
  7. 170.8
  8. 3.04
  9. 2.04
  10. 4.86
  11. 8.6
  12. 0.114
  13. 33.12
  14. 2.88
  15. 18.13
  16. 0.54
  17. 0.98
  18. 2.19
  19. 0.42
  20. 0.122
  21. 346.5
  22. 7.26
  23. 2.911
  24. 1.071
  25. 7.76
  26. 14.76
  27. 1.86
  28. 0.324
  29. 0.551
  30. 1.36
  31. 0.493
  32. 0.592
  33. 1.065
  34. 0.476
  35. 2.92
  36. 5.75
  37. 1.24
  38. 16.2
  39. 0.264
  40. 1.68

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