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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 336 · 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. 1.0.28 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.336 (b) 0.0336 (c) 33.6 (d) 3.36
  2. 2.7.2 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 201.6 (b) 2016 (c) 2.016 (d) 20.16
  3. 3.0.89 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.68 (b) 1.068 (c) 106.8 (d) 0.1068
  4. 4.0.49 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00294 (b) 0.294 (c) 0.0294 (d) 2.94
  5. 5.0.73 × 34 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2482 (b) 24.82 (c) 2.482 (d) 248.2
  6. 6.4.2 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 20.16 (b) 0.2016 (c) 2.016 (d) 201.6
  7. 7.4.2 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.252 (b) 2.52 (c) 25.2 (d) 0.0252
  8. 8.8.4 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 58.8 (b) 5.88 (c) 0.588 (d) 0.0588
  9. 9.3.2 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.672 (b) 6.72 (c) 672 (d) 67.2
  10. 10.8.7 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0609 (b) 0.609 (c) 60.9 (d) 6.09
  11. 11.0.33 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.51 (b) 155.1 (c) 1.551 (d) 0.1551
  12. 12.3.1 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 55.8 (b) 0.558 (c) 0.0558 (d) 5.58
  13. 13.0.58 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0174 (b) 17.4 (c) 1.74 (d) 0.174
  14. 14.3.6 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.8 (b) 1.08 (c) 108 (d) 0.108
  15. 15.7.2 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.592 (b) 2592 (c) 259.2 (d) 25.92
  16. 16.6.5 × 25 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.25 (b) 1625 (c) 162.5 (d) 1.625
  17. 17.0.34 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.46 (b) 0.0646 (c) 0.00646 (d) 0.646
  18. 18.5.4 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2214 (b) 22.14 (c) 2.214 (d) 221.4
  19. 19.0.33 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.099 (b) 0.00099 (c) 0.0099 (d) 0.99
  20. 20.8.2 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 393.6 (b) 39.36 (c) 3.936 (d) 3936
  21. 21.8.2 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.656 (b) 656 (c) 6.56 (d) 65.6
  22. 22.4.2 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 84 (b) 0.084 (c) 8.4 (d) 0.84
  23. 23.0.53 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.65 (b) 0.0265 (c) 0.265 (d) 26.5
  24. 24.0.64 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0128 (b) 0.128 (c) 1.28 (d) 12.8
  25. 25.4.9 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.588 (b) 588 (c) 58.8 (d) 5.88
  26. 26.5.8 × 2.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 127.6 (b) 0.1276 (c) 1.276 (d) 12.76
  27. 27.1.5 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.075 (b) 0.75 (c) 0.0075 (d) 7.5
  28. 28.0.58 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00522 (b) 5.22 (c) 0.522 (d) 0.0522
  29. 29.9.6 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.248 (b) 12.48 (c) 0.1248 (d) 124.8
  30. 30.0.83 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2573 (b) 25.73 (c) 257.3 (d) 2.573
  31. 31.2.3 × 2.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.52 (b) 0.0552 (c) 55.2 (d) 0.552
  32. 32.0.31 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0248 (b) 0.248 (c) 24.8 (d) 2.48
  33. 33.6.2 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2232 (b) 22.32 (c) 2.232 (d) 223.2
  34. 34.0.27 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.81 (b) 0.081 (c) 0.0081 (d) 8.1
  35. 35.0.18 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.82 (b) 0.00882 (c) 0.0882 (d) 0.882
  36. 36.7.7 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0539 (b) 5.39 (c) 53.9 (d) 0.539
  37. 37.0.42 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0882 (b) 0.882 (c) 8.82 (d) 0.00882
  38. 38.0.57 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2793 (b) 279.3 (c) 27.93 (d) 2.793
  39. 39.0.46 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.138 (b) 1.38 (c) 13.8 (d) 0.0138
  40. 40.2.5 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.25 (b) 1225 (c) 122.5 (d) 1.225

Answer key

  1. 3.36
  2. 201.6
  3. 10.68
  4. 0.294
  5. 24.82
  6. 20.16
  7. 2.52
  8. 5.88
  9. 67.2
  10. 6.09
  11. 15.51
  12. 5.58
  13. 1.74
  14. 10.8
  15. 259.2
  16. 162.5
  17. 0.646
  18. 221.4
  19. 0.099
  20. 393.6
  21. 65.6
  22. 8.4
  23. 2.65
  24. 1.28
  25. 58.8
  26. 12.76
  27. 0.75
  28. 0.522
  29. 12.48
  30. 25.73
  31. 5.52
  32. 2.48
  33. 223.2
  34. 0.81
  35. 0.882
  36. 5.39
  37. 0.882
  38. 27.93
  39. 1.38
  40. 122.5

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