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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 339 · 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. 1.2.4 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 86.4 (b) 8.64 (c) 0.864 (d) 864
  2. 2.1.7 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.36 (b) 13.6 (c) 0.0136 (d) 0.136
  3. 3.0.41 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.738 (b) 7.38 (c) 0.0738 (d) 73.8
  4. 4.0.52 × 34 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.68 (b) 1.768 (c) 0.1768 (d) 176.8
  5. 5.0.99 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.97 (b) 0.0297 (c) 0.297 (d) 29.7
  6. 6.0.68 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 40.8 (b) 0.408 (c) 4.08 (d) 0.0408
  7. 7.4.5 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.65 (b) 166.5 (c) 1665 (d) 1.665
  8. 8.9.1 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 20.93 (b) 209.3 (c) 2.093 (d) 2093
  9. 9.8.9 × 2.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 222.5 (b) 0.2225 (c) 2.225 (d) 22.25
  10. 10.0.18 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.072 (b) 0.00072 (c) 0.72 (d) 0.0072
  11. 11.3.7 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.8 (b) 148 (c) 1.48 (d) 0.148
  12. 12.2.7 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.1 (b) 81 (c) 0.081 (d) 0.81
  13. 13.0.45 × 2.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.125 (b) 0.01125 (c) 0.1125 (d) 11.25
  14. 14.0.67 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2278 (b) 0.02278 (c) 22.78 (d) 2.278
  15. 15.5.7 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.171 (b) 0.0171 (c) 17.1 (d) 1.71
  16. 16.7.1 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 497 (b) 4.97 (c) 49.7 (d) 0.497
  17. 17.0.39 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.351 (b) 0.0351 (c) 35.1 (d) 3.51
  18. 18.0.57 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1254 (b) 12.54 (c) 125.4 (d) 1.254
  19. 19.2.7 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.81 (b) 8.1 (c) 0.081 (d) 0.0081
  20. 20.0.58 × 42 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.436 (b) 243.6 (c) 24.36 (d) 0.2436
  21. 21.4.8 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.336 (b) 336 (c) 33.6 (d) 3.36
  22. 22.3.3 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.98 (b) 198 (c) 19.8 (d) 0.198
  23. 23.2.8 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.96 (b) 0.0196 (c) 19.6 (d) 0.196
  24. 24.4.3 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.892 (b) 1892 (c) 18.92 (d) 189.2
  25. 25.1.2 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.048 (b) 0.48 (c) 48 (d) 4.8
  26. 26.3.7 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.5 (b) 0.0185 (c) 0.185 (d) 1.85
  27. 27.0.57 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.28 (b) 0.0228 (c) 22.8 (d) 0.228
  28. 28.3.1 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 151.9 (b) 1.519 (c) 15.19 (d) 0.1519
  29. 29.7.9 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.58 (b) 0.158 (c) 15.8 (d) 158
  30. 30.7.5 × 15 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 112.5 (b) 1.125 (c) 1125 (d) 11.25
  31. 31.7.8 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 46.8 (b) 0.468 (c) 0.0468 (d) 4.68
  32. 32.0.15 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.95 (b) 0.195 (c) 0.0195 (d) 19.5
  33. 33.0.51 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0459 (b) 4.59 (c) 0.459 (d) 45.9
  34. 34.0.66 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.32 (b) 0.132 (c) 0.0132 (d) 13.2
  35. 35.5.9 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0354 (b) 0.354 (c) 35.4 (d) 3.54
  36. 36.0.96 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.04416 (b) 44.16 (c) 0.4416 (d) 4.416
  37. 37.8.1 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 56.7 (b) 5.67 (c) 0.0567 (d) 0.567
  38. 38.7.9 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.64 (b) 0.1264 (c) 1.264 (d) 126.4
  39. 39.6.7 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.04 (b) 80.4 (c) 0.804 (d) 0.0804
  40. 40.3.1 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.09 (b) 120.9 (c) 1.209 (d) 1209

Answer key

  1. 86.4
  2. 1.36
  3. 7.38
  4. 17.68
  5. 2.97
  6. 4.08
  7. 166.5
  8. 209.3
  9. 22.25
  10. 0.072
  11. 14.8
  12. 8.1
  13. 1.125
  14. 2.278
  15. 1.71
  16. 49.7
  17. 3.51
  18. 12.54
  19. 0.81
  20. 24.36
  21. 33.6
  22. 19.8
  23. 1.96
  24. 189.2
  25. 4.8
  26. 1.85
  27. 2.28
  28. 15.19
  29. 15.8
  30. 112.5
  31. 4.68
  32. 1.95
  33. 4.59
  34. 1.32
  35. 3.54
  36. 4.416
  37. 5.67
  38. 12.64
  39. 8.04
  40. 120.9

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