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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 341 · 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. 1.2.6 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.74 (b) 0.1274 (c) 1.274 (d) 127.4
  2. 2.3.6 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.4 (b) 0.144 (c) 0.0144 (d) 1.44
  3. 3.7.8 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.014 (b) 101.4 (c) 10.14 (d) 0.1014
  4. 4.5.7 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.684 (b) 6.84 (c) 68.4 (d) 684
  5. 5.0.16 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.56 (b) 0.656 (c) 0.0656 (d) 65.6
  6. 6.2.7 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.459 (b) 459 (c) 4.59 (d) 45.9
  7. 7.5.2 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.64 (b) 0.364 (c) 364 (d) 36.4
  8. 8.0.28 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.364 (b) 36.4 (c) 3.64 (d) 0.0364
  9. 9.0.84 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.02436 (b) 0.2436 (c) 24.36 (d) 2.436
  10. 10.4.6 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.092 (b) 92 (c) 9.2 (d) 0.92
  11. 11.4.3 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.6 (b) 0.086 (c) 86 (d) 0.86
  12. 12.8.8 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 281.6 (b) 2.816 (c) 2816 (d) 28.16
  13. 13.2.4 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 57.6 (b) 0.576 (c) 5.76 (d) 576
  14. 14.5.7 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.798 (b) 79.8 (c) 7.98 (d) 0.0798
  15. 15.2.4 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.8 (b) 0.48 (c) 48 (d) 0.048
  16. 16.0.17 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.85 (b) 0.0085 (c) 0.00085 (d) 0.085
  17. 17.0.39 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1443 (b) 14.43 (c) 1.443 (d) 0.01443
  18. 18.8.5 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.615 (b) 1615 (c) 161.5 (d) 16.15
  19. 19.0.47 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0611 (b) 0.611 (c) 61.1 (d) 6.11
  20. 20.5.3 × 2.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.166 (b) 116.6 (c) 11.66 (d) 0.1166
  21. 21.5.6 × 34 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.904 (b) 1904 (c) 19.04 (d) 190.4
  22. 22.0.48 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 139.2 (b) 0.1392 (c) 13.92 (d) 1.392
  23. 23.0.31 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0372 (b) 3.72 (c) 0.372 (d) 37.2
  24. 24.0.18 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.04 (b) 0.504 (c) 50.4 (d) 0.0504
  25. 25.0.34 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.36 (b) 0.00136 (c) 0.0136 (d) 0.136
  26. 26.0.41 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 24.6 (b) 2.46 (c) 0.0246 (d) 0.246
  27. 27.0.63 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 25.2 (b) 0.0252 (c) 2.52 (d) 0.252
  28. 28.4.1 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.968 (b) 196.8 (c) 19.68 (d) 0.1968
  29. 29.2.2 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.18 (b) 0.418 (c) 41.8 (d) 418
  30. 30.5.2 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.56 (b) 0.156 (c) 0.0156 (d) 15.6
  31. 31.8.7 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.57 (b) 0.957 (c) 957 (d) 95.7
  32. 32.0.96 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.76 (b) 0.00576 (c) 0.0576 (d) 0.576
  33. 33.4.1 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.87 (b) 287 (c) 28.7 (d) 0.287
  34. 34.0.28 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.12 (b) 0.0112 (c) 0.112 (d) 0.00112
  35. 35.4.4 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.6 (b) 0.176 (c) 1.76 (d) 176
  36. 36.6.3 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0126 (b) 1.26 (c) 12.6 (d) 0.126
  37. 37.0.52 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.16 (b) 0.416 (c) 0.0416 (d) 0.00416
  38. 38.0.94 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.658 (b) 0.0658 (c) 65.8 (d) 6.58
  39. 39.0.75 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.25 (b) 0.00525 (c) 0.0525 (d) 0.525
  40. 40.2.9 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.74 (b) 0.0174 (c) 0.174 (d) 17.4

Answer key

  1. 12.74
  2. 1.44
  3. 10.14
  4. 68.4
  5. 6.56
  6. 45.9
  7. 36.4
  8. 3.64
  9. 2.436
  10. 9.2
  11. 8.6
  12. 281.6
  13. 57.6
  14. 7.98
  15. 4.8
  16. 0.085
  17. 1.443
  18. 161.5
  19. 6.11
  20. 11.66
  21. 190.4
  22. 13.92
  23. 3.72
  24. 5.04
  25. 0.136
  26. 2.46
  27. 2.52
  28. 19.68
  29. 41.8
  30. 1.56
  31. 95.7
  32. 0.576
  33. 28.7
  34. 0.112
  35. 17.6
  36. 1.26
  37. 0.416
  38. 6.58
  39. 0.525
  40. 1.74

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