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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 353 · 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. 1.1.5 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.5 (b) 0.075 (c) 0.75 (d) 0.0075
  2. 2.6.2 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.6 (b) 1.86 (c) 186 (d) 0.186
  3. 3.7.6 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.304 (b) 304 (c) 30.4 (d) 3.04
  4. 4.2.7 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 48.6 (b) 0.0486 (c) 4.86 (d) 0.486
  5. 5.1.6 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.48 (b) 4.8 (c) 48 (d) 0.048
  6. 6.0.46 × 2.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01104 (b) 0.1104 (c) 11.04 (d) 1.104
  7. 7.7.2 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.16 (b) 216 (c) 0.216 (d) 21.6
  8. 8.0.29 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.87 (b) 0.087 (c) 0.00087 (d) 0.0087
  9. 9.2.1 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0441 (b) 4.41 (c) 44.1 (d) 0.441
  10. 10.2.2 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.8 (b) 0.088 (c) 88 (d) 0.88
  11. 11.2.9 × 25 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 72.5 (b) 0.725 (c) 7.25 (d) 725
  12. 12.0.42 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.932 (b) 0.1932 (c) 193.2 (d) 19.32
  13. 13.0.85 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.255 (b) 2.55 (c) 0.00255 (d) 0.0255
  14. 14.4.1 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.574 (b) 5.74 (c) 57.4 (d) 574
  15. 15.8.2 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.116 (b) 311.6 (c) 3116 (d) 31.16
  16. 16.0.51 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 112.2 (b) 0.1122 (c) 1.122 (d) 11.22
  17. 17.0.66 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0132 (b) 1.32 (c) 0.132 (d) 13.2
  18. 18.5.6 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.448 (b) 0.0448 (c) 44.8 (d) 4.48
  19. 19.0.62 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2356 (b) 2.356 (c) 23.56 (d) 235.6
  20. 20.9.9 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4554 (b) 455.4 (c) 45.54 (d) 4.554
  21. 21.0.43 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 98.9 (b) 9.89 (c) 0.0989 (d) 0.989
  22. 22.9.9 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 37.62 (b) 3.762 (c) 376.2 (d) 3762
  23. 23.6.2 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2294 (b) 22.94 (c) 229.4 (d) 2.294
  24. 24.3.2 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.256 (b) 256 (c) 2.56 (d) 25.6
  25. 25.0.78 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.156 (b) 0.0156 (c) 1.56 (d) 15.6
  26. 26.0.36 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.324 (b) 0.0324 (c) 32.4 (d) 3.24
  27. 27.0.81 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.701 (b) 0.01701 (c) 17.01 (d) 0.1701
  28. 28.9.4 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 75.2 (b) 752 (c) 0.752 (d) 7.52
  29. 29.4.4 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 21.12 (b) 2.112 (c) 211.2 (d) 2112
  30. 30.0.23 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.391 (b) 0.00391 (c) 0.0391 (d) 3.91
  31. 31.9.4 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 84.6 (b) 0.846 (c) 0.0846 (d) 8.46
  32. 32.0.31 × 4.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.333 (b) 0.1333 (c) 13.33 (d) 0.01333
  33. 33.1.8 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0126 (b) 12.6 (c) 1.26 (d) 0.126
  34. 34.0.31 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00062 (b) 0.062 (c) 0.0062 (d) 0.62
  35. 35.0.27 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00081 (b) 0.081 (c) 0.81 (d) 0.0081
  36. 36.6.4 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 25.6 (b) 0.256 (c) 2.56 (d) 0.0256
  37. 37.9.9 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.495 (b) 495 (c) 49.5 (d) 4.95
  38. 38.8.6 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 27.52 (b) 2.752 (c) 275.2 (d) 2752
  39. 39.4.8 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.432 (b) 43.2 (c) 0.0432 (d) 4.32
  40. 40.2.1 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 168 (b) 1.68 (c) 16.8 (d) 0.168

Answer key

  1. 0.75
  2. 18.6
  3. 30.4
  4. 4.86
  5. 4.8
  6. 1.104
  7. 21.6
  8. 0.087
  9. 4.41
  10. 8.8
  11. 72.5
  12. 19.32
  13. 0.255
  14. 57.4
  15. 311.6
  16. 11.22
  17. 1.32
  18. 4.48
  19. 23.56
  20. 455.4
  21. 9.89
  22. 376.2
  23. 22.94
  24. 25.6
  25. 1.56
  26. 3.24
  27. 1.701
  28. 75.2
  29. 211.2
  30. 0.391
  31. 8.46
  32. 1.333
  33. 1.26
  34. 0.062
  35. 0.081
  36. 2.56
  37. 49.5
  38. 275.2
  39. 4.32
  40. 16.8

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