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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 373 · 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. 1.0.29 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00145 (b) 0.0145 (c) 0.145 (d) 1.45
  2. 2.0.91 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00637 (b) 0.637 (c) 0.0637 (d) 6.37
  3. 3.0.44 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.2 (b) 0.0132 (c) 0.132 (d) 1.32
  4. 4.0.61 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0305 (b) 0.305 (c) 3.05 (d) 30.5
  5. 5.9.8 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 196 (b) 19.6 (c) 0.196 (d) 1.96
  6. 6.5.8 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.348 (b) 3.48 (c) 0.0348 (d) 34.8
  7. 7.4.4 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.48 (b) 74.8 (c) 748 (d) 0.748
  8. 8.6.3 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 50.4 (b) 5.04 (c) 0.0504 (d) 0.504
  9. 9.0.35 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01295 (b) 12.95 (c) 1.295 (d) 0.1295
  10. 10.8.1 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2106 (b) 21.06 (c) 210.6 (d) 2.106
  11. 11.2.1 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.26 (b) 0.126 (c) 126 (d) 12.6
  12. 12.0.47 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00987 (b) 0.987 (c) 9.87 (d) 0.0987
  13. 13.9.3 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.744 (b) 7.44 (c) 744 (d) 74.4
  14. 14.4.6 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.02 (b) 170.2 (c) 1702 (d) 1.702
  15. 15.5.8 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.16 (b) 11.6 (c) 0.0116 (d) 0.116
  16. 16.0.58 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.116 (b) 11.6 (c) 1.16 (d) 0.0116
  17. 17.3.3 × 15 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.495 (b) 49.5 (c) 4.95 (d) 495
  18. 18.5.3 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.59 (b) 0.0159 (c) 15.9 (d) 0.159
  19. 19.5.3 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.106 (b) 1.06 (c) 10.6 (d) 106
  20. 20.2.6 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.78 (b) 0.0078 (c) 7.8 (d) 0.078
  21. 21.7.2 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.216 (b) 21.6 (c) 216 (d) 2.16
  22. 22.0.55 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.165 (b) 0.0165 (c) 0.00165 (d) 1.65
  23. 23.0.37 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 44.4 (b) 0.0444 (c) 0.444 (d) 4.44
  24. 24.0.67 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 214.4 (b) 2.144 (c) 0.2144 (d) 21.44
  25. 25.3.4 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0136 (b) 0.136 (c) 1.36 (d) 13.6
  26. 26.0.67 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 160.8 (b) 0.1608 (c) 16.08 (d) 1.608
  27. 27.0.34 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.2 (b) 0.102 (c) 0.0102 (d) 1.02
  28. 28.3.7 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.185 (b) 18.5 (c) 1.85 (d) 185
  29. 29.0.34 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.72 (b) 0.0272 (c) 0.00272 (d) 0.272
  30. 30.0.36 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.044 (b) 0.1044 (c) 104.4 (d) 10.44
  31. 31.3.8 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 34.2 (b) 3.42 (c) 0.342 (d) 342
  32. 32.3.6 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.72 (b) 7.2 (c) 0.0072 (d) 0.072
  33. 33.0.25 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.25 (b) 0.225 (c) 0.00225 (d) 0.0225
  34. 34.5.2 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 135.2 (b) 1352 (c) 1.352 (d) 13.52
  35. 35.0.52 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0364 (b) 0.00364 (c) 0.364 (d) 3.64
  36. 36.0.69 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.04 (b) 0.1104 (c) 1.104 (d) 110.4
  37. 37.7.9 × 4.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 33.18 (b) 0.3318 (c) 331.8 (d) 3.318
  38. 38.0.98 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.588 (b) 5.88 (c) 0.0588 (d) 58.8
  39. 39.2.6 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.04 (b) 0.104 (c) 10.4 (d) 0.0104
  40. 40.6.4 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0192 (b) 0.192 (c) 19.2 (d) 1.92

Answer key

  1. 0.145
  2. 0.637
  3. 1.32
  4. 3.05
  5. 19.6
  6. 3.48
  7. 74.8
  8. 5.04
  9. 1.295
  10. 21.06
  11. 12.6
  12. 0.987
  13. 74.4
  14. 170.2
  15. 1.16
  16. 1.16
  17. 49.5
  18. 1.59
  19. 10.6
  20. 0.78
  21. 21.6
  22. 0.165
  23. 4.44
  24. 21.44
  25. 1.36
  26. 16.08
  27. 1.02
  28. 18.5
  29. 0.272
  30. 10.44
  31. 34.2
  32. 0.72
  33. 0.225
  34. 135.2
  35. 0.364
  36. 11.04
  37. 33.18
  38. 5.88
  39. 1.04
  40. 1.92

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