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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 400 · 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. 1.0.18 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.36 (b) 0.00036 (c) 0.0036 (d) 0.036
  2. 2.2.5 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.75 (b) 75 (c) 0.075 (d) 7.5
  3. 3.7.4 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.554 (b) 155.4 (c) 0.1554 (d) 15.54
  4. 4.4.7 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0188 (b) 18.8 (c) 1.88 (d) 0.188
  5. 5.8.4 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.596 (b) 0.1596 (c) 159.6 (d) 15.96
  6. 6.0.58 × 4.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.494 (b) 24.94 (c) 0.02494 (d) 0.2494
  7. 7.2.5 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.525 (b) 52.5 (c) 5.25 (d) 0.0525
  8. 8.8.8 × 4.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 378.4 (b) 0.3784 (c) 37.84 (d) 3.784
  9. 9.4.8 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.88 (b) 28.8 (c) 0.0288 (d) 0.288
  10. 10.7.5 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 67.5 (b) 0.675 (c) 675 (d) 6.75
  11. 11.0.26 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0546 (b) 5.46 (c) 0.00546 (d) 0.546
  12. 12.9.8 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.6 (b) 196 (c) 1.96 (d) 0.196
  13. 13.3.1 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 24.8 (b) 0.248 (c) 2.48 (d) 0.0248
  14. 14.0.63 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.189 (b) 1.89 (c) 0.0189 (d) 18.9
  15. 15.0.62 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.96 (b) 0.0496 (c) 0.00496 (d) 0.496
  16. 16.0.26 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0234 (b) 0.00234 (c) 2.34 (d) 0.234
  17. 17.7.3 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.511 (b) 51.1 (c) 5.11 (d) 511
  18. 18.5.5 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.55 (b) 1.155 (c) 1155 (d) 115.5
  19. 19.0.17 × 43 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.31 (b) 0.731 (c) 0.0731 (d) 73.1
  20. 20.5.4 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.2 (b) 0.162 (c) 0.0162 (d) 1.62
  21. 21.3.6 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0108 (b) 0.108 (c) 1.08 (d) 10.8
  22. 22.7.7 × 42 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 323.4 (b) 32.34 (c) 3.234 (d) 3234
  23. 23.0.17 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.51 (b) 5.1 (c) 0.0051 (d) 0.051
  24. 24.8.8 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.64 (b) 264 (c) 26.4 (d) 0.264
  25. 25.0.72 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 43.2 (b) 0.432 (c) 4.32 (d) 0.0432
  26. 26.9.3 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 27.9 (b) 0.0279 (c) 0.279 (d) 2.79
  27. 27.0.12 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00336 (b) 3.36 (c) 0.336 (d) 0.0336
  28. 28.6.3 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1008 (b) 10.08 (c) 1.008 (d) 100.8
  29. 29.8.4 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.56 (b) 75.6 (c) 0.756 (d) 0.0756
  30. 30.0.31 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.519 (b) 15.19 (c) 0.1519 (d) 0.01519
  31. 31.6.9 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 48.3 (b) 483 (c) 4.83 (d) 0.483
  32. 32.7.3 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 43.8 (b) 4.38 (c) 0.0438 (d) 0.438
  33. 33.0.22 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.66 (b) 0.066 (c) 0.0066 (d) 6.6
  34. 34.0.41 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.369 (b) 0.00369 (c) 0.0369 (d) 3.69
  35. 35.3.3 × 2.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.825 (b) 8.25 (c) 82.5 (d) 0.0825
  36. 36.0.82 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 98.4 (b) 0.0984 (c) 0.984 (d) 9.84
  37. 37.9.3 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.44 (b) 0.744 (c) 0.0744 (d) 74.4
  38. 38.0.18 × 4.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.774 (b) 7.74 (c) 0.00774 (d) 0.0774
  39. 39.0.92 × 42 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3864 (b) 38.64 (c) 386.4 (d) 3.864
  40. 40.6.6 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.594 (b) 5.94 (c) 59.4 (d) 594

Answer key

  1. 0.036
  2. 7.5
  3. 15.54
  4. 1.88
  5. 15.96
  6. 2.494
  7. 5.25
  8. 37.84
  9. 2.88
  10. 67.5
  11. 0.546
  12. 19.6
  13. 2.48
  14. 1.89
  15. 0.496
  16. 0.234
  17. 51.1
  18. 115.5
  19. 7.31
  20. 1.62
  21. 1.08
  22. 323.4
  23. 0.51
  24. 26.4
  25. 4.32
  26. 2.79
  27. 0.336
  28. 10.08
  29. 7.56
  30. 1.519
  31. 48.3
  32. 4.38
  33. 0.66
  34. 0.369
  35. 8.25
  36. 9.84
  37. 7.44
  38. 0.774
  39. 38.64
  40. 59.4

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