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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 408 · 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. 1.8.6 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 412.8 (b) 41.28 (c) 0.4128 (d) 4.128
  2. 2.0.23 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0161 (b) 16.1 (c) 1.61 (d) 0.161
  3. 3.0.85 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00255 (b) 0.0255 (c) 2.55 (d) 0.255
  4. 4.8.6 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 335.4 (b) 0.3354 (c) 3.354 (d) 33.54
  5. 5.0.33 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0792 (b) 7.92 (c) 0.792 (d) 79.2
  6. 6.2.9 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0058 (b) 5.8 (c) 0.058 (d) 0.58
  7. 7.0.91 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.638 (b) 163.8 (c) 0.1638 (d) 16.38
  8. 8.0.74 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.54 (b) 0.1554 (c) 1.554 (d) 0.01554
  9. 9.0.53 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.18 (b) 31.8 (c) 0.318 (d) 0.0318
  10. 10.2.7 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.189 (b) 1.89 (c) 18.9 (d) 189
  11. 11.5.7 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.171 (b) 17.1 (c) 171 (d) 1.71
  12. 12.5.4 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.08 (b) 10.8 (c) 0.108 (d) 108
  13. 13.1.5 × 2.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 37.5 (b) 0.375 (c) 0.0375 (d) 3.75
  14. 14.0.13 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0091 (b) 0.91 (c) 0.091 (d) 0.00091
  15. 15.2.4 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 264 (b) 0.264 (c) 2.64 (d) 26.4
  16. 16.0.92 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.4 (b) 1.84 (c) 0.184 (d) 0.0184
  17. 17.8.5 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.935 (b) 9.35 (c) 0.0935 (d) 93.5
  18. 18.0.31 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.79 (b) 0.0279 (c) 0.279 (d) 27.9
  19. 19.2.1 × 2.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.04 (b) 0.0504 (c) 0.504 (d) 50.4
  20. 20.0.96 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.552 (b) 35.52 (c) 0.3552 (d) 355.2
  21. 21.0.23 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 36.8 (b) 3.68 (c) 0.368 (d) 0.0368
  22. 22.0.61 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 20.13 (b) 0.2013 (c) 201.3 (d) 2.013
  23. 23.7.7 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 169.4 (b) 1.694 (c) 1694 (d) 16.94
  24. 24.0.72 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 201.6 (b) 20.16 (c) 0.2016 (d) 2.016
  25. 25.0.93 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.558 (b) 0.0558 (c) 5.58 (d) 0.00558
  26. 26.4.3 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.89 (b) 98.9 (c) 0.989 (d) 989
  27. 27.0.36 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 75.6 (b) 0.0756 (c) 7.56 (d) 0.756
  28. 28.1.7 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 51 (b) 0.51 (c) 5.1 (d) 0.051
  29. 29.5.9 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 41.3 (b) 0.413 (c) 4.13 (d) 0.0413
  30. 30.0.72 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1512 (b) 1.512 (c) 151.2 (d) 15.12
  31. 31.6.2 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 192.2 (b) 1.922 (c) 1922 (d) 19.22
  32. 32.0.28 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.2 (b) 0.112 (c) 1.12 (d) 0.0112
  33. 33.5.7 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1824 (b) 182.4 (c) 18.24 (d) 1.824
  34. 34.0.33 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.8 (b) 1.98 (c) 0.198 (d) 0.0198
  35. 35.0.78 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 62.4 (b) 0.624 (c) 0.0624 (d) 6.24
  36. 36.9.1 × 1.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 136.5 (b) 0.1365 (c) 13.65 (d) 1.365
  37. 37.0.49 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.911 (b) 0.1911 (c) 0.01911 (d) 19.11
  38. 38.3.3 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 264 (b) 2.64 (c) 0.264 (d) 26.4
  39. 39.7.6 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.52 (b) 0.152 (c) 0.0152 (d) 15.2
  40. 40.0.12 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.48 (b) 0.048 (c) 0.0048 (d) 0.00048

Answer key

  1. 41.28
  2. 1.61
  3. 0.255
  4. 33.54
  5. 7.92
  6. 0.58
  7. 16.38
  8. 1.554
  9. 3.18
  10. 18.9
  11. 17.1
  12. 10.8
  13. 3.75
  14. 0.091
  15. 26.4
  16. 1.84
  17. 9.35
  18. 2.79
  19. 5.04
  20. 35.52
  21. 3.68
  22. 20.13
  23. 169.4
  24. 20.16
  25. 0.558
  26. 98.9
  27. 7.56
  28. 5.1
  29. 4.13
  30. 15.12
  31. 192.2
  32. 1.12
  33. 182.4
  34. 1.98
  35. 6.24
  36. 13.65
  37. 1.911
  38. 26.4
  39. 1.52
  40. 0.048

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