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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 411 · 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. 1.0.99 × 42 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.158 (b) 41.58 (c) 415.8 (d) 0.4158
  2. 2.0.21 × 34 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 71.4 (b) 7.14 (c) 0.0714 (d) 0.714
  3. 3.8.7 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.653 (b) 16.53 (c) 1653 (d) 165.3
  4. 4.0.96 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.76 (b) 0.576 (c) 0.0576 (d) 57.6
  5. 5.0.71 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0639 (b) 6.39 (c) 0.639 (d) 63.9
  6. 6.8.1 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0729 (b) 0.729 (c) 7.29 (d) 72.9
  7. 7.4.9 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 161.7 (b) 16.17 (c) 1.617 (d) 1617
  8. 8.7.8 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.702 (b) 70.2 (c) 702 (d) 7.02
  9. 9.0.98 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.6 (b) 1.96 (c) 0.196 (d) 0.0196
  10. 10.8.7 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0435 (b) 4.35 (c) 43.5 (d) 0.435
  11. 11.0.29 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0058 (b) 0.058 (c) 0.58 (d) 0.00058
  12. 12.0.13 × 2.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.286 (b) 2.86 (c) 0.00286 (d) 0.0286
  13. 13.0.56 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.568 (b) 0.01568 (c) 15.68 (d) 0.1568
  14. 14.8.4 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 226.8 (b) 0.2268 (c) 22.68 (d) 2.268
  15. 15.0.88 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.08 (b) 0.01408 (c) 0.1408 (d) 1.408
  16. 16.9.6 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.88 (b) 28.8 (c) 0.288 (d) 0.0288
  17. 17.8.7 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 287.1 (b) 2.871 (c) 0.2871 (d) 28.71
  18. 18.0.35 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.85 (b) 0.385 (c) 0.0385 (d) 38.5
  19. 19.0.84 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0252 (b) 25.2 (c) 0.252 (d) 2.52
  20. 20.0.67 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01072 (b) 0.1072 (c) 10.72 (d) 1.072
  21. 21.4.4 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.88 (b) 88 (c) 0.088 (d) 8.8
  22. 22.0.29 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0957 (b) 0.00957 (c) 9.57 (d) 0.957
  23. 23.0.93 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2139 (b) 21.39 (c) 213.9 (d) 2.139
  24. 24.2.7 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 135 (b) 1.35 (c) 13.5 (d) 0.135
  25. 25.3.3 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0297 (b) 2.97 (c) 29.7 (d) 0.297
  26. 26.0.16 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 52.8 (b) 5.28 (c) 0.0528 (d) 0.528
  27. 27.0.52 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 93.6 (b) 0.936 (c) 0.0936 (d) 9.36
  28. 28.0.32 × 3.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01216 (b) 1.216 (c) 12.16 (d) 0.1216
  29. 29.0.24 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.072 (b) 0.00072 (c) 0.0072 (d) 0.72
  30. 30.0.49 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0196 (b) 1.96 (c) 0.00196 (d) 0.196
  31. 31.6.8 × 3.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2448 (b) 24.48 (c) 244.8 (d) 2.448
  32. 32.6.6 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.924 (b) 0.0924 (c) 9.24 (d) 92.4
  33. 33.5.7 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.28 (b) 22.8 (c) 0.228 (d) 228
  34. 34.8.8 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2904 (b) 2.904 (c) 290.4 (d) 29.04
  35. 35.0.49 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.94 (b) 0.294 (c) 29.4 (d) 0.0294
  36. 36.6.4 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.448 (b) 4.48 (c) 44.8 (d) 448
  37. 37.1.5 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.75 (b) 0.0075 (c) 0.075 (d) 7.5
  38. 38.0.16 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.8 (b) 0.128 (c) 0.0128 (d) 1.28
  39. 39.0.17 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.68 (b) 0.068 (c) 0.0068 (d) 0.00068
  40. 40.3.6 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.368 (b) 13.68 (c) 136.8 (d) 1368

Answer key

  1. 41.58
  2. 7.14
  3. 165.3
  4. 5.76
  5. 6.39
  6. 7.29
  7. 161.7
  8. 70.2
  9. 1.96
  10. 4.35
  11. 0.058
  12. 0.286
  13. 1.568
  14. 22.68
  15. 1.408
  16. 2.88
  17. 28.71
  18. 3.85
  19. 2.52
  20. 1.072
  21. 8.8
  22. 0.957
  23. 21.39
  24. 13.5
  25. 2.97
  26. 5.28
  27. 9.36
  28. 1.216
  29. 0.072
  30. 0.196
  31. 24.48
  32. 9.24
  33. 22.8
  34. 29.04
  35. 2.94
  36. 44.8
  37. 0.75
  38. 1.28
  39. 0.068
  40. 136.8

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