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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 418 · 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. 1.5.9 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.36 (b) 23.6 (c) 0.236 (d) 0.0236
  2. 2.0.24 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00096 (b) 0.0096 (c) 0.096 (d) 0.96
  3. 3.0.48 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.344 (b) 134.4 (c) 0.1344 (d) 13.44
  4. 4.8.9 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.79 (b) 0.979 (c) 97.9 (d) 0.0979
  5. 5.0.17 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00493 (b) 0.0493 (c) 0.493 (d) 4.93
  6. 6.6.5 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 32.5 (b) 0.325 (c) 325 (d) 3.25
  7. 7.0.79 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00395 (b) 0.395 (c) 0.0395 (d) 3.95
  8. 8.0.36 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.144 (b) 14.4 (c) 1.44 (d) 0.0144
  9. 9.0.37 × 42 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.54 (b) 1.554 (c) 0.1554 (d) 155.4
  10. 10.0.16 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.48 (b) 4.8 (c) 0.048 (d) 0.0048
  11. 11.4.5 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.35 (b) 0.0135 (c) 0.135 (d) 13.5
  12. 12.0.44 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0836 (b) 83.6 (c) 8.36 (d) 0.836
  13. 13.0.56 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.2 (b) 1.12 (c) 0.0112 (d) 0.112
  14. 14.1.9 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.94 (b) 0.494 (c) 49.4 (d) 494
  15. 15.1.9 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.2 (b) 0.152 (c) 1.52 (d) 152
  16. 16.2.9 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.783 (b) 7.83 (c) 783 (d) 78.3
  17. 17.6.7 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0268 (b) 26.8 (c) 0.268 (d) 2.68
  18. 18.2.9 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0116 (b) 0.116 (c) 11.6 (d) 1.16
  19. 19.9.2 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 82.8 (b) 8.28 (c) 0.0828 (d) 0.828
  20. 20.0.72 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.12 (b) 1.512 (c) 0.1512 (d) 151.2
  21. 21.9.1 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4277 (b) 42.77 (c) 4.277 (d) 427.7
  22. 22.0.27 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.135 (b) 0.0135 (c) 1.35 (d) 13.5
  23. 23.3.3 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.31 (b) 0.231 (c) 0.0231 (d) 23.1
  24. 24.3.6 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 176.4 (b) 1764 (c) 17.64 (d) 1.764
  25. 25.0.62 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.558 (b) 0.00558 (c) 0.0558 (d) 5.58
  26. 26.0.88 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.44 (b) 0.1144 (c) 1.144 (d) 114.4
  27. 27.3.8 × 3.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1216 (b) 1.216 (c) 121.6 (d) 12.16
  28. 28.5.8 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.522 (b) 5.22 (c) 522 (d) 52.2
  29. 29.0.56 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0448 (b) 0.448 (c) 4.48 (d) 44.8
  30. 30.9.1 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.29 (b) 1.729 (c) 1729 (d) 172.9
  31. 31.6.7 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 134 (b) 0.134 (c) 13.4 (d) 1.34
  32. 32.1.6 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.8 (b) 0.0048 (c) 0.48 (d) 0.048
  33. 33.9.9 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 38.61 (b) 386.1 (c) 3.861 (d) 0.3861
  34. 34.1.9 × 45 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 855 (b) 85.5 (c) 0.855 (d) 8.55
  35. 35.5.2 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 31.2 (b) 0.0312 (c) 3.12 (d) 0.312
  36. 36.5.2 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 416 (b) 4.16 (c) 41.6 (d) 0.416
  37. 37.0.93 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.86 (b) 0.0186 (c) 0.186 (d) 18.6
  38. 38.2.4 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.72 (b) 0.072 (c) 72 (d) 7.2
  39. 39.0.53 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0106 (b) 0.106 (c) 1.06 (d) 10.6
  40. 40.8.3 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0498 (b) 0.498 (c) 49.8 (d) 4.98

Answer key

  1. 2.36
  2. 0.096
  3. 13.44
  4. 9.79
  5. 0.493
  6. 32.5
  7. 0.395
  8. 1.44
  9. 15.54
  10. 0.48
  11. 1.35
  12. 8.36
  13. 1.12
  14. 49.4
  15. 15.2
  16. 78.3
  17. 2.68
  18. 1.16
  19. 8.28
  20. 15.12
  21. 427.7
  22. 1.35
  23. 2.31
  24. 176.4
  25. 0.558
  26. 11.44
  27. 12.16
  28. 52.2
  29. 4.48
  30. 172.9
  31. 13.4
  32. 0.48
  33. 38.61
  34. 85.5
  35. 3.12
  36. 41.6
  37. 1.86
  38. 7.2
  39. 1.06
  40. 4.98

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