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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 425 · 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. 1.2.7 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.054 (b) 5.4 (c) 0.54 (d) 54
  2. 2.0.56 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.568 (b) 0.1568 (c) 156.8 (d) 15.68
  3. 3.6.2 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.124 (b) 0.0124 (c) 12.4 (d) 1.24
  4. 4.0.33 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.924 (b) 9.24 (c) 0.0924 (d) 92.4
  5. 5.0.98 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 303.8 (b) 30.38 (c) 0.3038 (d) 3.038
  6. 6.2.1 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0231 (b) 2.31 (c) 23.1 (d) 0.231
  7. 7.9.2 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.28 (b) 82.8 (c) 0.0828 (d) 0.828
  8. 8.1.8 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0882 (b) 0.882 (c) 88.2 (d) 8.82
  9. 9.0.84 × 2.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.932 (b) 0.01932 (c) 19.32 (d) 0.1932
  10. 10.5.9 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.7 (b) 0.177 (c) 1.77 (d) 0.0177
  11. 11.0.98 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.86 (b) 0.00686 (c) 0.686 (d) 0.0686
  12. 12.0.66 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.56 (b) 0.1056 (c) 1.056 (d) 105.6
  13. 13.6.1 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.22 (b) 0.0122 (c) 0.122 (d) 12.2
  14. 14.0.27 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0054 (b) 0.00054 (c) 0.54 (d) 0.054
  15. 15.0.43 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0172 (b) 1.72 (c) 17.2 (d) 0.172
  16. 16.0.23 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1104 (b) 110.4 (c) 11.04 (d) 1.104
  17. 17.3.8 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1862 (b) 186.2 (c) 18.62 (d) 1.862
  18. 18.8.6 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.204 (b) 12.04 (c) 1204 (d) 120.4
  19. 19.5.7 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0399 (b) 0.399 (c) 3.99 (d) 39.9
  20. 20.0.39 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1872 (b) 1.872 (c) 187.2 (d) 18.72
  21. 21.0.39 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1053 (b) 0.01053 (c) 10.53 (d) 1.053
  22. 22.0.17 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.89 (b) 0.0289 (c) 0.289 (d) 0.00289
  23. 23.0.21 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.47 (b) 14.7 (c) 0.0147 (d) 0.147
  24. 24.5.4 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.62 (b) 0.0162 (c) 16.2 (d) 0.162
  25. 25.7.2 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.144 (b) 1.44 (c) 14.4 (d) 144
  26. 26.2.6 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 124.8 (b) 1.248 (c) 12.48 (d) 1248
  27. 27.0.12 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.228 (b) 0.00228 (c) 0.0228 (d) 2.28
  28. 28.5.2 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.08 (b) 208 (c) 20.8 (d) 0.208
  29. 29.7.9 × 15 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.185 (b) 11.85 (c) 118.5 (d) 1185
  30. 30.2.5 × 3.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.875 (b) 8.75 (c) 0.0875 (d) 87.5
  31. 31.1.3 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.507 (b) 5.07 (c) 50.7 (d) 507
  32. 32.3.5 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0315 (b) 3.15 (c) 31.5 (d) 0.315
  33. 33.1.7 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.51 (b) 0.051 (c) 5.1 (d) 0.0051
  34. 34.2.9 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 696 (b) 69.6 (c) 0.696 (d) 6.96
  35. 35.8.6 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 688 (b) 6.88 (c) 0.688 (d) 68.8
  36. 36.9.6 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 576 (b) 5.76 (c) 57.6 (d) 0.576
  37. 37.0.66 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.234 (b) 32.34 (c) 0.03234 (d) 0.3234
  38. 38.9.3 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0186 (b) 0.186 (c) 1.86 (d) 18.6
  39. 39.0.72 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.592 (b) 0.2592 (c) 259.2 (d) 25.92
  40. 40.0.68 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 25.84 (b) 0.2584 (c) 258.4 (d) 2.584

Answer key

  1. 5.4
  2. 15.68
  3. 1.24
  4. 9.24
  5. 30.38
  6. 2.31
  7. 8.28
  8. 8.82
  9. 1.932
  10. 1.77
  11. 0.686
  12. 10.56
  13. 1.22
  14. 0.054
  15. 1.72
  16. 11.04
  17. 18.62
  18. 120.4
  19. 3.99
  20. 18.72
  21. 1.053
  22. 0.289
  23. 1.47
  24. 1.62
  25. 14.4
  26. 124.8
  27. 0.228
  28. 20.8
  29. 118.5
  30. 8.75
  31. 50.7
  32. 3.15
  33. 0.51
  34. 69.6
  35. 68.8
  36. 57.6
  37. 3.234
  38. 1.86
  39. 25.92
  40. 25.84

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