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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 427 · 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. 1.9.7 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.85 (b) 485 (c) 0.485 (d) 48.5
  2. 2.0.78 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.234 (b) 2.34 (c) 0.00234 (d) 0.0234
  3. 3.2.1 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.26 (b) 12.6 (c) 126 (d) 0.126
  4. 4.0.13 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.08 (b) 0.0208 (c) 0.208 (d) 0.00208
  5. 5.0.18 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00216 (b) 0.216 (c) 2.16 (d) 0.0216
  6. 6.0.19 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0228 (b) 0.228 (c) 22.8 (d) 2.28
  7. 7.0.45 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.35 (b) 0.0135 (c) 0.135 (d) 13.5
  8. 8.0.18 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00522 (b) 5.22 (c) 0.0522 (d) 0.522
  9. 9.5.3 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.106 (b) 10.6 (c) 106 (d) 1.06
  10. 10.6.7 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.134 (b) 13.4 (c) 1.34 (d) 134
  11. 11.7.9 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3792 (b) 3.792 (c) 379.2 (d) 37.92
  12. 12.0.15 × 2.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.345 (b) 0.0345 (c) 0.00345 (d) 3.45
  13. 13.2.4 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.8 (b) 1.68 (c) 0.168 (d) 0.0168
  14. 14.1.2 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.024 (b) 0.0024 (c) 0.24 (d) 2.4
  15. 15.5.8 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.754 (b) 75.4 (c) 0.0754 (d) 7.54
  16. 16.0.27 × 4.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01215 (b) 0.1215 (c) 1.215 (d) 12.15
  17. 17.9.4 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.598 (b) 159.8 (c) 15.98 (d) 1598
  18. 18.0.52 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 57.2 (b) 0.0572 (c) 0.572 (d) 5.72
  19. 19.0.67 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0402 (b) 0.00402 (c) 0.402 (d) 4.02
  20. 20.0.15 × 35 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.525 (b) 0.0525 (c) 52.5 (d) 5.25
  21. 21.0.55 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.605 (b) 0.0605 (c) 0.00605 (d) 6.05
  22. 22.5.5 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.05 (b) 60.5 (c) 0.605 (d) 605
  23. 23.1.3 × 4.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0546 (b) 5.46 (c) 0.546 (d) 54.6
  24. 24.6.9 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.38 (b) 0.138 (c) 13.8 (d) 138
  25. 25.4.8 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.36 (b) 0.336 (c) 33.6 (d) 0.0336
  26. 26.5.9 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.649 (b) 649 (c) 64.9 (d) 6.49
  27. 27.0.22 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00748 (b) 0.0748 (c) 7.48 (d) 0.748
  28. 28.0.41 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.79 (b) 0.0779 (c) 0.779 (d) 77.9
  29. 29.2.5 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.5 (b) 1.25 (c) 0.125 (d) 125
  30. 30.3.3 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.91 (b) 0.0891 (c) 0.891 (d) 89.1
  31. 31.1.5 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.165 (b) 16.5 (c) 1.65 (d) 0.0165
  32. 32.0.17 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.119 (b) 1.19 (c) 11.9 (d) 0.0119
  33. 33.0.19 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.152 (b) 1.52 (c) 0.0152 (d) 15.2
  34. 34.0.68 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0408 (b) 40.8 (c) 0.408 (d) 4.08
  35. 35.4.6 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 874 (b) 87.4 (c) 8.74 (d) 0.874
  36. 36.3.5 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.105 (b) 0.0105 (c) 10.5 (d) 1.05
  37. 37.2.7 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.21 (b) 621 (c) 62.1 (d) 0.621
  38. 38.4.7 × 25 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1175 (b) 117.5 (c) 1.175 (d) 11.75
  39. 39.1.6 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.736 (b) 7.36 (c) 73.6 (d) 0.0736
  40. 40.0.76 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.596 (b) 0.1596 (c) 15.96 (d) 0.01596

Answer key

  1. 48.5
  2. 0.234
  3. 12.6
  4. 0.208
  5. 0.216
  6. 2.28
  7. 1.35
  8. 0.522
  9. 10.6
  10. 13.4
  11. 379.2
  12. 0.345
  13. 1.68
  14. 0.24
  15. 7.54
  16. 1.215
  17. 159.8
  18. 5.72
  19. 0.402
  20. 5.25
  21. 0.605
  22. 60.5
  23. 5.46
  24. 13.8
  25. 3.36
  26. 64.9
  27. 0.748
  28. 7.79
  29. 12.5
  30. 8.91
  31. 1.65
  32. 1.19
  33. 1.52
  34. 4.08
  35. 87.4
  36. 1.05
  37. 62.1
  38. 117.5
  39. 7.36
  40. 1.596

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