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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 447 · 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. 1.0.28 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.32 (b) 0.532 (c) 0.0532 (d) 53.2
  2. 2.0.34 × 4.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01462 (b) 0.1462 (c) 1.462 (d) 14.62
  3. 3.5.8 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.218 (b) 121.8 (c) 12.18 (d) 0.1218
  4. 4.8.9 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.12 (b) 71.2 (c) 0.712 (d) 0.0712
  5. 5.0.28 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.224 (b) 0.0224 (c) 22.4 (d) 2.24
  6. 6.0.96 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00864 (b) 0.0864 (c) 0.864 (d) 8.64
  7. 7.0.36 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00576 (b) 0.0576 (c) 0.576 (d) 5.76
  8. 8.0.85 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.85 (b) 1.785 (c) 0.1785 (d) 178.5
  9. 9.8.3 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 33.2 (b) 3.32 (c) 332 (d) 0.332
  10. 10.2.3 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.069 (b) 0.0069 (c) 6.9 (d) 0.69
  11. 11.1.9 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.133 (b) 13.3 (c) 0.0133 (d) 1.33
  12. 12.1.9 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.74 (b) 0.0874 (c) 87.4 (d) 0.874
  13. 13.0.87 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.48 (b) 0.348 (c) 34.8 (d) 0.0348
  14. 14.4.4 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.52 (b) 0.0352 (c) 35.2 (d) 0.352
  15. 15.6.4 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 51.2 (b) 5.12 (c) 512 (d) 0.512
  16. 16.1.8 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.522 (b) 0.0522 (c) 5.22 (d) 52.2
  17. 17.0.91 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00819 (b) 0.0819 (c) 0.819 (d) 8.19
  18. 18.5.7 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.1 (b) 1.71 (c) 0.0171 (d) 0.171
  19. 19.0.37 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.111 (b) 11.1 (c) 0.0111 (d) 1.11
  20. 20.6.6 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2574 (b) 2.574 (c) 257.4 (d) 25.74
  21. 21.0.74 × 42 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3108 (b) 310.8 (c) 3.108 (d) 31.08
  22. 22.8.3 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.901 (b) 390.1 (c) 39.01 (d) 3901
  23. 23.4.6 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.4 (b) 0.184 (c) 1.84 (d) 184
  24. 24.6.7 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2278 (b) 2.278 (c) 22.78 (d) 227.8
  25. 25.6.8 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 27.2 (b) 0.272 (c) 2.72 (d) 272
  26. 26.0.89 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.23 (b) 0.623 (c) 0.0623 (d) 62.3
  27. 27.3.1 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.271 (b) 12.71 (c) 0.1271 (d) 127.1
  28. 28.8.9 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.8 (b) 0.178 (c) 178 (d) 1.78
  29. 29.3.2 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1312 (b) 1.312 (c) 13.12 (d) 131.2
  30. 30.0.51 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.59 (b) 0.459 (c) 0.0459 (d) 45.9
  31. 31.5.5 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.5 (b) 1.65 (c) 0.0165 (d) 0.165
  32. 32.1.3 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.1 (b) 91 (c) 0.91 (d) 0.091
  33. 33.0.87 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.522 (b) 0.0522 (c) 52.2 (d) 5.22
  34. 34.0.53 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00159 (b) 0.0159 (c) 1.59 (d) 0.159
  35. 35.0.59 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0413 (b) 4.13 (c) 41.3 (d) 0.413
  36. 36.0.92 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0368 (b) 3.68 (c) 36.8 (d) 0.368
  37. 37.0.24 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.68 (b) 16.8 (c) 0.168 (d) 0.0168
  38. 38.0.24 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.16 (b) 21.6 (c) 0.216 (d) 0.0216
  39. 39.0.65 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0585 (b) 5.85 (c) 0.585 (d) 58.5
  40. 40.1.3 × 4.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.85 (b) 0.0585 (c) 0.585 (d) 58.5

Answer key

  1. 5.32
  2. 1.462
  3. 12.18
  4. 7.12
  5. 2.24
  6. 0.864
  7. 0.576
  8. 17.85
  9. 33.2
  10. 0.69
  11. 1.33
  12. 8.74
  13. 3.48
  14. 3.52
  15. 51.2
  16. 5.22
  17. 0.819
  18. 1.71
  19. 1.11
  20. 25.74
  21. 31.08
  22. 390.1
  23. 18.4
  24. 22.78
  25. 27.2
  26. 6.23
  27. 12.71
  28. 17.8
  29. 13.12
  30. 4.59
  31. 1.65
  32. 9.1
  33. 5.22
  34. 0.159
  35. 4.13
  36. 3.68
  37. 1.68
  38. 2.16
  39. 5.85
  40. 5.85

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