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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 456 · 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. 1.5.6 × 2.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1232 (b) 1.232 (c) 123.2 (d) 12.32
  2. 2.0.73 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.409 (b) 240.9 (c) 24.09 (d) 0.2409
  3. 3.9.2 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1656 (b) 1.656 (c) 165.6 (d) 16.56
  4. 4.0.75 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.75 (b) 0.0375 (c) 0.375 (d) 0.00375
  5. 5.3.8 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0076 (b) 7.6 (c) 0.076 (d) 0.76
  6. 6.0.37 × 2.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0925 (b) 0.925 (c) 0.00925 (d) 9.25
  7. 7.0.21 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 75.6 (b) 0.0756 (c) 0.756 (d) 7.56
  8. 8.0.77 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 22.33 (b) 0.2233 (c) 2.233 (d) 0.02233
  9. 9.4.6 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 41.4 (b) 0.414 (c) 4.14 (d) 0.0414
  10. 10.0.55 × 43 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 23.65 (b) 0.2365 (c) 236.5 (d) 2.365
  11. 11.0.78 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.156 (b) 1.56 (c) 0.0156 (d) 0.00156
  12. 12.0.87 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.22 (b) 0.0522 (c) 0.522 (d) 52.2
  13. 13.5.3 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26.5 (b) 0.265 (c) 265 (d) 2.65
  14. 14.0.41 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0205 (b) 0.205 (c) 2.05 (d) 20.5
  15. 15.1.4 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 22.4 (b) 2.24 (c) 0.224 (d) 0.0224
  16. 16.0.14 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00574 (b) 5.74 (c) 0.574 (d) 0.0574
  17. 17.5.3 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.106 (b) 106 (c) 10.6 (d) 1.06
  18. 18.0.37 × 4.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.628 (b) 0.1628 (c) 0.01628 (d) 16.28
  19. 19.0.93 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.465 (b) 0.00465 (c) 0.0465 (d) 4.65
  20. 20.8.3 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.66 (b) 166 (c) 16.6 (d) 0.166
  21. 21.0.59 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.95 (b) 0.0295 (c) 29.5 (d) 0.295
  22. 22.6.5 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.25 (b) 0.0325 (c) 0.325 (d) 32.5
  23. 23.0.27 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 124.2 (b) 12.42 (c) 1.242 (d) 0.1242
  24. 24.2.8 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.96 (b) 0.196 (c) 19.6 (d) 196
  25. 25.1.9 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.52 (b) 15.2 (c) 0.152 (d) 0.0152
  26. 26.5.2 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.416 (b) 416 (c) 41.6 (d) 4.16
  27. 27.5.4 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.432 (b) 43.2 (c) 4.32 (d) 432
  28. 28.5.1 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 25.5 (b) 255 (c) 0.255 (d) 2.55
  29. 29.1.2 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.8 (b) 0.0048 (c) 0.048 (d) 0.48
  30. 30.9.7 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 87.3 (b) 0.873 (c) 873 (d) 8.73
  31. 31.0.39 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.521 (b) 152.1 (c) 0.1521 (d) 15.21
  32. 32.0.22 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0616 (b) 0.616 (c) 61.6 (d) 6.16
  33. 33.6.4 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.512 (b) 51.2 (c) 512 (d) 5.12
  34. 34.8.8 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26.4 (b) 0.264 (c) 264 (d) 2.64
  35. 35.7.9 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.395 (b) 395 (c) 3.95 (d) 39.5
  36. 36.7.5 × 25 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.875 (b) 187.5 (c) 1875 (d) 18.75
  37. 37.1.4 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.54 (b) 0.0154 (c) 0.154 (d) 15.4
  38. 38.0.98 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.784 (b) 7.84 (c) 0.00784 (d) 0.0784
  39. 39.1.5 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.5 (b) 1.35 (c) 135 (d) 0.135
  40. 40.9.3 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.697 (b) 269.7 (c) 26.97 (d) 2697

Answer key

  1. 12.32
  2. 24.09
  3. 16.56
  4. 0.375
  5. 0.76
  6. 0.925
  7. 7.56
  8. 2.233
  9. 4.14
  10. 23.65
  11. 0.156
  12. 5.22
  13. 26.5
  14. 2.05
  15. 2.24
  16. 0.574
  17. 10.6
  18. 1.628
  19. 0.465
  20. 16.6
  21. 2.95
  22. 3.25
  23. 12.42
  24. 19.6
  25. 1.52
  26. 41.6
  27. 43.2
  28. 25.5
  29. 0.48
  30. 87.3
  31. 15.21
  32. 6.16
  33. 51.2
  34. 26.4
  35. 39.5
  36. 187.5
  37. 1.54
  38. 0.784
  39. 13.5
  40. 269.7

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