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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 457 · 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. 1.6.8 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.544 (b) 5.44 (c) 54.4 (d) 0.0544
  2. 2.8.3 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 29.88 (b) 2988 (c) 2.988 (d) 298.8
  3. 3.0.29 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.77 (b) 0.0377 (c) 0.377 (d) 37.7
  4. 4.0.83 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.66 (b) 16.6 (c) 0.0166 (d) 0.166
  5. 5.3.2 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.12 (b) 51.2 (c) 0.512 (d) 0.0512
  6. 6.1.9 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.133 (b) 13.3 (c) 1.33 (d) 0.0133
  7. 7.2.8 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.84 (b) 0.084 (c) 8.4 (d) 84
  8. 8.0.58 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0464 (b) 0.464 (c) 4.64 (d) 0.00464
  9. 9.0.28 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.52 (b) 0.252 (c) 0.0252 (d) 25.2
  10. 10.0.77 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 30.03 (b) 300.3 (c) 0.3003 (d) 3.003
  11. 11.5.9 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.177 (b) 177 (c) 1.77 (d) 17.7
  12. 12.7.1 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0568 (b) 5.68 (c) 0.568 (d) 56.8
  13. 13.0.19 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.152 (b) 0.00152 (c) 1.52 (d) 0.0152
  14. 14.0.88 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.344 (b) 0.3344 (c) 334.4 (d) 33.44
  15. 15.4.1 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1558 (b) 15.58 (c) 1.558 (d) 155.8
  16. 16.8.5 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.25 (b) 0.0425 (c) 0.425 (d) 42.5
  17. 17.6.8 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.48 (b) 0.748 (c) 0.0748 (d) 74.8
  18. 18.1.7 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.833 (b) 0.0833 (c) 83.3 (d) 8.33
  19. 19.9.9 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.94 (b) 0.594 (c) 0.0594 (d) 59.4
  20. 20.0.49 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.421 (b) 0.1421 (c) 14.21 (d) 0.01421
  21. 21.0.88 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0264 (b) 2.64 (c) 0.264 (d) 26.4
  22. 22.2.6 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0494 (b) 4.94 (c) 49.4 (d) 0.494
  23. 23.4.4 × 4.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 20.68 (b) 2.068 (c) 0.2068 (d) 206.8
  24. 24.0.28 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0056 (b) 0.056 (c) 0.00056 (d) 0.56
  25. 25.0.23 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0115 (b) 0.115 (c) 0.00115 (d) 1.15
  26. 26.0.64 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.192 (b) 19.2 (c) 0.0192 (d) 1.92
  27. 27.0.48 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00192 (b) 1.92 (c) 0.192 (d) 0.0192
  28. 28.0.14 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.56 (b) 0.056 (c) 5.6 (d) 0.0056
  29. 29.0.14 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00644 (b) 6.44 (c) 0.0644 (d) 0.644
  30. 30.0.32 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0832 (b) 8.32 (c) 83.2 (d) 0.832
  31. 31.8.7 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.35 (b) 0.435 (c) 43.5 (d) 0.0435
  32. 32.7.2 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0432 (b) 4.32 (c) 43.2 (d) 0.432
  33. 33.0.69 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00138 (b) 0.138 (c) 1.38 (d) 0.0138
  34. 34.0.82 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.492 (b) 0.0492 (c) 49.2 (d) 4.92
  35. 35.7.9 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.553 (b) 55.3 (c) 5.53 (d) 553
  36. 36.8.6 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 28.38 (b) 283.8 (c) 2.838 (d) 2838
  37. 37.0.33 × 3.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01155 (b) 11.55 (c) 0.1155 (d) 1.155
  38. 38.3.5 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.5 (b) 0.0105 (c) 1.05 (d) 0.105
  39. 39.0.85 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26.35 (b) 0.2635 (c) 263.5 (d) 2.635
  40. 40.0.16 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0336 (b) 33.6 (c) 3.36 (d) 0.336

Answer key

  1. 5.44
  2. 298.8
  3. 3.77
  4. 1.66
  5. 5.12
  6. 1.33
  7. 8.4
  8. 0.464
  9. 2.52
  10. 30.03
  11. 17.7
  12. 5.68
  13. 0.152
  14. 33.44
  15. 155.8
  16. 4.25
  17. 7.48
  18. 8.33
  19. 5.94
  20. 1.421
  21. 2.64
  22. 4.94
  23. 20.68
  24. 0.056
  25. 0.115
  26. 1.92
  27. 0.192
  28. 0.56
  29. 0.644
  30. 8.32
  31. 4.35
  32. 4.32
  33. 0.138
  34. 4.92
  35. 55.3
  36. 283.8
  37. 1.155
  38. 1.05
  39. 26.35
  40. 3.36

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