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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 460 · 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. 1.0.71 × 2.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01704 (b) 1.704 (c) 0.1704 (d) 17.04
  2. 2.9.1 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.546 (b) 5.46 (c) 54.6 (d) 546
  3. 3.0.95 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 294.5 (b) 2.945 (c) 29.45 (d) 0.2945
  4. 4.9.8 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.724 (b) 372.4 (c) 37.24 (d) 3724
  5. 5.0.43 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0301 (b) 0.301 (c) 0.00301 (d) 3.01
  6. 6.5.8 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 522 (b) 0.522 (c) 5.22 (d) 52.2
  7. 7.9.1 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 36.4 (b) 0.0364 (c) 3.64 (d) 0.364
  8. 8.9.1 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.638 (b) 16.38 (c) 163.8 (d) 1638
  9. 9.9.4 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.52 (b) 75.2 (c) 0.0752 (d) 0.752
  10. 10.0.21 × 2.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.462 (b) 0.0462 (c) 0.00462 (d) 4.62
  11. 11.0.65 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0715 (b) 71.5 (c) 0.715 (d) 7.15
  12. 12.6.8 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 27.88 (b) 2.788 (c) 278.8 (d) 2788
  13. 13.0.14 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00056 (b) 0.0056 (c) 0.56 (d) 0.056
  14. 14.9.5 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.85 (b) 0.285 (c) 28.5 (d) 0.0285
  15. 15.1.2 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 46.8 (b) 0.468 (c) 0.0468 (d) 4.68
  16. 16.8.3 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 132.8 (b) 1.328 (c) 13.28 (d) 0.1328
  17. 17.0.47 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.423 (b) 4.23 (c) 0.0423 (d) 42.3
  18. 18.0.44 × 3.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.672 (b) 16.72 (c) 0.01672 (d) 0.1672
  19. 19.0.55 × 15 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.25 (b) 0.825 (c) 82.5 (d) 0.0825
  20. 20.0.46 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0138 (b) 1.38 (c) 13.8 (d) 0.138
  21. 21.0.85 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 42.5 (b) 4.25 (c) 0.0425 (d) 0.425
  22. 22.2.4 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 72 (b) 0.072 (c) 0.72 (d) 7.2
  23. 23.0.51 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.83 (b) 1.683 (c) 0.01683 (d) 0.1683
  24. 24.0.12 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0108 (b) 1.08 (c) 0.108 (d) 10.8
  25. 25.0.63 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.67 (b) 0.567 (c) 0.0567 (d) 0.00567
  26. 26.8.2 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1148 (b) 1.148 (c) 114.8 (d) 11.48
  27. 27.0.47 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.739 (b) 0.1739 (c) 0.01739 (d) 17.39
  28. 28.6.3 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 50.4 (b) 5.04 (c) 504 (d) 0.504
  29. 29.0.16 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.432 (b) 0.0432 (c) 0.00432 (d) 4.32
  30. 30.2.7 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.567 (b) 0.0567 (c) 5.67 (d) 56.7
  31. 31.1.9 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.076 (b) 0.0076 (c) 7.6 (d) 0.76
  32. 32.0.63 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.126 (b) 12.6 (c) 0.0126 (d) 1.26
  33. 33.0.19 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.57 (b) 5.7 (c) 0.057 (d) 0.0057
  34. 34.0.31 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.6 (b) 0.0186 (c) 1.86 (d) 0.186
  35. 35.0.68 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.768 (b) 0.1768 (c) 176.8 (d) 17.68
  36. 36.9.7 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0582 (b) 58.2 (c) 0.582 (d) 5.82
  37. 37.0.17 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00102 (b) 0.0102 (c) 0.102 (d) 1.02
  38. 38.0.74 × 4.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3108 (b) 3.108 (c) 0.03108 (d) 31.08
  39. 39.6.4 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.576 (b) 57.6 (c) 0.0576 (d) 5.76
  40. 40.0.34 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00204 (b) 2.04 (c) 0.0204 (d) 0.204

Answer key

  1. 1.704
  2. 54.6
  3. 29.45
  4. 372.4
  5. 0.301
  6. 52.2
  7. 3.64
  8. 163.8
  9. 7.52
  10. 0.462
  11. 7.15
  12. 278.8
  13. 0.056
  14. 2.85
  15. 4.68
  16. 13.28
  17. 4.23
  18. 1.672
  19. 8.25
  20. 1.38
  21. 4.25
  22. 7.2
  23. 1.683
  24. 1.08
  25. 0.567
  26. 114.8
  27. 1.739
  28. 50.4
  29. 0.432
  30. 5.67
  31. 0.76
  32. 1.26
  33. 0.57
  34. 1.86
  35. 17.68
  36. 5.82
  37. 0.102
  38. 3.108
  39. 5.76
  40. 0.204

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