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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 467 · 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. 1.8.1 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 56.7 (b) 0.567 (c) 0.0567 (d) 5.67
  2. 2.0.72 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0288 (b) 0.00288 (c) 0.288 (d) 2.88
  3. 3.4.3 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0387 (b) 3.87 (c) 38.7 (d) 0.387
  4. 4.2.4 × 34 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.816 (b) 81.6 (c) 816 (d) 8.16
  5. 5.3.5 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.085 (b) 10.85 (c) 108.5 (d) 0.1085
  6. 6.0.18 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.24 (b) 0.324 (c) 0.00324 (d) 0.0324
  7. 7.0.12 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.168 (b) 0.0168 (c) 1.68 (d) 16.8
  8. 8.0.61 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0549 (b) 5.49 (c) 0.549 (d) 54.9
  9. 9.8.2 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3608 (b) 3.608 (c) 36.08 (d) 360.8
  10. 10.0.62 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0434 (b) 0.434 (c) 4.34 (d) 43.4
  11. 11.0.48 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.392 (b) 13.92 (c) 0.01392 (d) 0.1392
  12. 12.3.8 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0266 (b) 0.266 (c) 2.66 (d) 26.6
  13. 13.6.6 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 198 (b) 19.8 (c) 1.98 (d) 0.198
  14. 14.8.4 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.72 (b) 672 (c) 67.2 (d) 0.672
  15. 15.4.1 × 4.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.722 (b) 172.2 (c) 0.1722 (d) 17.22
  16. 16.8.7 × 2.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 200.1 (b) 0.2001 (c) 2.001 (d) 20.01
  17. 17.2.9 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.34 (b) 1.334 (c) 133.4 (d) 0.1334
  18. 18.6.9 × 3.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.622 (b) 26.22 (c) 0.2622 (d) 262.2
  19. 19.7.9 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 31.6 (b) 316 (c) 3.16 (d) 0.316
  20. 20.3.9 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.73 (b) 273 (c) 27.3 (d) 0.273
  21. 21.0.73 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 43.8 (b) 0.0438 (c) 4.38 (d) 0.438
  22. 22.1.3 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.234 (b) 23.4 (c) 234 (d) 2.34
  23. 23.0.26 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.88 (b) 0.0988 (c) 0.988 (d) 98.8
  24. 24.0.46 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1242 (b) 12.42 (c) 1.242 (d) 124.2
  25. 25.8.7 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26.1 (b) 261 (c) 0.261 (d) 2.61
  26. 26.0.45 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.305 (b) 0.1305 (c) 0.01305 (d) 13.05
  27. 27.0.76 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.32 (b) 0.0532 (c) 0.532 (d) 53.2
  28. 28.6.1 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 24.4 (b) 0.244 (c) 0.0244 (d) 2.44
  29. 29.0.54 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 43.2 (b) 0.0432 (c) 0.432 (d) 4.32
  30. 30.1.7 × 15 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.255 (b) 255 (c) 2.55 (d) 25.5
  31. 31.2.3 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 69 (b) 6.9 (c) 0.69 (d) 0.069
  32. 32.0.89 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.46 (b) 0.1246 (c) 124.6 (d) 1.246
  33. 33.0.48 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0432 (b) 4.32 (c) 43.2 (d) 0.432
  34. 34.2.2 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.66 (b) 0.066 (c) 6.6 (d) 66
  35. 35.0.34 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.544 (b) 0.00544 (c) 0.0544 (d) 5.44
  36. 36.0.47 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00846 (b) 0.0846 (c) 0.846 (d) 8.46
  37. 37.0.37 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.84 (b) 118.4 (c) 0.1184 (d) 1.184
  38. 38.8.5 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 25.5 (b) 0.0255 (c) 0.255 (d) 2.55
  39. 39.0.67 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.02 (b) 0.00402 (c) 0.402 (d) 0.0402
  40. 40.7.5 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 37.5 (b) 3.75 (c) 0.375 (d) 0.0375

Answer key

  1. 5.67
  2. 0.288
  3. 3.87
  4. 81.6
  5. 10.85
  6. 0.324
  7. 1.68
  8. 5.49
  9. 360.8
  10. 4.34
  11. 1.392
  12. 2.66
  13. 19.8
  14. 67.2
  15. 17.22
  16. 20.01
  17. 13.34
  18. 26.22
  19. 31.6
  20. 27.3
  21. 4.38
  22. 23.4
  23. 9.88
  24. 12.42
  25. 26.1
  26. 1.305
  27. 5.32
  28. 2.44
  29. 4.32
  30. 25.5
  31. 6.9
  32. 12.46
  33. 4.32
  34. 6.6
  35. 0.544
  36. 0.846
  37. 11.84
  38. 2.55
  39. 0.402
  40. 3.75

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