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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 477 · 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. 1.4.4 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 61.6 (b) 616 (c) 6.16 (d) 0.616
  2. 2.9.3 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 279 (b) 27.9 (c) 2.79 (d) 0.279
  3. 3.0.13 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0065 (b) 0.65 (c) 6.5 (d) 0.065
  4. 4.4.1 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.246 (b) 2.46 (c) 246 (d) 24.6
  5. 5.5.5 × 43 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.365 (b) 236.5 (c) 2365 (d) 23.65
  6. 6.5.9 × 4.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 277.3 (b) 2.773 (c) 27.73 (d) 0.2773
  7. 7.0.49 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 156.8 (b) 15.68 (c) 0.1568 (d) 1.568
  8. 8.0.96 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0192 (b) 1.92 (c) 0.00192 (d) 0.192
  9. 9.0.87 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.22 (b) 0.0522 (c) 0.522 (d) 0.00522
  10. 10.3.9 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.195 (b) 19.5 (c) 1.95 (d) 195
  11. 11.2.6 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.702 (b) 70.2 (c) 7.02 (d) 702
  12. 12.0.97 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0776 (b) 7.76 (c) 0.776 (d) 77.6
  13. 13.2.8 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0252 (b) 2.52 (c) 0.252 (d) 25.2
  14. 14.3.7 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.592 (b) 5.92 (c) 0.0592 (d) 59.2
  15. 15.4.4 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0352 (b) 0.352 (c) 3.52 (d) 35.2
  16. 16.0.66 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.84 (b) 1.584 (c) 158.4 (d) 0.1584
  17. 17.7.3 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3212 (b) 3.212 (c) 321.2 (d) 32.12
  18. 18.0.37 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.481 (b) 48.1 (c) 4.81 (d) 0.0481
  19. 19.0.58 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 27.26 (b) 0.2726 (c) 2.726 (d) 272.6
  20. 20.0.19 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0399 (b) 3.99 (c) 0.00399 (d) 0.399
  21. 21.9.8 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 88.2 (b) 0.882 (c) 8.82 (d) 0.0882
  22. 22.3.1 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.93 (b) 9.3 (c) 93 (d) 0.093
  23. 23.0.39 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.78 (b) 0.0078 (c) 0.00078 (d) 0.078
  24. 24.9.5 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0475 (b) 0.475 (c) 4.75 (d) 47.5
  25. 25.0.53 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.371 (b) 0.00371 (c) 3.71 (d) 0.0371
  26. 26.3.3 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.96 (b) 0.396 (c) 0.0396 (d) 39.6
  27. 27.2.9 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.58 (b) 5.8 (c) 0.0058 (d) 0.058
  28. 28.1.8 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0162 (b) 1.62 (c) 0.162 (d) 16.2
  29. 29.9.6 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.36 (b) 1.536 (c) 153.6 (d) 1536
  30. 30.8.8 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 431.2 (b) 43.12 (c) 0.4312 (d) 4.312
  31. 31.3.7 × 42 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 155.4 (b) 1.554 (c) 15.54 (d) 1554
  32. 32.2.3 × 4.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 98.9 (b) 0.0989 (c) 9.89 (d) 0.989
  33. 33.4.8 × 43 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2064 (b) 20.64 (c) 2.064 (d) 206.4
  34. 34.0.35 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0245 (b) 2.45 (c) 24.5 (d) 0.245
  35. 35.8.9 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 712 (b) 7.12 (c) 0.712 (d) 71.2
  36. 36.0.18 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0252 (b) 0.00252 (c) 0.252 (d) 2.52
  37. 37.6.3 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.567 (b) 567 (c) 56.7 (d) 5.67
  38. 38.0.78 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.26 (b) 0.1326 (c) 132.6 (d) 1.326
  39. 39.9.1 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.186 (b) 418.6 (c) 41.86 (d) 0.4186
  40. 40.0.52 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1508 (b) 15.08 (c) 150.8 (d) 1.508

Answer key

  1. 61.6
  2. 27.9
  3. 0.65
  4. 24.6
  5. 236.5
  6. 27.73
  7. 15.68
  8. 0.192
  9. 0.522
  10. 19.5
  11. 70.2
  12. 7.76
  13. 2.52
  14. 5.92
  15. 3.52
  16. 15.84
  17. 321.2
  18. 4.81
  19. 27.26
  20. 0.399
  21. 8.82
  22. 9.3
  23. 0.078
  24. 4.75
  25. 0.371
  26. 3.96
  27. 0.58
  28. 1.62
  29. 153.6
  30. 43.12
  31. 155.4
  32. 9.89
  33. 206.4
  34. 2.45
  35. 71.2
  36. 0.252
  37. 56.7
  38. 13.26
  39. 41.86
  40. 15.08

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