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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 482 · 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. 1.0.36 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0504 (b) 0.504 (c) 50.4 (d) 5.04
  2. 2.0.89 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0445 (b) 4.45 (c) 0.445 (d) 44.5
  3. 3.7.7 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 27.72 (b) 277.2 (c) 2772 (d) 2.772
  4. 4.5.2 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 41.6 (b) 4.16 (c) 0.416 (d) 0.0416
  5. 5.4.1 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.74 (b) 57.4 (c) 0.574 (d) 574
  6. 6.6.3 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.6 (b) 0.0126 (c) 0.126 (d) 1.26
  7. 7.2.2 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.968 (b) 968 (c) 9.68 (d) 96.8
  8. 8.4.4 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.08 (b) 0.0308 (c) 30.8 (d) 0.308
  9. 9.2.3 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 69 (b) 6.9 (c) 0.069 (d) 0.69
  10. 10.0.14 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.686 (b) 6.86 (c) 68.6 (d) 0.0686
  11. 11.2.6 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.8 (b) 0.78 (c) 0.0078 (d) 0.078
  12. 12.3.8 × 2.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0912 (b) 0.912 (c) 91.2 (d) 9.12
  13. 13.0.47 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00282 (b) 2.82 (c) 0.0282 (d) 0.282
  14. 14.0.81 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0324 (b) 0.324 (c) 3.24 (d) 0.00324
  15. 15.0.88 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.52 (b) 0.0352 (c) 0.352 (d) 0.00352
  16. 16.0.29 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.32 (b) 0.00232 (c) 0.232 (d) 0.0232
  17. 17.9.9 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1782 (b) 178.2 (c) 17.82 (d) 1.782
  18. 18.4.2 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.12 (b) 151.2 (c) 1.512 (d) 1512
  19. 19.0.97 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.261 (b) 12.61 (c) 126.1 (d) 0.1261
  20. 20.0.57 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26.79 (b) 0.2679 (c) 267.9 (d) 2.679
  21. 21.0.82 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.394 (b) 0.01394 (c) 0.1394 (d) 13.94
  22. 22.0.95 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.75 (b) 47.5 (c) 0.475 (d) 0.0475
  23. 23.6.3 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.67 (b) 56.7 (c) 0.0567 (d) 0.567
  24. 24.2.1 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 23.1 (b) 2.31 (c) 0.231 (d) 231
  25. 25.2.3 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.598 (b) 5.98 (c) 59.8 (d) 0.0598
  26. 26.8.5 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 28.05 (b) 2805 (c) 2.805 (d) 280.5
  27. 27.0.66 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.64 (b) 0.264 (c) 26.4 (d) 0.0264
  28. 28.8.7 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.22 (b) 522 (c) 52.2 (d) 0.522
  29. 29.0.48 × 4.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.112 (b) 0.2112 (c) 21.12 (d) 0.02112
  30. 30.8.9 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.01 (b) 0.0801 (c) 80.1 (d) 0.801
  31. 31.0.18 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.4 (b) 0.0054 (c) 0.054 (d) 0.54
  32. 32.0.79 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2607 (b) 260.7 (c) 26.07 (d) 2.607
  33. 33.7.3 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 21.9 (b) 0.0219 (c) 0.219 (d) 2.19
  34. 34.0.73 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.46 (b) 14.6 (c) 0.146 (d) 0.0146
  35. 35.8.2 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 49.2 (b) 0.492 (c) 492 (d) 4.92
  36. 36.0.57 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00399 (b) 3.99 (c) 0.0399 (d) 0.399
  37. 37.0.81 × 34 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 27.54 (b) 2.754 (c) 275.4 (d) 0.2754
  38. 38.8.4 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.252 (b) 2.52 (c) 25.2 (d) 0.0252
  39. 39.1.3 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.221 (b) 221 (c) 22.1 (d) 2.21
  40. 40.0.19 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.361 (b) 3.61 (c) 36.1 (d) 0.0361

Answer key

  1. 5.04
  2. 4.45
  3. 277.2
  4. 4.16
  5. 57.4
  6. 1.26
  7. 96.8
  8. 3.08
  9. 6.9
  10. 6.86
  11. 0.78
  12. 9.12
  13. 0.282
  14. 0.324
  15. 0.352
  16. 0.232
  17. 178.2
  18. 151.2
  19. 12.61
  20. 26.79
  21. 1.394
  22. 4.75
  23. 5.67
  24. 23.1
  25. 5.98
  26. 280.5
  27. 2.64
  28. 52.2
  29. 2.112
  30. 8.01
  31. 0.54
  32. 26.07
  33. 2.19
  34. 1.46
  35. 49.2
  36. 0.399
  37. 27.54
  38. 2.52
  39. 22.1
  40. 3.61

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