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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 487 · 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. 1.0.39 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 144.3 (b) 1.443 (c) 14.43 (d) 0.1443
  2. 2.1.6 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 33.6 (b) 0.336 (c) 0.0336 (d) 3.36
  3. 3.1.7 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.8 (b) 0.68 (c) 0.0068 (d) 0.068
  4. 4.2.6 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 20.8 (b) 0.208 (c) 208 (d) 2.08
  5. 5.0.33 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0462 (b) 0.00462 (c) 0.462 (d) 4.62
  6. 6.6.3 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.04 (b) 504 (c) 50.4 (d) 0.504
  7. 7.0.26 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.08 (b) 0.0208 (c) 0.00208 (d) 0.208
  8. 8.0.78 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.03042 (b) 3.042 (c) 0.3042 (d) 30.42
  9. 9.0.16 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.032 (b) 0.0032 (c) 3.2 (d) 0.32
  10. 10.0.14 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0224 (b) 0.224 (c) 2.24 (d) 22.4
  11. 11.4.9 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.294 (b) 29.4 (c) 2.94 (d) 0.0294
  12. 12.3.7 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.851 (b) 85.1 (c) 851 (d) 8.51
  13. 13.3.7 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.17 (b) 1.517 (c) 0.1517 (d) 151.7
  14. 14.9.9 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 178.2 (b) 1782 (c) 17.82 (d) 1.782
  15. 15.3.1 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.217 (b) 21.7 (c) 0.0217 (d) 2.17
  16. 16.3.8 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.114 (b) 1.14 (c) 11.4 (d) 0.0114
  17. 17.0.36 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0144 (b) 1.44 (c) 0.144 (d) 14.4
  18. 18.1.9 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.52 (b) 0.152 (c) 152 (d) 15.2
  19. 19.0.93 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.186 (b) 1.86 (c) 0.0186 (d) 18.6
  20. 20.0.83 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0664 (b) 0.664 (c) 0.00664 (d) 6.64
  21. 21.8.9 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.801 (b) 801 (c) 8.01 (d) 80.1
  22. 22.4.7 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.41 (b) 0.141 (c) 14.1 (d) 141
  23. 23.6.7 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.36 (b) 0.0536 (c) 0.536 (d) 53.6
  24. 24.2.4 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.4 (b) 1.44 (c) 0.144 (d) 0.0144
  25. 25.4.8 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 43.2 (b) 0.432 (c) 4.32 (d) 432
  26. 26.0.53 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1961 (b) 0.01961 (c) 19.61 (d) 1.961
  27. 27.1.2 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 288 (b) 28.8 (c) 2.88 (d) 0.288
  28. 28.0.14 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0574 (b) 5.74 (c) 0.00574 (d) 0.574
  29. 29.3.2 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.448 (b) 4.48 (c) 448 (d) 44.8
  30. 30.5.1 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 20.4 (b) 0.0204 (c) 2.04 (d) 0.204
  31. 31.0.36 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.64 (b) 176.4 (c) 1.764 (d) 0.1764
  32. 32.0.12 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.576 (b) 57.6 (c) 0.0576 (d) 5.76
  33. 33.3.2 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 60.8 (b) 0.608 (c) 6.08 (d) 608
  34. 34.5.7 × 4.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26.79 (b) 0.2679 (c) 2.679 (d) 267.9
  35. 35.2.9 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.841 (b) 8.41 (c) 84.1 (d) 0.0841
  36. 36.0.61 × 4.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.02684 (b) 2.684 (c) 0.2684 (d) 26.84
  37. 37.2.9 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0116 (b) 11.6 (c) 1.16 (d) 0.116
  38. 38.0.16 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.048 (b) 0.0048 (c) 0.00048 (d) 0.48
  39. 39.0.16 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.28 (b) 0.128 (c) 0.00128 (d) 0.0128
  40. 40.0.56 × 4.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.02632 (b) 26.32 (c) 2.632 (d) 0.2632

Answer key

  1. 14.43
  2. 3.36
  3. 0.68
  4. 20.8
  5. 0.462
  6. 50.4
  7. 0.208
  8. 3.042
  9. 0.32
  10. 2.24
  11. 2.94
  12. 85.1
  13. 15.17
  14. 178.2
  15. 2.17
  16. 1.14
  17. 1.44
  18. 15.2
  19. 1.86
  20. 0.664
  21. 80.1
  22. 14.1
  23. 5.36
  24. 1.44
  25. 43.2
  26. 1.961
  27. 28.8
  28. 0.574
  29. 44.8
  30. 2.04
  31. 17.64
  32. 5.76
  33. 60.8
  34. 26.79
  35. 8.41
  36. 2.684
  37. 1.16
  38. 0.048
  39. 0.128
  40. 2.632

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