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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 489 · 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. 1.8.6 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0516 (b) 0.516 (c) 51.6 (d) 5.16
  2. 2.9.1 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.46 (b) 54.6 (c) 0.546 (d) 0.0546
  3. 3.0.46 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01426 (b) 0.1426 (c) 14.26 (d) 1.426
  4. 4.8.4 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.756 (b) 75.6 (c) 7.56 (d) 0.0756
  5. 5.8.9 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.4094 (b) 409.4 (c) 40.94 (d) 4.094
  6. 6.3.9 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.117 (b) 0.0117 (c) 11.7 (d) 1.17
  7. 7.0.58 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 34.8 (b) 0.0348 (c) 3.48 (d) 0.348
  8. 8.8.5 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 59.5 (b) 0.595 (c) 5.95 (d) 0.0595
  9. 9.7.4 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 59.2 (b) 0.592 (c) 5.92 (d) 592
  10. 10.0.52 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01924 (b) 0.1924 (c) 19.24 (d) 1.924
  11. 11.0.19 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00209 (b) 0.0209 (c) 2.09 (d) 0.209
  12. 12.2.1 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 60.9 (b) 6.09 (c) 609 (d) 0.609
  13. 13.5.1 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0153 (b) 15.3 (c) 1.53 (d) 0.153
  14. 14.5.8 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 278.4 (b) 27.84 (c) 0.2784 (d) 2.784
  15. 15.8.3 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 265.6 (b) 26.56 (c) 2656 (d) 2.656
  16. 16.1.3 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.637 (b) 63.7 (c) 0.0637 (d) 6.37
  17. 17.3.3 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 23.1 (b) 2.31 (c) 231 (d) 0.231
  18. 18.7.9 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 34.76 (b) 3.476 (c) 347.6 (d) 3476
  19. 19.9.8 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.84 (b) 0.784 (c) 0.0784 (d) 78.4
  20. 20.0.33 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0594 (b) 5.94 (c) 0.594 (d) 0.00594
  21. 21.9.3 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0279 (b) 0.279 (c) 27.9 (d) 2.79
  22. 22.6.8 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0204 (b) 20.4 (c) 0.204 (d) 2.04
  23. 23.2.2 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0264 (b) 26.4 (c) 0.264 (d) 2.64
  24. 24.0.67 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.134 (b) 1.34 (c) 0.0134 (d) 0.00134
  25. 25.9.7 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 87.3 (b) 873 (c) 8.73 (d) 0.873
  26. 26.3.4 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0306 (b) 0.306 (c) 3.06 (d) 30.6
  27. 27.0.25 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.25 (b) 0.0225 (c) 0.225 (d) 0.00225
  28. 28.5.3 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 100.7 (b) 10.07 (c) 1.007 (d) 0.1007
  29. 29.4.7 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.128 (b) 112.8 (c) 11.28 (d) 1128
  30. 30.7.8 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.028 (b) 202.8 (c) 20.28 (d) 0.2028
  31. 31.7.8 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.156 (b) 156 (c) 1.56 (d) 15.6
  32. 32.6.8 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.544 (b) 0.0544 (c) 5.44 (d) 54.4
  33. 33.0.97 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.82 (b) 0.582 (c) 0.0582 (d) 58.2
  34. 34.0.53 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00265 (b) 2.65 (c) 0.265 (d) 0.0265
  35. 35.5.4 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 167.4 (b) 1.674 (c) 16.74 (d) 0.1674
  36. 36.0.12 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.48 (b) 0.048 (c) 0.0048 (d) 0.00048
  37. 37.7.3 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.219 (b) 2.19 (c) 219 (d) 21.9
  38. 38.0.94 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.282 (b) 2.82 (c) 28.2 (d) 0.0282
  39. 39.8.8 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 42.24 (b) 4.224 (c) 0.4224 (d) 422.4
  40. 40.0.76 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0228 (b) 0.00228 (c) 0.228 (d) 2.28

Answer key

  1. 5.16
  2. 5.46
  3. 1.426
  4. 7.56
  5. 40.94
  6. 1.17
  7. 3.48
  8. 5.95
  9. 59.2
  10. 1.924
  11. 0.209
  12. 60.9
  13. 1.53
  14. 27.84
  15. 265.6
  16. 6.37
  17. 23.1
  18. 347.6
  19. 7.84
  20. 0.594
  21. 2.79
  22. 2.04
  23. 2.64
  24. 0.134
  25. 87.3
  26. 3.06
  27. 0.225
  28. 10.07
  29. 112.8
  30. 20.28
  31. 15.6
  32. 5.44
  33. 5.82
  34. 0.265
  35. 16.74
  36. 0.048
  37. 21.9
  38. 2.82
  39. 42.24
  40. 0.228

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