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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 492 · 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. 1.9.5 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1995 (b) 199.5 (c) 19.95 (d) 1.995
  2. 2.9.3 × 45 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.185 (b) 418.5 (c) 4185 (d) 41.85
  3. 3.0.62 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.124 (b) 1.24 (c) 12.4 (d) 0.0124
  4. 4.0.49 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.392 (b) 3.92 (c) 0.00392 (d) 0.0392
  5. 5.4.8 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 432 (b) 0.432 (c) 4.32 (d) 43.2
  6. 6.1.2 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.4 (b) 0.024 (c) 0.24 (d) 0.0024
  7. 7.0.15 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.045 (b) 0.00045 (c) 0.0045 (d) 0.45
  8. 8.0.14 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.8 (b) 0.098 (c) 0.0098 (d) 0.98
  9. 9.4.3 × 4.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 20.21 (b) 0.2021 (c) 2.021 (d) 202.1
  10. 10.7.9 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 30.81 (b) 308.1 (c) 3081 (d) 3.081
  11. 11.8.3 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0498 (b) 49.8 (c) 0.498 (d) 4.98
  12. 12.2.3 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.84 (b) 18.4 (c) 184 (d) 0.184
  13. 13.8.4 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3108 (b) 310.8 (c) 3.108 (d) 31.08
  14. 14.2.8 × 3.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.08 (b) 1.008 (c) 0.1008 (d) 100.8
  15. 15.0.98 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.78 (b) 107.8 (c) 0.1078 (d) 1.078
  16. 16.0.65 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00845 (b) 8.45 (c) 0.845 (d) 0.0845
  17. 17.9.9 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 30.69 (b) 3.069 (c) 306.9 (d) 3069
  18. 18.8.4 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2016 (b) 2.016 (c) 20.16 (d) 201.6
  19. 19.6.6 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 39.6 (b) 3.96 (c) 396 (d) 0.396
  20. 20.0.39 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.078 (b) 0.0078 (c) 0.78 (d) 7.8
  21. 21.4.3 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 141.9 (b) 1419 (c) 14.19 (d) 1.419
  22. 22.0.99 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.594 (b) 59.4 (c) 0.0594 (d) 5.94
  23. 23.0.93 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.58 (b) 55.8 (c) 0.558 (d) 0.0558
  24. 24.5.4 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.214 (b) 22.14 (c) 221.4 (d) 2214
  25. 25.0.37 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.628 (b) 0.1628 (c) 162.8 (d) 16.28
  26. 26.1.9 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.038 (b) 0.38 (c) 3.8 (d) 38
  27. 27.2.6 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.676 (b) 676 (c) 6.76 (d) 67.6
  28. 28.3.6 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0108 (b) 0.108 (c) 10.8 (d) 1.08
  29. 29.3.5 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 24.5 (b) 0.245 (c) 2.45 (d) 245
  30. 30.5.2 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.72 (b) 0.572 (c) 57.2 (d) 0.0572
  31. 31.0.43 × 2.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.075 (b) 0.1075 (c) 0.01075 (d) 10.75
  32. 32.7.3 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 29.2 (b) 0.292 (c) 2.92 (d) 0.0292
  33. 33.3.9 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.8 (b) 0.0078 (c) 0.078 (d) 0.78
  34. 34.0.43 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 30.1 (b) 3.01 (c) 0.301 (d) 0.0301
  35. 35.0.53 × 2.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.325 (b) 0.1325 (c) 0.01325 (d) 13.25
  36. 36.0.87 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.35 (b) 0.435 (c) 0.0435 (d) 0.00435
  37. 37.1.7 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.697 (b) 0.0697 (c) 6.97 (d) 69.7
  38. 38.5.5 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.495 (b) 49.5 (c) 495 (d) 4.95
  39. 39.9.3 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.464 (b) 446.4 (c) 0.4464 (d) 44.64
  40. 40.3.6 × 43 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.548 (b) 154.8 (c) 15.48 (d) 1548

Answer key

  1. 199.5
  2. 418.5
  3. 1.24
  4. 0.392
  5. 43.2
  6. 0.24
  7. 0.045
  8. 0.98
  9. 20.21
  10. 308.1
  11. 4.98
  12. 18.4
  13. 31.08
  14. 10.08
  15. 10.78
  16. 0.845
  17. 306.9
  18. 201.6
  19. 39.6
  20. 0.78
  21. 141.9
  22. 5.94
  23. 5.58
  24. 221.4
  25. 16.28
  26. 3.8
  27. 67.6
  28. 1.08
  29. 24.5
  30. 5.72
  31. 1.075
  32. 2.92
  33. 0.78
  34. 3.01
  35. 1.325
  36. 0.435
  37. 6.97
  38. 49.5
  39. 44.64
  40. 154.8

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