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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 494 · 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. 1.2.4 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.4 (b) 144 (c) 1.44 (d) 0.144
  2. 2.2.3 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.046 (b) 0.46 (c) 4.6 (d) 0.0046
  3. 3.7.7 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.616 (b) 61.6 (c) 616 (d) 6.16
  4. 4.0.92 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.76 (b) 27.6 (c) 0.276 (d) 0.0276
  5. 5.6.7 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0201 (b) 2.01 (c) 20.1 (d) 0.201
  6. 6.4.8 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.08 (b) 1.008 (c) 1008 (d) 100.8
  7. 7.5.1 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.561 (b) 5.61 (c) 56.1 (d) 561
  8. 8.0.42 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0504 (b) 0.504 (c) 5.04 (d) 0.00504
  9. 9.8.6 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 39.56 (b) 395.6 (c) 3956 (d) 3.956
  10. 10.0.62 × 3.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01984 (b) 19.84 (c) 0.1984 (d) 1.984
  11. 11.0.19 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.095 (b) 0.0095 (c) 0.95 (d) 0.00095
  12. 12.0.19 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.79 (b) 77.9 (c) 0.0779 (d) 0.779
  13. 13.0.34 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.02 (b) 0.0102 (c) 0.00102 (d) 0.102
  14. 14.0.63 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.315 (b) 3.15 (c) 0.0315 (d) 31.5
  15. 15.1.8 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.26 (b) 0.0126 (c) 0.126 (d) 12.6
  16. 16.9.2 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2484 (b) 248.4 (c) 2.484 (d) 24.84
  17. 17.2.2 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 132 (b) 0.132 (c) 1.32 (d) 13.2
  18. 18.0.21 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0357 (b) 0.357 (c) 0.00357 (d) 3.57
  19. 19.7.8 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.028 (b) 2028 (c) 20.28 (d) 202.8
  20. 20.3.2 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0416 (b) 4.16 (c) 0.416 (d) 41.6
  21. 21.3.1 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.64 (b) 1364 (c) 1.364 (d) 136.4
  22. 22.0.28 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00224 (b) 0.0224 (c) 0.224 (d) 2.24
  23. 23.3.2 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 115.2 (b) 1152 (c) 11.52 (d) 1.152
  24. 24.5.8 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.98 (b) 179.8 (c) 0.1798 (d) 1.798
  25. 25.6.1 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.366 (b) 0.0366 (c) 36.6 (d) 3.66
  26. 26.0.55 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1815 (b) 1.815 (c) 0.01815 (d) 18.15
  27. 27.0.73 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.33 (b) 153.3 (c) 1.533 (d) 0.1533
  28. 28.0.13 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.2 (b) 0.52 (c) 0.052 (d) 0.0052
  29. 29.0.14 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00098 (b) 0.098 (c) 0.0098 (d) 0.98
  30. 30.4.5 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.315 (b) 0.0315 (c) 3.15 (d) 31.5
  31. 31.0.87 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.479 (b) 14.79 (c) 147.9 (d) 0.1479
  32. 32.0.49 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1274 (b) 12.74 (c) 127.4 (d) 1.274
  33. 33.0.68 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.204 (b) 0.0204 (c) 20.4 (d) 2.04
  34. 34.6.5 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2535 (b) 25.35 (c) 2.535 (d) 253.5
  35. 35.3.6 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.08 (b) 10.8 (c) 0.108 (d) 0.0108
  36. 36.6.8 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 61.2 (b) 6.12 (c) 612 (d) 0.612
  37. 37.8.3 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 273.9 (b) 27.39 (c) 2739 (d) 2.739
  38. 38.8.4 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.8 (b) 1.68 (c) 168 (d) 0.168
  39. 39.7.2 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.432 (b) 4.32 (c) 432 (d) 43.2
  40. 40.8.8 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 79.2 (b) 7.92 (c) 0.792 (d) 0.0792

Answer key

  1. 14.4
  2. 0.46
  3. 61.6
  4. 2.76
  5. 2.01
  6. 100.8
  7. 56.1
  8. 0.504
  9. 395.6
  10. 1.984
  11. 0.095
  12. 7.79
  13. 0.102
  14. 3.15
  15. 1.26
  16. 24.84
  17. 13.2
  18. 0.357
  19. 202.8
  20. 4.16
  21. 136.4
  22. 0.224
  23. 115.2
  24. 17.98
  25. 3.66
  26. 1.815
  27. 15.33
  28. 0.52
  29. 0.098
  30. 3.15
  31. 14.79
  32. 12.74
  33. 2.04
  34. 25.35
  35. 1.08
  36. 61.2
  37. 273.9
  38. 16.8
  39. 43.2
  40. 7.92

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