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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 495 · 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. 1.0.37 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 48.1 (b) 0.481 (c) 4.81 (d) 0.0481
  2. 2.0.54 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.648 (b) 64.8 (c) 6.48 (d) 0.0648
  3. 3.0.29 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.145 (b) 0.00145 (c) 1.45 (d) 0.0145
  4. 4.5.4 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0378 (b) 3.78 (c) 37.8 (d) 0.378
  5. 5.3.8 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0532 (b) 0.532 (c) 5.32 (d) 53.2
  6. 6.9.4 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 282 (b) 2.82 (c) 28.2 (d) 0.282
  7. 7.0.63 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1827 (b) 18.27 (c) 182.7 (d) 1.827
  8. 8.9.2 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.736 (b) 7.36 (c) 736 (d) 73.6
  9. 9.0.41 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.69 (b) 0.369 (c) 0.0369 (d) 36.9
  10. 10.0.31 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0093 (b) 0.093 (c) 0.93 (d) 9.3
  11. 11.6.9 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0207 (b) 0.207 (c) 20.7 (d) 2.07
  12. 12.0.95 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.85 (b) 0.00285 (c) 0.285 (d) 0.0285
  13. 13.1.4 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.056 (b) 5.6 (c) 0.56 (d) 0.0056
  14. 14.5.8 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0522 (b) 0.522 (c) 5.22 (d) 52.2
  15. 15.8.4 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 672 (b) 67.2 (c) 6.72 (d) 0.672
  16. 16.5.9 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0118 (b) 0.118 (c) 11.8 (d) 1.18
  17. 17.0.83 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 398.4 (b) 39.84 (c) 0.3984 (d) 3.984
  18. 18.0.23 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.92 (b) 0.092 (c) 0.00092 (d) 0.0092
  19. 19.0.12 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00204 (b) 0.0204 (c) 0.204 (d) 2.04
  20. 20.5.6 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 336 (b) 3.36 (c) 33.6 (d) 0.336
  21. 21.2.9 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.899 (b) 0.0899 (c) 8.99 (d) 89.9
  22. 22.6.4 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.76 (b) 57.6 (c) 0.576 (d) 0.0576
  23. 23.0.47 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.1 (b) 0.141 (c) 0.0141 (d) 1.41
  24. 24.5.1 × 2.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.224 (b) 122.4 (c) 0.1224 (d) 12.24
  25. 25.3.2 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.248 (b) 1248 (c) 124.8 (d) 12.48
  26. 26.6.8 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.136 (b) 0.0136 (c) 13.6 (d) 1.36
  27. 27.0.38 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.14 (b) 0.114 (c) 0.0114 (d) 0.00114
  28. 28.9.9 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.396 (b) 396 (c) 39.6 (d) 3.96
  29. 29.0.84 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2184 (b) 2.184 (c) 21.84 (d) 218.4
  30. 30.7.4 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.76 (b) 1776 (c) 177.6 (d) 1.776
  31. 31.5.9 × 4.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 259.6 (b) 2.596 (c) 0.2596 (d) 25.96
  32. 32.0.62 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1116 (b) 111.6 (c) 11.16 (d) 1.116
  33. 33.9.7 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 261.9 (b) 26.19 (c) 0.2619 (d) 2.619
  34. 34.6.7 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 127.3 (b) 12.73 (c) 1.273 (d) 1273
  35. 35.0.24 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0048 (b) 0.48 (c) 0.00048 (d) 0.048
  36. 36.2.8 × 4.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 123.2 (b) 12.32 (c) 0.1232 (d) 1.232
  37. 37.0.65 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.45 (b) 0.0845 (c) 0.845 (d) 0.00845
  38. 38.0.81 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.24 (b) 0.0324 (c) 0.00324 (d) 0.324
  39. 39.0.81 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.729 (b) 72.9 (c) 7.29 (d) 0.0729
  40. 40.3.5 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0175 (b) 0.175 (c) 17.5 (d) 1.75

Answer key

  1. 4.81
  2. 6.48
  3. 0.145
  4. 3.78
  5. 5.32
  6. 28.2
  7. 18.27
  8. 73.6
  9. 3.69
  10. 0.93
  11. 2.07
  12. 0.285
  13. 0.56
  14. 5.22
  15. 67.2
  16. 1.18
  17. 39.84
  18. 0.092
  19. 0.204
  20. 33.6
  21. 8.99
  22. 5.76
  23. 1.41
  24. 12.24
  25. 124.8
  26. 1.36
  27. 0.114
  28. 39.6
  29. 21.84
  30. 177.6
  31. 25.96
  32. 11.16
  33. 26.19
  34. 127.3
  35. 0.048
  36. 12.32
  37. 0.845
  38. 0.324
  39. 7.29
  40. 1.75

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