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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 499 · 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. 1.8.7 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.79 (b) 1.479 (c) 147.9 (d) 0.1479
  2. 2.9.8 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.294 (b) 29.4 (c) 0.0294 (d) 2.94
  3. 3.2.3 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.07 (b) 0.207 (c) 20.7 (d) 0.0207
  4. 4.2.8 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.308 (b) 30.8 (c) 3.08 (d) 0.0308
  5. 5.0.99 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.693 (b) 0.0693 (c) 6.93 (d) 69.3
  6. 6.0.82 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.4 (b) 0.0164 (c) 1.64 (d) 0.164
  7. 7.0.41 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.574 (b) 0.0574 (c) 57.4 (d) 5.74
  8. 8.8.8 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 140.8 (b) 1.408 (c) 14.08 (d) 1408
  9. 9.0.21 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.168 (b) 0.00168 (c) 0.0168 (d) 1.68
  10. 10.0.61 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.159 (b) 115.9 (c) 11.59 (d) 0.1159
  11. 11.9.8 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 117.6 (b) 1.176 (c) 11.76 (d) 1176
  12. 12.3.3 × 1.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.495 (b) 49.5 (c) 0.0495 (d) 4.95
  13. 13.0.31 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0155 (b) 1.55 (c) 0.155 (d) 0.00155
  14. 14.0.56 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.848 (b) 18.48 (c) 0.1848 (d) 184.8
  15. 15.5.7 × 15 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.855 (b) 8.55 (c) 855 (d) 85.5
  16. 16.0.17 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.85 (b) 0.085 (c) 8.5 (d) 0.0085
  17. 17.0.56 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26.32 (b) 2.632 (c) 0.2632 (d) 263.2
  18. 18.0.33 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.231 (b) 0.0231 (c) 2.31 (d) 0.00231
  19. 19.0.17 × 45 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.765 (b) 7.65 (c) 76.5 (d) 0.0765
  20. 20.9.2 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 36.8 (b) 368 (c) 3.68 (d) 0.368
  21. 21.0.15 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.5 (b) 0.0105 (c) 0.105 (d) 1.05
  22. 22.6.9 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0621 (b) 0.621 (c) 6.21 (d) 62.1
  23. 23.0.18 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.126 (b) 0.00126 (c) 0.0126 (d) 1.26
  24. 24.5.3 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.77 (b) 0.477 (c) 47.7 (d) 477
  25. 25.9.7 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 58.2 (b) 5.82 (c) 0.0582 (d) 0.582
  26. 26.3.3 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.32 (b) 13.2 (c) 0.132 (d) 0.0132
  27. 27.0.29 × 2.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.725 (b) 7.25 (c) 0.00725 (d) 0.0725
  28. 28.3.4 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.84 (b) 0.0884 (c) 0.884 (d) 88.4
  29. 29.0.37 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.258 (b) 0.1258 (c) 12.58 (d) 0.01258
  30. 30.7.8 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.56 (b) 0.156 (c) 15.6 (d) 0.0156
  31. 31.0.57 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 23.37 (b) 233.7 (c) 0.2337 (d) 2.337
  32. 32.3.2 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 25.6 (b) 0.256 (c) 256 (d) 2.56
  33. 33.1.5 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.435 (b) 4.35 (c) 43.5 (d) 435
  34. 34.0.13 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.065 (b) 0.0065 (c) 0.65 (d) 0.00065
  35. 35.0.26 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.104 (b) 1.04 (c) 0.0104 (d) 10.4
  36. 36.0.61 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00366 (b) 0.0366 (c) 3.66 (d) 0.366
  37. 37.0.41 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.164 (b) 16.4 (c) 1.64 (d) 0.0164
  38. 38.7.9 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 142.2 (b) 14.22 (c) 1.422 (d) 0.1422
  39. 39.8.6 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 23.22 (b) 2.322 (c) 2322 (d) 232.2
  40. 40.6.3 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 504 (b) 0.504 (c) 50.4 (d) 5.04

Answer key

  1. 14.79
  2. 2.94
  3. 2.07
  4. 3.08
  5. 6.93
  6. 1.64
  7. 5.74
  8. 140.8
  9. 0.168
  10. 11.59
  11. 117.6
  12. 4.95
  13. 0.155
  14. 18.48
  15. 85.5
  16. 0.85
  17. 26.32
  18. 0.231
  19. 7.65
  20. 36.8
  21. 1.05
  22. 6.21
  23. 0.126
  24. 47.7
  25. 5.82
  26. 1.32
  27. 0.725
  28. 8.84
  29. 1.258
  30. 1.56
  31. 23.37
  32. 25.6
  33. 43.5
  34. 0.065
  35. 1.04
  36. 0.366
  37. 1.64
  38. 14.22
  39. 232.2
  40. 50.4

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