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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 500 · 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. 1.7.6 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 250.8 (b) 0.2508 (c) 2.508 (d) 25.08
  2. 2.2.5 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.125 (b) 125 (c) 1.25 (d) 12.5
  3. 3.6.8 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 217.6 (b) 2.176 (c) 2176 (d) 21.76
  4. 4.1.7 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0085 (b) 0.085 (c) 8.5 (d) 0.85
  5. 5.0.61 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00183 (b) 0.0183 (c) 1.83 (d) 0.183
  6. 6.7.5 × 25 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 187.5 (b) 18.75 (c) 1875 (d) 1.875
  7. 7.1.7 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 35.7 (b) 0.357 (c) 3.57 (d) 0.0357
  8. 8.1.9 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.18 (b) 0.418 (c) 41.8 (d) 418
  9. 9.8.9 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 240.3 (b) 0.2403 (c) 24.03 (d) 2.403
  10. 10.0.59 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.062 (b) 10.62 (c) 0.1062 (d) 106.2
  11. 11.3.8 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.02 (b) 110.2 (c) 1102 (d) 1.102
  12. 12.4.6 × 2.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.104 (b) 110.4 (c) 0.1104 (d) 11.04
  13. 13.0.82 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0246 (b) 0.246 (c) 24.6 (d) 2.46
  14. 14.3.8 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26.6 (b) 2.66 (c) 266 (d) 0.266
  15. 15.0.43 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.01 (b) 30.1 (c) 0.301 (d) 0.0301
  16. 16.1.5 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.075 (b) 0.0075 (c) 0.75 (d) 7.5
  17. 17.0.99 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0693 (b) 6.93 (c) 0.693 (d) 0.00693
  18. 18.0.52 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.104 (b) 1.04 (c) 0.0104 (d) 10.4
  19. 19.9.3 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.279 (b) 27.9 (c) 2.79 (d) 279
  20. 20.0.79 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0316 (b) 0.316 (c) 3.16 (d) 31.6
  21. 21.6.8 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 81.6 (b) 0.816 (c) 8.16 (d) 816
  22. 22.7.4 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 592 (b) 5.92 (c) 59.2 (d) 0.592
  23. 23.1.4 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.8 (b) 0.98 (c) 0.098 (d) 0.0098
  24. 24.0.13 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 62.4 (b) 0.0624 (c) 0.624 (d) 6.24
  25. 25.0.92 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 257.6 (b) 25.76 (c) 2.576 (d) 0.2576
  26. 26.0.95 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0665 (b) 0.665 (c) 66.5 (d) 6.65
  27. 27.0.14 × 42 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.88 (b) 0.588 (c) 0.0588 (d) 58.8
  28. 28.0.98 × 3.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 37.24 (b) 0.3724 (c) 0.03724 (d) 3.724
  29. 29.9.5 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 275.5 (b) 27.55 (c) 2755 (d) 2.755
  30. 30.8.1 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.648 (b) 64.8 (c) 648 (d) 6.48
  31. 31.0.53 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.24 (b) 0.424 (c) 0.00424 (d) 0.0424
  32. 32.0.32 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.08 (b) 1.408 (c) 0.1408 (d) 140.8
  33. 33.8.2 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.64 (b) 0.164 (c) 16.4 (d) 0.0164
  34. 34.6.9 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.345 (b) 3.45 (c) 34.5 (d) 0.0345
  35. 35.2.3 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.161 (b) 161 (c) 1.61 (d) 16.1
  36. 36.0.47 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01363 (b) 1.363 (c) 0.1363 (d) 13.63
  37. 37.7.7 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 61.6 (b) 0.616 (c) 6.16 (d) 0.0616
  38. 38.0.13 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00091 (b) 0.091 (c) 0.91 (d) 0.0091
  39. 39.3.1 × 4.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 130.2 (b) 13.02 (c) 1.302 (d) 0.1302
  40. 40.0.83 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.79 (b) 1.079 (c) 0.1079 (d) 0.01079

Answer key

  1. 25.08
  2. 12.5
  3. 217.6
  4. 0.85
  5. 0.183
  6. 187.5
  7. 3.57
  8. 41.8
  9. 24.03
  10. 10.62
  11. 110.2
  12. 11.04
  13. 2.46
  14. 26.6
  15. 3.01
  16. 0.75
  17. 0.693
  18. 1.04
  19. 27.9
  20. 3.16
  21. 81.6
  22. 59.2
  23. 0.98
  24. 6.24
  25. 25.76
  26. 6.65
  27. 5.88
  28. 3.724
  29. 275.5
  30. 64.8
  31. 0.424
  32. 14.08
  33. 1.64
  34. 3.45
  35. 16.1
  36. 1.363
  37. 6.16
  38. 0.091
  39. 13.02
  40. 1.079

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