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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 507 · 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. 1.0.31 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0248 (b) 0.248 (c) 2.48 (d) 24.8
  2. 2.1.5 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.105 (b) 0.0105 (c) 1.05 (d) 10.5
  3. 3.9.2 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.36 (b) 0.736 (c) 73.6 (d) 0.0736
  4. 4.2.2 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.6 (b) 66 (c) 0.066 (d) 0.66
  5. 5.0.78 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.262 (b) 0.2262 (c) 22.62 (d) 226.2
  6. 6.0.13 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.403 (b) 0.00403 (c) 0.0403 (d) 4.03
  7. 7.7.9 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.32 (b) 632 (c) 0.632 (d) 63.2
  8. 8.0.88 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0792 (b) 7.92 (c) 0.792 (d) 79.2
  9. 9.2.2 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 35.2 (b) 0.0352 (c) 0.352 (d) 3.52
  10. 10.7.6 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0836 (b) 83.6 (c) 8.36 (d) 0.836
  11. 11.9.6 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0768 (b) 0.768 (c) 76.8 (d) 7.68
  12. 12.6.9 × 2.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1725 (b) 1.725 (c) 172.5 (d) 17.25
  13. 13.0.91 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.455 (b) 0.0455 (c) 4.55 (d) 0.00455
  14. 14.9.5 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 29.45 (b) 2.945 (c) 0.2945 (d) 294.5
  15. 15.2.7 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 243 (b) 0.243 (c) 24.3 (d) 2.43
  16. 16.0.14 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.8 (b) 0.028 (c) 0.0028 (d) 0.28
  17. 17.2.1 × 2.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.483 (b) 4.83 (c) 0.0483 (d) 48.3
  18. 18.6.8 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.76 (b) 476 (c) 0.476 (d) 47.6
  19. 19.7.9 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.53 (b) 55.3 (c) 0.553 (d) 0.0553
  20. 20.0.27 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0486 (b) 0.486 (c) 0.00486 (d) 4.86
  21. 21.0.95 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.855 (b) 0.0855 (c) 85.5 (d) 8.55
  22. 22.7.1 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.68 (b) 0.568 (c) 56.8 (d) 568
  23. 23.0.17 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.53 (b) 0.153 (c) 0.0153 (d) 0.00153
  24. 24.0.32 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0256 (b) 0.256 (c) 2.56 (d) 25.6
  25. 25.0.36 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 43.2 (b) 4.32 (c) 0.0432 (d) 0.432
  26. 26.0.25 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.75 (b) 0.175 (c) 0.0175 (d) 0.00175
  27. 27.1.9 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.2 (b) 152 (c) 1.52 (d) 0.152
  28. 28.0.83 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.98 (b) 0.0498 (c) 49.8 (d) 0.498
  29. 29.9.1 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.457 (b) 24.57 (c) 245.7 (d) 2457
  30. 30.0.79 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.659 (b) 0.1659 (c) 16.59 (d) 0.01659
  31. 31.0.42 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 58.8 (b) 0.588 (c) 0.0588 (d) 5.88
  32. 32.0.39 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.351 (b) 3.51 (c) 35.1 (d) 0.0351
  33. 33.6.1 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.44 (b) 244 (c) 0.244 (d) 24.4
  34. 34.7.4 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 66.6 (b) 0.0666 (c) 0.666 (d) 6.66
  35. 35.5.8 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1102 (b) 110.2 (c) 1.102 (d) 11.02
  36. 36.6.2 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2294 (b) 22.94 (c) 229.4 (d) 2.294
  37. 37.8.5 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 25.5 (b) 0.255 (c) 255 (d) 2.55
  38. 38.1.3 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.39 (b) 0.039 (c) 0.0039 (d) 3.9
  39. 39.5.3 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0212 (b) 2.12 (c) 21.2 (d) 0.212
  40. 40.0.62 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.74 (b) 0.1674 (c) 167.4 (d) 1.674

Answer key

  1. 2.48
  2. 1.05
  3. 7.36
  4. 6.6
  5. 22.62
  6. 0.403
  7. 63.2
  8. 7.92
  9. 3.52
  10. 8.36
  11. 7.68
  12. 17.25
  13. 0.455
  14. 29.45
  15. 24.3
  16. 0.28
  17. 4.83
  18. 47.6
  19. 5.53
  20. 0.486
  21. 8.55
  22. 56.8
  23. 0.153
  24. 2.56
  25. 4.32
  26. 0.175
  27. 15.2
  28. 4.98
  29. 245.7
  30. 1.659
  31. 5.88
  32. 3.51
  33. 24.4
  34. 6.66
  35. 110.2
  36. 22.94
  37. 25.5
  38. 0.39
  39. 2.12
  40. 16.74

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