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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 537 · 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. 1.8.3 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 31.54 (b) 3.154 (c) 3154 (d) 315.4
  2. 2.1.5 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.35 (b) 0.135 (c) 0.0135 (d) 13.5
  3. 3.5.7 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.285 (b) 2.85 (c) 0.0285 (d) 28.5
  4. 4.3.1 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0155 (b) 0.155 (c) 1.55 (d) 15.5
  5. 5.0.84 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.756 (b) 0.0756 (c) 7.56 (d) 75.6
  6. 6.0.62 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00124 (b) 0.0124 (c) 1.24 (d) 0.124
  7. 7.9.3 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.279 (b) 2.79 (c) 0.0279 (d) 27.9
  8. 8.6.2 × 2.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 142.6 (b) 1.426 (c) 14.26 (d) 0.1426
  9. 9.0.87 × 2.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.14 (b) 0.01914 (c) 1.914 (d) 0.1914
  10. 10.0.84 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0588 (b) 5.88 (c) 0.588 (d) 0.00588
  11. 11.4.1 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.164 (b) 1.64 (c) 16.4 (d) 164
  12. 12.2.1 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.063 (b) 0.0063 (c) 6.3 (d) 0.63
  13. 13.0.64 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01344 (b) 0.1344 (c) 13.44 (d) 1.344
  14. 14.2.8 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.616 (b) 616 (c) 6.16 (d) 61.6
  15. 15.4.4 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 39.6 (b) 3.96 (c) 396 (d) 0.396
  16. 16.0.25 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.075 (b) 0.0075 (c) 7.5 (d) 0.75
  17. 17.0.97 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0873 (b) 8.73 (c) 0.00873 (d) 0.873
  18. 18.0.89 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.34 (b) 0.00534 (c) 0.0534 (d) 0.534
  19. 19.0.57 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.02622 (b) 26.22 (c) 2.622 (d) 0.2622
  20. 20.0.58 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00464 (b) 0.464 (c) 4.64 (d) 0.0464
  21. 21.0.28 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0168 (b) 0.168 (c) 16.8 (d) 1.68
  22. 22.0.56 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.112 (b) 1.12 (c) 0.0112 (d) 11.2
  23. 23.0.49 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0098 (b) 9.8 (c) 0.98 (d) 0.098
  24. 24.0.91 × 3.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 29.12 (b) 0.2912 (c) 2.912 (d) 0.02912
  25. 25.5.5 × 4.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 258.5 (b) 25.85 (c) 2.585 (d) 0.2585
  26. 26.0.85 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.04165 (b) 4.165 (c) 41.65 (d) 0.4165
  27. 27.0.17 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.51 (b) 0.00051 (c) 0.051 (d) 0.0051
  28. 28.0.83 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3984 (b) 398.4 (c) 3.984 (d) 39.84
  29. 29.1.2 × 2.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0288 (b) 0.288 (c) 28.8 (d) 2.88
  30. 30.9.6 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.384 (b) 384 (c) 38.4 (d) 3.84
  31. 31.5.1 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0714 (b) 7.14 (c) 71.4 (d) 0.714
  32. 32.0.68 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00612 (b) 6.12 (c) 0.612 (d) 0.0612
  33. 33.0.97 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.85 (b) 48.5 (c) 0.485 (d) 0.0485
  34. 34.8.7 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.001 (b) 20.01 (c) 2001 (d) 200.1
  35. 35.6.9 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0207 (b) 20.7 (c) 2.07 (d) 0.207
  36. 36.3.4 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 408 (b) 40.8 (c) 0.408 (d) 4.08
  37. 37.9.8 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0392 (b) 39.2 (c) 0.392 (d) 3.92
  38. 38.0.13 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.338 (b) 0.00338 (c) 3.38 (d) 0.0338
  39. 39.9.8 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.784 (b) 78.4 (c) 7.84 (d) 784
  40. 40.0.41 × 4.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.845 (b) 18.45 (c) 0.1845 (d) 0.01845

Answer key

  1. 315.4
  2. 1.35
  3. 2.85
  4. 1.55
  5. 7.56
  6. 0.124
  7. 2.79
  8. 14.26
  9. 1.914
  10. 0.588
  11. 16.4
  12. 0.63
  13. 1.344
  14. 61.6
  15. 39.6
  16. 0.75
  17. 0.873
  18. 0.534
  19. 2.622
  20. 0.464
  21. 1.68
  22. 1.12
  23. 0.98
  24. 2.912
  25. 25.85
  26. 4.165
  27. 0.051
  28. 39.84
  29. 2.88
  30. 38.4
  31. 7.14
  32. 0.612
  33. 4.85
  34. 200.1
  35. 2.07
  36. 40.8
  37. 3.92
  38. 0.338
  39. 78.4
  40. 1.845

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