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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 542 · 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. 1.4.1 × 2.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1025 (b) 1.025 (c) 102.5 (d) 10.25
  2. 2.2.1 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.273 (b) 27.3 (c) 0.0273 (d) 2.73
  3. 3.3.9 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0156 (b) 0.156 (c) 1.56 (d) 15.6
  4. 4.2.6 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0728 (b) 0.728 (c) 7.28 (d) 72.8
  5. 5.0.86 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3354 (b) 0.03354 (c) 33.54 (d) 3.354
  6. 6.3.7 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.628 (b) 162.8 (c) 1628 (d) 16.28
  7. 7.0.48 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0528 (b) 5.28 (c) 0.528 (d) 52.8
  8. 8.7.7 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 284.9 (b) 2.849 (c) 2849 (d) 28.49
  9. 9.2.3 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.069 (b) 0.69 (c) 0.0069 (d) 6.9
  10. 10.3.2 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 57.6 (b) 5.76 (c) 576 (d) 0.576
  11. 11.4.3 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 38.7 (b) 0.387 (c) 0.0387 (d) 3.87
  12. 12.1.6 × 42 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 672 (b) 67.2 (c) 0.672 (d) 6.72
  13. 13.9.9 × 43 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 42.57 (b) 4257 (c) 425.7 (d) 4.257
  14. 14.0.37 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.074 (b) 0.00074 (c) 0.74 (d) 0.0074
  15. 15.0.83 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.984 (b) 0.03984 (c) 39.84 (d) 0.3984
  16. 16.5.8 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.12 (b) 0.0812 (c) 0.812 (d) 81.2
  17. 17.0.13 × 2.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.86 (b) 0.286 (c) 0.00286 (d) 0.0286
  18. 18.3.6 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1764 (b) 17.64 (c) 1.764 (d) 176.4
  19. 19.8.5 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.95 (b) 0.595 (c) 0.0595 (d) 59.5
  20. 20.4.4 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1452 (b) 14.52 (c) 1.452 (d) 145.2
  21. 21.0.39 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.599 (b) 15.99 (c) 0.01599 (d) 0.1599
  22. 22.0.22 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.308 (b) 0.0308 (c) 30.8 (d) 3.08
  23. 23.8.8 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.52 (b) 0.0352 (c) 35.2 (d) 0.352
  24. 24.5.9 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 129.8 (b) 1298 (c) 1.298 (d) 12.98
  25. 25.0.51 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.306 (b) 0.00306 (c) 0.0306 (d) 3.06
  26. 26.4.1 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.697 (b) 0.0697 (c) 6.97 (d) 69.7
  27. 27.0.15 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.85 (b) 28.5 (c) 0.285 (d) 0.0285
  28. 28.0.76 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0532 (b) 0.00532 (c) 0.532 (d) 5.32
  29. 29.5.7 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.513 (b) 51.3 (c) 5.13 (d) 513
  30. 30.4.8 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0096 (b) 9.6 (c) 0.096 (d) 0.96
  31. 31.0.12 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0048 (b) 0.048 (c) 4.8 (d) 0.48
  32. 32.0.32 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.536 (b) 0.1536 (c) 15.36 (d) 0.01536
  33. 33.0.56 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00392 (b) 0.392 (c) 3.92 (d) 0.0392
  34. 34.0.92 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1656 (b) 0.01656 (c) 1.656 (d) 16.56
  35. 35.0.97 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.94 (b) 0.0194 (c) 0.194 (d) 19.4
  36. 36.0.14 × 34 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0476 (b) 47.6 (c) 0.476 (d) 4.76
  37. 37.1.7 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.93 (b) 493 (c) 49.3 (d) 0.493
  38. 38.8.4 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0588 (b) 0.588 (c) 5.88 (d) 58.8
  39. 39.9.9 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.495 (b) 495 (c) 49.5 (d) 4.95
  40. 40.4.1 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.23 (b) 12.3 (c) 0.123 (d) 0.0123

Answer key

  1. 10.25
  2. 2.73
  3. 1.56
  4. 7.28
  5. 3.354
  6. 162.8
  7. 5.28
  8. 284.9
  9. 0.69
  10. 57.6
  11. 3.87
  12. 67.2
  13. 425.7
  14. 0.074
  15. 3.984
  16. 8.12
  17. 0.286
  18. 176.4
  19. 5.95
  20. 14.52
  21. 1.599
  22. 3.08
  23. 3.52
  24. 129.8
  25. 0.306
  26. 6.97
  27. 2.85
  28. 0.532
  29. 51.3
  30. 0.96
  31. 0.48
  32. 1.536
  33. 0.392
  34. 1.656
  35. 1.94
  36. 4.76
  37. 49.3
  38. 5.88
  39. 49.5
  40. 1.23

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