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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 545 · 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. 1.0.86 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 25.8 (b) 0.0258 (c) 0.258 (d) 2.58
  2. 2.0.62 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0248 (b) 0.248 (c) 2.48 (d) 0.00248
  3. 3.8.9 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 25.81 (b) 258.1 (c) 2.581 (d) 0.2581
  4. 4.0.51 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0816 (b) 0.00816 (c) 0.816 (d) 8.16
  5. 5.8.1 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1539 (b) 15.39 (c) 1.539 (d) 153.9
  6. 6.0.16 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.032 (b) 0.0032 (c) 0.00032 (d) 0.32
  7. 7.0.33 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.066 (b) 6.6 (c) 0.0066 (d) 0.66
  8. 8.0.96 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 29.76 (b) 0.2976 (c) 2.976 (d) 0.02976
  9. 9.0.68 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00748 (b) 7.48 (c) 0.0748 (d) 0.748
  10. 10.3.5 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.75 (b) 17.5 (c) 175 (d) 0.175
  11. 11.6.7 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 469 (b) 0.469 (c) 46.9 (d) 4.69
  12. 12.0.12 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.72 (b) 0.0072 (c) 0.072 (d) 7.2
  13. 13.0.56 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.12 (b) 0.00112 (c) 0.112 (d) 0.0112
  14. 14.0.97 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.776 (b) 77.6 (c) 0.0776 (d) 7.76
  15. 15.4.4 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.64 (b) 26.4 (c) 0.264 (d) 0.0264
  16. 16.0.18 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.16 (b) 0.216 (c) 0.0216 (d) 21.6
  17. 17.0.17 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.153 (b) 1.53 (c) 0.00153 (d) 0.0153
  18. 18.0.89 × 34 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 302.6 (b) 3.026 (c) 0.3026 (d) 30.26
  19. 19.9.5 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.65 (b) 66.5 (c) 0.665 (d) 665
  20. 20.0.37 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0111 (b) 0.111 (c) 11.1 (d) 1.11
  21. 21.0.14 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 46.2 (b) 0.0462 (c) 4.62 (d) 0.462
  22. 22.2.7 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 32.4 (b) 3.24 (c) 0.324 (d) 324
  23. 23.0.51 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.08 (b) 0.408 (c) 40.8 (d) 0.0408
  24. 24.2.9 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 75.4 (b) 7.54 (c) 0.754 (d) 754
  25. 25.8.1 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3969 (b) 39.69 (c) 396.9 (d) 3.969
  26. 26.2.3 × 2.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0506 (b) 0.506 (c) 5.06 (d) 50.6
  27. 27.4.9 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.294 (b) 2.94 (c) 29.4 (d) 294
  28. 28.0.93 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 27.9 (b) 0.279 (c) 0.0279 (d) 2.79
  29. 29.4.4 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.88 (b) 1188 (c) 118.8 (d) 1.188
  30. 30.0.35 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0245 (b) 0.245 (c) 2.45 (d) 0.00245
  31. 31.0.17 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0272 (b) 0.00272 (c) 0.272 (d) 2.72
  32. 32.0.76 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.812 (b) 0.2812 (c) 28.12 (d) 281.2
  33. 33.7.7 × 2.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 192.5 (b) 1.925 (c) 0.1925 (d) 19.25
  34. 34.8.8 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.344 (b) 3344 (c) 33.44 (d) 334.4
  35. 35.6.5 × 35 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 22.75 (b) 2275 (c) 2.275 (d) 227.5
  36. 36.7.5 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.75 (b) 0.0375 (c) 0.375 (d) 37.5
  37. 37.0.75 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0675 (b) 6.75 (c) 67.5 (d) 0.675
  38. 38.1.9 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.76 (b) 0.076 (c) 7.6 (d) 76
  39. 39.3.1 × 35 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 108.5 (b) 1.085 (c) 10.85 (d) 1085
  40. 40.0.93 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.186 (b) 0.0186 (c) 1.86 (d) 18.6

Answer key

  1. 2.58
  2. 0.248
  3. 25.81
  4. 0.816
  5. 153.9
  6. 0.032
  7. 0.66
  8. 2.976
  9. 0.748
  10. 17.5
  11. 46.9
  12. 0.72
  13. 0.112
  14. 7.76
  15. 2.64
  16. 2.16
  17. 0.153
  18. 30.26
  19. 66.5
  20. 1.11
  21. 4.62
  22. 32.4
  23. 4.08
  24. 75.4
  25. 39.69
  26. 5.06
  27. 29.4
  28. 2.79
  29. 118.8
  30. 0.245
  31. 0.272
  32. 28.12
  33. 19.25
  34. 334.4
  35. 227.5
  36. 3.75
  37. 6.75
  38. 7.6
  39. 108.5
  40. 1.86

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