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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 559 · 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. 1.2.7 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.081 (b) 8.1 (c) 81 (d) 0.81
  2. 2.0.61 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1708 (b) 17.08 (c) 170.8 (d) 1.708
  3. 3.0.44 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.88 (b) 0.088 (c) 0.0088 (d) 8.8
  4. 4.8.9 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0623 (b) 62.3 (c) 6.23 (d) 0.623
  5. 5.0.45 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0495 (b) 0.495 (c) 4.95 (d) 0.00495
  6. 6.1.2 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.468 (b) 46.8 (c) 468 (d) 4.68
  7. 7.2.5 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.75 (b) 0.175 (c) 0.0175 (d) 17.5
  8. 8.0.55 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00165 (b) 0.0165 (c) 0.165 (d) 1.65
  9. 9.1.9 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.09 (b) 209 (c) 20.9 (d) 0.209
  10. 10.9.5 × 4.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 446.5 (b) 4.465 (c) 0.4465 (d) 44.65
  11. 11.0.38 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.2 (b) 1.52 (c) 0.0152 (d) 0.152
  12. 12.1.9 × 3.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0684 (b) 0.684 (c) 68.4 (d) 6.84
  13. 13.0.47 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0611 (b) 0.00611 (c) 0.611 (d) 6.11
  14. 14.0.17 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.051 (b) 0.00051 (c) 0.51 (d) 0.0051
  15. 15.2.1 × 4.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.987 (b) 0.0987 (c) 9.87 (d) 98.7
  16. 16.5.1 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.53 (b) 15.3 (c) 153 (d) 0.153
  17. 17.3.9 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.195 (b) 19.5 (c) 1.95 (d) 0.0195
  18. 18.0.64 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0256 (b) 25.6 (c) 2.56 (d) 0.256
  19. 19.4.3 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.172 (b) 17.2 (c) 0.0172 (d) 1.72
  20. 20.9.1 × 3.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 291.2 (b) 0.2912 (c) 29.12 (d) 2.912
  21. 21.2.9 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.02 (b) 1.102 (c) 1102 (d) 110.2
  22. 22.5.7 × 2.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 142.5 (b) 14.25 (c) 1.425 (d) 0.1425
  23. 23.0.56 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 173.6 (b) 1.736 (c) 0.1736 (d) 17.36
  24. 24.0.38 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0304 (b) 30.4 (c) 3.04 (d) 0.304
  25. 25.0.78 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2886 (b) 0.02886 (c) 28.86 (d) 2.886
  26. 26.5.9 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.295 (b) 29.5 (c) 0.0295 (d) 2.95
  27. 27.9.8 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.96 (b) 196 (c) 19.6 (d) 0.196
  28. 28.9.6 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 47.04 (b) 470.4 (c) 4.704 (d) 0.4704
  29. 29.0.67 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.69 (b) 0.0469 (c) 46.9 (d) 0.469
  30. 30.6.4 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.384 (b) 3.84 (c) 384 (d) 38.4
  31. 31.6.4 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.576 (b) 0.0576 (c) 5.76 (d) 57.6
  32. 32.0.75 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 67.5 (b) 0.0675 (c) 0.675 (d) 6.75
  33. 33.0.44 × 4.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.02068 (b) 2.068 (c) 20.68 (d) 0.2068
  34. 34.5.2 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.16 (b) 0.0416 (c) 41.6 (d) 0.416
  35. 35.0.81 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1053 (b) 10.53 (c) 0.01053 (d) 1.053
  36. 36.0.42 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00084 (b) 0.084 (c) 0.84 (d) 0.0084
  37. 37.5.6 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.176 (b) 11.76 (c) 117.6 (d) 0.1176
  38. 38.5.4 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.378 (b) 3.78 (c) 378 (d) 37.8
  39. 39.5.1 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.255 (b) 25.5 (c) 255 (d) 2.55
  40. 40.0.96 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1056 (b) 105.6 (c) 10.56 (d) 1.056

Answer key

  1. 8.1
  2. 17.08
  3. 0.88
  4. 6.23
  5. 0.495
  6. 46.8
  7. 1.75
  8. 0.165
  9. 20.9
  10. 44.65
  11. 1.52
  12. 6.84
  13. 0.611
  14. 0.051
  15. 9.87
  16. 15.3
  17. 1.95
  18. 2.56
  19. 1.72
  20. 29.12
  21. 110.2
  22. 14.25
  23. 17.36
  24. 3.04
  25. 2.886
  26. 2.95
  27. 19.6
  28. 47.04
  29. 4.69
  30. 38.4
  31. 5.76
  32. 6.75
  33. 2.068
  34. 4.16
  35. 1.053
  36. 0.084
  37. 11.76
  38. 37.8
  39. 25.5
  40. 10.56

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