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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 563 · 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. 1.2.6 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.56 (b) 0.0156 (c) 15.6 (d) 0.156
  2. 2.1.3 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.39 (b) 0.0039 (c) 3.9 (d) 0.039
  3. 3.7.7 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 154 (b) 0.154 (c) 1.54 (d) 15.4
  4. 4.0.52 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.44 (b) 0.1144 (c) 1.144 (d) 114.4
  5. 5.0.49 × 3.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01715 (b) 0.1715 (c) 1.715 (d) 17.15
  6. 6.8.1 × 45 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 364.5 (b) 3645 (c) 36.45 (d) 3.645
  7. 7.3.9 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.73 (b) 27.3 (c) 0.273 (d) 273
  8. 8.0.59 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.118 (b) 0.0118 (c) 1.18 (d) 0.00118
  9. 9.5.6 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 78.4 (b) 7.84 (c) 784 (d) 0.784
  10. 10.0.89 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.56 (b) 0.0356 (c) 0.356 (d) 35.6
  11. 11.4.9 × 25 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 122.5 (b) 1225 (c) 12.25 (d) 1.225
  12. 12.5.2 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.72 (b) 0.572 (c) 0.0572 (d) 57.2
  13. 13.0.69 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.38 (b) 0.00138 (c) 0.138 (d) 0.0138
  14. 14.1.8 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.4 (b) 1.44 (c) 144 (d) 0.144
  15. 15.0.68 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00816 (b) 8.16 (c) 0.816 (d) 0.0816
  16. 16.2.1 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.105 (b) 1.05 (c) 10.5 (d) 0.0105
  17. 17.0.18 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00864 (b) 0.864 (c) 0.0864 (d) 8.64
  18. 18.0.66 × 4.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.02772 (b) 2.772 (c) 0.2772 (d) 27.72
  19. 19.2.8 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.056 (b) 5.6 (c) 0.56 (d) 0.0056
  20. 20.9.9 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 79.2 (b) 7.92 (c) 0.0792 (d) 0.792
  21. 21.5.8 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 27.84 (b) 278.4 (c) 2.784 (d) 2784
  22. 22.0.73 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.657 (b) 65.7 (c) 0.0657 (d) 6.57
  23. 23.9.8 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.822 (b) 382.2 (c) 0.3822 (d) 38.22
  24. 24.0.54 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00918 (b) 0.0918 (c) 0.918 (d) 9.18
  25. 25.0.36 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.576 (b) 57.6 (c) 0.0576 (d) 5.76
  26. 26.0.84 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 58.8 (b) 5.88 (c) 0.588 (d) 0.0588
  27. 27.3.4 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.476 (b) 476 (c) 47.6 (d) 4.76
  28. 28.5.5 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.5 (b) 0.0165 (c) 0.165 (d) 1.65
  29. 29.3.7 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.03 (b) 703 (c) 0.703 (d) 70.3
  30. 30.0.55 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.495 (b) 0.0495 (c) 4.95 (d) 49.5
  31. 31.0.82 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00246 (b) 2.46 (c) 0.0246 (d) 0.246
  32. 32.0.79 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0316 (b) 3.16 (c) 31.6 (d) 0.316
  33. 33.3.1 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.155 (b) 155 (c) 15.5 (d) 1.55
  34. 34.0.92 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 37.72 (b) 0.3772 (c) 3.772 (d) 377.2
  35. 35.0.23 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1012 (b) 1.012 (c) 101.2 (d) 10.12
  36. 36.0.69 × 4.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3036 (b) 30.36 (c) 0.03036 (d) 3.036
  37. 37.0.12 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.84 (b) 0.384 (c) 0.0384 (d) 38.4
  38. 38.2.2 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 30.8 (b) 0.308 (c) 3.08 (d) 308
  39. 39.0.54 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.782 (b) 17.82 (c) 0.1782 (d) 178.2
  40. 40.4.9 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 24.5 (b) 245 (c) 2.45 (d) 0.245

Answer key

  1. 1.56
  2. 0.39
  3. 15.4
  4. 11.44
  5. 1.715
  6. 364.5
  7. 27.3
  8. 0.118
  9. 78.4
  10. 3.56
  11. 122.5
  12. 5.72
  13. 0.138
  14. 14.4
  15. 0.816
  16. 1.05
  17. 0.864
  18. 2.772
  19. 0.56
  20. 7.92
  21. 278.4
  22. 6.57
  23. 38.22
  24. 0.918
  25. 5.76
  26. 5.88
  27. 47.6
  28. 1.65
  29. 70.3
  30. 4.95
  31. 0.246
  32. 3.16
  33. 15.5
  34. 37.72
  35. 10.12
  36. 3.036
  37. 3.84
  38. 30.8
  39. 17.82
  40. 24.5

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