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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 583 · 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. 1.0.58 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.812 (b) 0.0812 (c) 0.00812 (d) 8.12
  2. 2.0.53 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0636 (b) 6.36 (c) 0.636 (d) 0.00636
  3. 3.6.6 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 25.74 (b) 2.574 (c) 257.4 (d) 2574
  4. 4.0.82 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00656 (b) 6.56 (c) 0.0656 (d) 0.656
  5. 5.0.89 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.01 (b) 0.0801 (c) 80.1 (d) 0.801
  6. 6.0.82 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.84 (b) 0.00984 (c) 0.984 (d) 0.0984
  7. 7.9.8 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 39.2 (b) 3.92 (c) 392 (d) 0.392
  8. 8.3.9 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.73 (b) 27.3 (c) 0.273 (d) 273
  9. 9.0.98 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.84 (b) 78.4 (c) 0.0784 (d) 0.784
  10. 10.7.2 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2232 (b) 22.32 (c) 2.232 (d) 223.2
  11. 11.9.8 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.6 (b) 0.0196 (c) 1.96 (d) 0.196
  12. 12.0.83 × 2.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.826 (b) 0.01826 (c) 0.1826 (d) 18.26
  13. 13.9.2 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.28 (b) 0.828 (c) 0.0828 (d) 82.8
  14. 14.5.3 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.37 (b) 1.537 (c) 1537 (d) 153.7
  15. 15.0.52 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 166.4 (b) 0.1664 (c) 16.64 (d) 1.664
  16. 16.1.2 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.6 (b) 0.096 (c) 0.96 (d) 96
  17. 17.0.84 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.12 (b) 151.2 (c) 1.512 (d) 0.1512
  18. 18.3.7 × 3.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1406 (b) 14.06 (c) 1.406 (d) 140.6
  19. 19.1.7 × 4.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.731 (b) 73.1 (c) 0.0731 (d) 7.31
  20. 20.6.8 × 34 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 23.12 (b) 2312 (c) 231.2 (d) 2.312
  21. 21.0.22 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.94 (b) 0.594 (c) 0.00594 (d) 0.0594
  22. 22.3.2 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.312 (b) 131.2 (c) 13.12 (d) 0.1312
  23. 23.0.45 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1665 (b) 166.5 (c) 1.665 (d) 16.65
  24. 24.0.41 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00369 (b) 0.0369 (c) 0.369 (d) 3.69
  25. 25.0.32 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0736 (b) 0.736 (c) 73.6 (d) 7.36
  26. 26.5.3 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.954 (b) 954 (c) 9.54 (d) 95.4
  27. 27.7.2 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 504 (b) 50.4 (c) 5.04 (d) 0.504
  28. 28.4.9 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2009 (b) 20.09 (c) 200.9 (d) 2.009
  29. 29.0.51 × 4.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.295 (b) 0.02295 (c) 0.2295 (d) 22.95
  30. 30.0.76 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.532 (b) 5.32 (c) 0.0532 (d) 53.2
  31. 31.0.73 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0146 (b) 0.146 (c) 1.46 (d) 14.6
  32. 32.0.82 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 73.8 (b) 7.38 (c) 0.738 (d) 0.0738
  33. 33.0.59 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.62 (b) 0.1062 (c) 106.2 (d) 1.062
  34. 34.7.2 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 57.6 (b) 0.576 (c) 576 (d) 5.76
  35. 35.0.61 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0671 (b) 0.00671 (c) 6.71 (d) 0.671
  36. 36.1.7 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.02 (b) 10.2 (c) 102 (d) 0.102
  37. 37.0.74 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00592 (b) 0.592 (c) 0.0592 (d) 5.92
  38. 38.4.4 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1012 (b) 10.12 (c) 1.012 (d) 101.2
  39. 39.0.53 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0477 (b) 47.7 (c) 4.77 (d) 0.477
  40. 40.0.97 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.358 (b) 0.01358 (c) 13.58 (d) 0.1358

Answer key

  1. 0.812
  2. 0.636
  3. 257.4
  4. 0.656
  5. 8.01
  6. 0.984
  7. 39.2
  8. 27.3
  9. 7.84
  10. 22.32
  11. 1.96
  12. 1.826
  13. 8.28
  14. 153.7
  15. 16.64
  16. 9.6
  17. 15.12
  18. 14.06
  19. 7.31
  20. 231.2
  21. 0.594
  22. 13.12
  23. 16.65
  24. 0.369
  25. 7.36
  26. 95.4
  27. 50.4
  28. 200.9
  29. 2.295
  30. 5.32
  31. 1.46
  32. 7.38
  33. 10.62
  34. 57.6
  35. 0.671
  36. 10.2
  37. 0.592
  38. 101.2
  39. 4.77
  40. 1.358

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