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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 589 · 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. 1.0.37 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 173.9 (b) 0.1739 (c) 17.39 (d) 1.739
  2. 2.0.47 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0141 (b) 1.41 (c) 14.1 (d) 0.141
  3. 3.0.84 × 4.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.612 (b) 0.3612 (c) 0.03612 (d) 36.12
  4. 4.2.9 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1102 (b) 110.2 (c) 1.102 (d) 11.02
  5. 5.0.83 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.32 (b) 0.0332 (c) 0.332 (d) 0.00332
  6. 6.0.52 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2392 (b) 23.92 (c) 239.2 (d) 2.392
  7. 7.6.1 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 30.5 (b) 305 (c) 3.05 (d) 0.305
  8. 8.8.5 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.765 (b) 7.65 (c) 765 (d) 76.5
  9. 9.0.77 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0385 (b) 0.385 (c) 0.00385 (d) 3.85
  10. 10.1.9 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.57 (b) 5.7 (c) 57 (d) 0.057
  11. 11.7.2 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 29.52 (b) 295.2 (c) 2.952 (d) 2952
  12. 12.0.17 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.51 (b) 5.1 (c) 0.0051 (d) 0.051
  13. 13.9.3 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 362.7 (b) 0.3627 (c) 3.627 (d) 36.27
  14. 14.8.6 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.118 (b) 0.1118 (c) 11.18 (d) 111.8
  15. 15.0.74 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.18 (b) 0.00518 (c) 0.518 (d) 0.0518
  16. 16.9.6 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 28.8 (b) 0.288 (c) 2.88 (d) 288
  17. 17.9.4 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.102 (b) 0.3102 (c) 31.02 (d) 310.2
  18. 18.0.97 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.291 (b) 0.0291 (c) 2.91 (d) 0.00291
  19. 19.0.97 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0485 (b) 4.85 (c) 0.00485 (d) 0.485
  20. 20.3.7 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 66.6 (b) 666 (c) 6.66 (d) 0.666
  21. 21.0.39 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 35.1 (b) 0.0351 (c) 3.51 (d) 0.351
  22. 22.0.25 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0225 (b) 0.225 (c) 0.00225 (d) 2.25
  23. 23.0.37 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.02 (b) 0.01702 (c) 0.1702 (d) 1.702
  24. 24.0.13 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.17 (b) 0.117 (c) 0.00117 (d) 0.0117
  25. 25.6.8 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1632 (b) 1.632 (c) 16.32 (d) 163.2
  26. 26.0.97 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01164 (b) 1.164 (c) 0.1164 (d) 11.64
  27. 27.0.56 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 39.2 (b) 0.392 (c) 0.0392 (d) 3.92
  28. 28.2.1 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.05 (b) 0.0105 (c) 10.5 (d) 0.105
  29. 29.9.9 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.297 (b) 29.7 (c) 2.97 (d) 0.0297
  30. 30.0.64 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.008 (b) 0.3008 (c) 30.08 (d) 300.8
  31. 31.1.5 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.45 (b) 4.5 (c) 0.045 (d) 0.0045
  32. 32.3.1 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.17 (b) 0.217 (c) 21.7 (d) 0.0217
  33. 33.2.9 × 35 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1015 (b) 10.15 (c) 1.015 (d) 101.5
  34. 34.0.44 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01716 (b) 17.16 (c) 0.1716 (d) 1.716
  35. 35.0.84 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.88 (b) 0.0588 (c) 0.00588 (d) 0.588
  36. 36.1.5 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.85 (b) 58.5 (c) 585 (d) 0.585
  37. 37.6.1 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 48.8 (b) 0.0488 (c) 0.488 (d) 4.88
  38. 38.5.3 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.9 (b) 1.59 (c) 0.159 (d) 0.0159
  39. 39.3.6 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0756 (b) 75.6 (c) 0.756 (d) 7.56
  40. 40.0.55 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00165 (b) 0.165 (c) 1.65 (d) 0.0165

Answer key

  1. 17.39
  2. 1.41
  3. 3.612
  4. 110.2
  5. 0.332
  6. 23.92
  7. 30.5
  8. 76.5
  9. 0.385
  10. 5.7
  11. 295.2
  12. 0.51
  13. 36.27
  14. 11.18
  15. 0.518
  16. 28.8
  17. 31.02
  18. 0.291
  19. 0.485
  20. 66.6
  21. 3.51
  22. 0.225
  23. 1.702
  24. 0.117
  25. 163.2
  26. 1.164
  27. 3.92
  28. 1.05
  29. 2.97
  30. 30.08
  31. 0.45
  32. 2.17
  33. 101.5
  34. 1.716
  35. 0.588
  36. 58.5
  37. 4.88
  38. 1.59
  39. 7.56
  40. 0.165

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