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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 592 · 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. 1.6.1 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.305 (b) 30.5 (c) 305 (d) 3.05
  2. 2.0.76 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 60.8 (b) 0.0608 (c) 0.608 (d) 6.08
  3. 3.0.83 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.747 (b) 7.47 (c) 0.0747 (d) 0.00747
  4. 4.0.17 × 4.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.731 (b) 0.0731 (c) 0.00731 (d) 7.31
  5. 5.3.8 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 102.6 (b) 1026 (c) 1.026 (d) 10.26
  6. 6.0.56 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.12 (b) 0.0112 (c) 0.112 (d) 11.2
  7. 7.4.8 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 96 (b) 9.6 (c) 0.096 (d) 0.96
  8. 8.0.63 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.378 (b) 37.8 (c) 3.78 (d) 0.0378
  9. 9.8.7 × 4.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.915 (b) 39.15 (c) 0.3915 (d) 391.5
  10. 10.0.81 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 72.9 (b) 7.29 (c) 0.729 (d) 0.0729
  11. 11.3.1 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.2 (b) 0.062 (c) 0.62 (d) 62
  12. 12.0.18 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0108 (b) 1.08 (c) 0.00108 (d) 0.108
  13. 13.3.9 × 45 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 175.5 (b) 1755 (c) 17.55 (d) 1.755
  14. 14.1.8 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0072 (b) 0.72 (c) 7.2 (d) 0.072
  15. 15.0.83 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0415 (b) 4.15 (c) 41.5 (d) 0.415
  16. 16.5.7 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.684 (b) 684 (c) 68.4 (d) 6.84
  17. 17.3.6 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.24 (b) 1.224 (c) 122.4 (d) 0.1224
  18. 18.4.8 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.384 (b) 0.0384 (c) 3.84 (d) 38.4
  19. 19.2.9 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 46.4 (b) 4.64 (c) 464 (d) 0.464
  20. 20.3.8 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.342 (b) 3.42 (c) 0.0342 (d) 34.2
  21. 21.5.8 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0406 (b) 0.406 (c) 40.6 (d) 4.06
  22. 22.7.7 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 46.2 (b) 0.462 (c) 0.0462 (d) 4.62
  23. 23.0.62 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1488 (b) 14.88 (c) 1.488 (d) 148.8
  24. 24.3.7 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 170.2 (b) 1.702 (c) 1702 (d) 17.02
  25. 25.6.5 × 25 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1625 (b) 162.5 (c) 16.25 (d) 1.625
  26. 26.4.2 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.4 (b) 0.084 (c) 0.84 (d) 84
  27. 27.0.21 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.26 (b) 0.00126 (c) 0.0126 (d) 0.126
  28. 28.3.3 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1584 (b) 1.584 (c) 158.4 (d) 15.84
  29. 29.0.69 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0138 (b) 0.00138 (c) 0.138 (d) 1.38
  30. 30.0.68 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 258.4 (b) 2.584 (c) 25.84 (d) 0.2584
  31. 31.9.2 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 37.72 (b) 3.772 (c) 377.2 (d) 3772
  32. 32.5.4 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 70.2 (b) 7.02 (c) 0.702 (d) 702
  33. 33.5.1 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 40.8 (b) 0.408 (c) 0.0408 (d) 4.08
  34. 34.2.7 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.54 (b) 0.054 (c) 5.4 (d) 0.0054
  35. 35.4.6 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 41.4 (b) 4.14 (c) 0.414 (d) 414
  36. 36.3.7 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.1 (b) 1.11 (c) 0.111 (d) 111
  37. 37.0.42 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.86 (b) 1.386 (c) 138.6 (d) 0.1386
  38. 38.0.85 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26.35 (b) 2.635 (c) 0.2635 (d) 0.02635
  39. 39.0.33 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.023 (b) 102.3 (c) 0.1023 (d) 10.23
  40. 40.5.6 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1512 (b) 15.12 (c) 151.2 (d) 1.512

Answer key

  1. 30.5
  2. 6.08
  3. 0.747
  4. 0.731
  5. 102.6
  6. 1.12
  7. 9.6
  8. 3.78
  9. 39.15
  10. 7.29
  11. 6.2
  12. 0.108
  13. 175.5
  14. 0.72
  15. 4.15
  16. 68.4
  17. 12.24
  18. 3.84
  19. 46.4
  20. 3.42
  21. 4.06
  22. 4.62
  23. 14.88
  24. 170.2
  25. 162.5
  26. 8.4
  27. 0.126
  28. 15.84
  29. 0.138
  30. 25.84
  31. 377.2
  32. 70.2
  33. 4.08
  34. 0.54
  35. 41.4
  36. 11.1
  37. 13.86
  38. 2.635
  39. 10.23
  40. 15.12

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