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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 593 · 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. 1.9.7 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0485 (b) 48.5 (c) 4.85 (d) 0.485
  2. 2.8.1 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.729 (b) 72.9 (c) 7.29 (d) 729
  3. 3.3.7 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.443 (b) 144.3 (c) 14.43 (d) 1443
  4. 4.0.58 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.02 (b) 110.2 (c) 0.1102 (d) 1.102
  5. 5.6.6 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.396 (b) 396 (c) 39.6 (d) 3.96
  6. 6.3.6 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.4 (b) 0.0144 (c) 1.44 (d) 0.144
  7. 7.0.43 × 15 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.45 (b) 64.5 (c) 0.0645 (d) 0.645
  8. 8.1.6 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.8 (b) 0.128 (c) 0.0128 (d) 1.28
  9. 9.0.46 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.4 (b) 0.184 (c) 0.0184 (d) 1.84
  10. 10.9.9 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 257.4 (b) 2.574 (c) 25.74 (d) 2574
  11. 11.0.61 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0549 (b) 0.549 (c) 5.49 (d) 54.9
  12. 12.2.2 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.044 (b) 0.0044 (c) 4.4 (d) 0.44
  13. 13.5.9 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 230.1 (b) 0.2301 (c) 2.301 (d) 23.01
  14. 14.1.2 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.024 (b) 24 (c) 0.24 (d) 2.4
  15. 15.4.7 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.88 (b) 18.8 (c) 0.188 (d) 0.0188
  16. 16.5.9 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.77 (b) 17.7 (c) 177 (d) 0.177
  17. 17.0.82 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0738 (b) 73.8 (c) 0.738 (d) 7.38
  18. 18.9.4 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.846 (b) 8.46 (c) 846 (d) 84.6
  19. 19.0.19 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.114 (b) 1.14 (c) 0.0114 (d) 0.00114
  20. 20.7.7 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 92.4 (b) 9.24 (c) 924 (d) 0.924
  21. 21.0.74 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.518 (b) 0.0518 (c) 0.00518 (d) 5.18
  22. 22.5.8 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.64 (b) 46.4 (c) 464 (d) 0.464
  23. 23.0.28 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.12 (b) 0.00112 (c) 0.112 (d) 0.0112
  24. 24.0.79 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.395 (b) 39.5 (c) 0.0395 (d) 3.95
  25. 25.6.7 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.03 (b) 603 (c) 60.3 (d) 0.603
  26. 26.8.2 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 22.96 (b) 229.6 (c) 2296 (d) 2.296
  27. 27.6.9 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 22.77 (b) 2.277 (c) 227.7 (d) 2277
  28. 28.0.34 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.02 (b) 0.0102 (c) 0.102 (d) 10.2
  29. 29.2.6 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1066 (b) 10.66 (c) 1.066 (d) 106.6
  30. 30.9.3 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.6 (b) 1.86 (c) 0.186 (d) 0.0186
  31. 31.7.6 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2356 (b) 235.6 (c) 2.356 (d) 23.56
  32. 32.0.31 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0403 (b) 0.403 (c) 4.03 (d) 40.3
  33. 33.0.19 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0095 (b) 0.95 (c) 0.095 (d) 0.00095
  34. 34.0.77 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.54 (b) 15.4 (c) 0.0154 (d) 0.154
  35. 35.0.24 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0048 (b) 0.48 (c) 0.00048 (d) 0.048
  36. 36.6.4 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 25.6 (b) 256 (c) 0.256 (d) 2.56
  37. 37.0.22 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 30.8 (b) 3.08 (c) 0.0308 (d) 0.308
  38. 38.2.5 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 42.5 (b) 0.425 (c) 0.0425 (d) 4.25
  39. 39.6.7 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.809 (b) 180.9 (c) 0.1809 (d) 18.09
  40. 40.0.21 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0399 (b) 3.99 (c) 0.00399 (d) 0.399

Answer key

  1. 4.85
  2. 72.9
  3. 144.3
  4. 11.02
  5. 39.6
  6. 1.44
  7. 6.45
  8. 1.28
  9. 1.84
  10. 257.4
  11. 5.49
  12. 0.44
  13. 23.01
  14. 2.4
  15. 1.88
  16. 17.7
  17. 7.38
  18. 84.6
  19. 0.114
  20. 92.4
  21. 0.518
  22. 46.4
  23. 0.112
  24. 3.95
  25. 60.3
  26. 229.6
  27. 227.7
  28. 1.02
  29. 10.66
  30. 1.86
  31. 235.6
  32. 4.03
  33. 0.095
  34. 1.54
  35. 0.048
  36. 25.6
  37. 3.08
  38. 4.25
  39. 18.09
  40. 0.399

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