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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 595 · 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. 1.0.55 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0165 (b) 0.165 (c) 1.65 (d) 16.5
  2. 2.3.4 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.374 (b) 374 (c) 37.4 (d) 3.74
  3. 3.8.7 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1479 (b) 147.9 (c) 14.79 (d) 1.479
  4. 4.0.66 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0198 (b) 0.198 (c) 1.98 (d) 0.00198
  5. 5.0.13 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00039 (b) 0.0039 (c) 0.039 (d) 0.39
  6. 6.0.42 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0126 (b) 1.26 (c) 0.126 (d) 0.00126
  7. 7.0.42 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.84 (b) 0.0084 (c) 8.4 (d) 0.084
  8. 8.0.19 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0171 (b) 0.00171 (c) 1.71 (d) 0.171
  9. 9.3.1 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.426 (b) 142.6 (c) 14.26 (d) 0.1426
  10. 10.1.6 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.4 (b) 64 (c) 0.064 (d) 0.64
  11. 11.9.1 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1547 (b) 15.47 (c) 1.547 (d) 154.7
  12. 12.2.4 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.216 (b) 2.16 (c) 216 (d) 21.6
  13. 13.6.7 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.06 (b) 0.1206 (c) 1.206 (d) 120.6
  14. 14.4.6 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.414 (b) 4.14 (c) 41.4 (d) 414
  15. 15.0.37 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.592 (b) 59.2 (c) 5.92 (d) 0.0592
  16. 16.0.16 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0176 (b) 0.176 (c) 17.6 (d) 1.76
  17. 17.5.8 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0348 (b) 3.48 (c) 0.348 (d) 34.8
  18. 18.3.2 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.288 (b) 28.8 (c) 2.88 (d) 0.0288
  19. 19.5.5 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.5 (b) 0.165 (c) 1.65 (d) 165
  20. 20.0.98 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.882 (b) 8.82 (c) 0.0882 (d) 88.2
  21. 21.0.12 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.084 (b) 8.4 (c) 0.84 (d) 0.0084
  22. 22.0.98 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0196 (b) 0.196 (c) 19.6 (d) 1.96
  23. 23.0.93 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 55.8 (b) 0.0558 (c) 5.58 (d) 0.558
  24. 24.0.34 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0442 (b) 0.442 (c) 44.2 (d) 4.42
  25. 25.0.45 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.115 (b) 211.5 (c) 0.2115 (d) 21.15
  26. 26.2.6 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 78 (b) 0.78 (c) 0.078 (d) 7.8
  27. 27.2.1 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0168 (b) 1.68 (c) 0.168 (d) 16.8
  28. 28.8.2 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.034 (b) 303.4 (c) 30.34 (d) 3034
  29. 29.7.6 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.304 (b) 304 (c) 30.4 (d) 3.04
  30. 30.4.6 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.22 (b) 0.0322 (c) 0.322 (d) 32.2
  31. 31.0.18 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.666 (b) 6.66 (c) 0.0666 (d) 66.6
  32. 32.0.83 × 2.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.909 (b) 0.01909 (c) 19.09 (d) 0.1909
  33. 33.2.4 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.792 (b) 7.92 (c) 0.0792 (d) 79.2
  34. 34.3.2 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0224 (b) 0.224 (c) 22.4 (d) 2.24
  35. 35.1.9 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.133 (b) 13.3 (c) 1.33 (d) 133
  36. 36.0.16 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.64 (b) 0.0064 (c) 0.064 (d) 0.00064
  37. 37.0.42 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.82 (b) 0.00882 (c) 0.0882 (d) 0.882
  38. 38.8.6 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.214 (b) 421.4 (c) 4214 (d) 42.14
  39. 39.1.3 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.2 (b) 52 (c) 0.052 (d) 0.52
  40. 40.9.9 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0891 (b) 89.1 (c) 0.891 (d) 8.91

Answer key

  1. 1.65
  2. 37.4
  3. 14.79
  4. 0.198
  5. 0.039
  6. 0.126
  7. 0.84
  8. 0.171
  9. 14.26
  10. 6.4
  11. 15.47
  12. 21.6
  13. 12.06
  14. 41.4
  15. 5.92
  16. 1.76
  17. 3.48
  18. 2.88
  19. 16.5
  20. 8.82
  21. 0.84
  22. 1.96
  23. 5.58
  24. 4.42
  25. 21.15
  26. 7.8
  27. 1.68
  28. 303.4
  29. 30.4
  30. 3.22
  31. 6.66
  32. 1.909
  33. 7.92
  34. 2.24
  35. 13.3
  36. 0.064
  37. 0.882
  38. 421.4
  39. 5.2
  40. 8.91

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