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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 599 · 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. 1.7.5 × 2.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.875 (b) 187.5 (c) 18.75 (d) 0.1875
  2. 2.0.45 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.65 (b) 76.5 (c) 0.0765 (d) 0.765
  3. 3.0.28 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01372 (b) 0.1372 (c) 13.72 (d) 1.372
  4. 4.5.7 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 159.6 (b) 0.1596 (c) 15.96 (d) 1.596
  5. 5.0.37 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.59 (b) 0.259 (c) 0.00259 (d) 0.0259
  6. 6.0.54 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00648 (b) 6.48 (c) 0.0648 (d) 0.648
  7. 7.0.34 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.714 (b) 71.4 (c) 7.14 (d) 0.0714
  8. 8.1.9 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 532 (b) 53.2 (c) 5.32 (d) 0.532
  9. 9.4.6 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.322 (b) 3.22 (c) 32.2 (d) 0.0322
  10. 10.0.61 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.22 (b) 12.2 (c) 0.122 (d) 0.0122
  11. 11.0.62 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0124 (b) 12.4 (c) 0.124 (d) 1.24
  12. 12.0.17 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.61 (b) 0.0561 (c) 56.1 (d) 0.561
  13. 13.0.53 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.544 (b) 0.2544 (c) 25.44 (d) 0.02544
  14. 14.7.6 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.304 (b) 0.0304 (c) 30.4 (d) 3.04
  15. 15.7.8 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.234 (b) 23.4 (c) 2.34 (d) 234
  16. 16.0.31 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.93 (b) 0.0093 (c) 0.093 (d) 9.3
  17. 17.1.2 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 58.8 (b) 5.88 (c) 0.588 (d) 0.0588
  18. 18.1.8 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.126 (b) 126 (c) 1.26 (d) 12.6
  19. 19.6.5 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.25 (b) 32.5 (c) 325 (d) 0.325
  20. 20.9.9 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.8 (b) 1.98 (c) 0.198 (d) 198
  21. 21.0.33 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01584 (b) 0.1584 (c) 1.584 (d) 15.84
  22. 22.5.7 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.12 (b) 912 (c) 91.2 (d) 0.912
  23. 23.8.8 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.704 (b) 70.4 (c) 7.04 (d) 704
  24. 24.7.4 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.222 (b) 2.22 (c) 222 (d) 22.2
  25. 25.7.3 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0292 (b) 0.292 (c) 2.92 (d) 29.2
  26. 26.0.18 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.62 (b) 0.0162 (c) 16.2 (d) 0.162
  27. 27.0.89 × 1.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.35 (b) 0.01335 (c) 0.1335 (d) 1.335
  28. 28.0.89 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.848 (b) 0.2848 (c) 284.8 (d) 28.48
  29. 29.0.46 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0414 (b) 0.414 (c) 4.14 (d) 0.00414
  30. 30.8.3 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3818 (b) 381.8 (c) 38.18 (d) 3.818
  31. 31.1.4 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 40.6 (b) 4.06 (c) 406 (d) 0.406
  32. 32.4.8 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 144 (b) 14.4 (c) 1.44 (d) 0.144
  33. 33.4.3 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.58 (b) 25.8 (c) 0.258 (d) 258
  34. 34.0.27 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00216 (b) 0.0216 (c) 0.216 (d) 2.16
  35. 35.4.3 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.064 (b) 20.64 (c) 0.2064 (d) 206.4
  36. 36.4.3 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.44 (b) 34.4 (c) 344 (d) 0.344
  37. 37.8.7 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.783 (b) 0.0783 (c) 7.83 (d) 78.3
  38. 38.1.6 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.08 (b) 0.208 (c) 20.8 (d) 0.0208
  39. 39.6.1 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.44 (b) 0.244 (c) 24.4 (d) 244
  40. 40.6.7 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.603 (b) 0.0603 (c) 6.03 (d) 60.3

Answer key

  1. 18.75
  2. 7.65
  3. 1.372
  4. 15.96
  5. 0.259
  6. 0.648
  7. 7.14
  8. 53.2
  9. 3.22
  10. 1.22
  11. 1.24
  12. 5.61
  13. 2.544
  14. 3.04
  15. 23.4
  16. 0.93
  17. 5.88
  18. 12.6
  19. 32.5
  20. 19.8
  21. 1.584
  22. 91.2
  23. 70.4
  24. 22.2
  25. 2.92
  26. 1.62
  27. 1.335
  28. 28.48
  29. 0.414
  30. 381.8
  31. 40.6
  32. 14.4
  33. 25.8
  34. 0.216
  35. 20.64
  36. 34.4
  37. 7.83
  38. 2.08
  39. 24.4
  40. 6.03

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