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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 60 · 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. 1.0.19 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.076 (b) 0.0076 (c) 0.76 (d) 0.00076
  2. 2.1.2 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.6 (b) 0.096 (c) 96 (d) 0.96
  3. 3.0.53 × 15 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.795 (b) 79.5 (c) 0.0795 (d) 7.95
  4. 4.0.92 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.368 (b) 0.0368 (c) 3.68 (d) 0.00368
  5. 5.8.5 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.785 (b) 178.5 (c) 17.85 (d) 0.1785
  6. 6.1.8 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.162 (b) 162 (c) 1.62 (d) 16.2
  7. 7.0.98 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.94 (b) 0.294 (c) 29.4 (d) 0.0294
  8. 8.0.68 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.496 (b) 0.1496 (c) 14.96 (d) 149.6
  9. 9.1.4 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.2 (b) 0.42 (c) 0.042 (d) 0.0042
  10. 10.6.6 × 42 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 27.72 (b) 2.772 (c) 277.2 (d) 2772
  11. 11.0.91 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3003 (b) 0.03003 (c) 30.03 (d) 3.003
  12. 12.0.52 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.56 (b) 0.156 (c) 0.0156 (d) 15.6
  13. 13.5.6 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.36 (b) 0.336 (c) 33.6 (d) 336
  14. 14.0.56 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00392 (b) 0.0392 (c) 0.392 (d) 3.92
  15. 15.9.5 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.705 (b) 37.05 (c) 0.3705 (d) 370.5
  16. 16.0.46 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.68 (b) 0.00368 (c) 0.0368 (d) 0.368
  17. 17.0.16 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 51.2 (b) 0.512 (c) 5.12 (d) 0.0512
  18. 18.0.22 × 2.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.06 (b) 0.00506 (c) 0.0506 (d) 0.506
  19. 19.0.61 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0427 (b) 0.427 (c) 42.7 (d) 4.27
  20. 20.0.17 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.68 (b) 6.8 (c) 0.068 (d) 0.0068
  21. 21.1.9 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.28 (b) 0.228 (c) 22.8 (d) 228
  22. 22.6.1 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.44 (b) 24.4 (c) 0.0244 (d) 0.244
  23. 23.7.2 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.504 (b) 50.4 (c) 5.04 (d) 504
  24. 24.4.9 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0196 (b) 0.196 (c) 19.6 (d) 1.96
  25. 25.0.43 × 4.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.35 (b) 1.935 (c) 0.01935 (d) 0.1935
  26. 26.0.28 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0056 (b) 0.056 (c) 0.56 (d) 0.00056
  27. 27.3.1 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 248 (b) 0.248 (c) 2.48 (d) 24.8
  28. 28.0.64 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 166.4 (b) 0.1664 (c) 1.664 (d) 16.64
  29. 29.0.39 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.36 (b) 0.936 (c) 0.0936 (d) 93.6
  30. 30.5.2 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.156 (b) 1.56 (c) 0.0156 (d) 15.6
  31. 31.1.8 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.48 (b) 648 (c) 64.8 (d) 0.648
  32. 32.5.4 × 34 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 183.6 (b) 1836 (c) 18.36 (d) 1.836
  33. 33.0.57 × 45 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 256.5 (b) 25.65 (c) 0.2565 (d) 2.565
  34. 34.0.15 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.5 (b) 0.0075 (c) 0.075 (d) 0.75
  35. 35.6.6 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0528 (b) 52.8 (c) 5.28 (d) 0.528
  36. 36.0.98 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0196 (b) 0.00196 (c) 1.96 (d) 0.196
  37. 37.0.81 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0567 (b) 5.67 (c) 0.567 (d) 56.7
  38. 38.2.1 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 75.6 (b) 756 (c) 0.756 (d) 7.56
  39. 39.2.8 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.88 (b) 58.8 (c) 0.588 (d) 0.0588
  40. 40.0.21 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.63 (b) 0.063 (c) 0.00063 (d) 0.0063

Answer key

  1. 0.076
  2. 9.6
  3. 7.95
  4. 0.368
  5. 17.85
  6. 16.2
  7. 2.94
  8. 14.96
  9. 0.42
  10. 277.2
  11. 3.003
  12. 1.56
  13. 33.6
  14. 0.392
  15. 37.05
  16. 0.368
  17. 5.12
  18. 0.506
  19. 4.27
  20. 0.68
  21. 22.8
  22. 2.44
  23. 50.4
  24. 1.96
  25. 1.935
  26. 0.056
  27. 24.8
  28. 16.64
  29. 9.36
  30. 1.56
  31. 64.8
  32. 183.6
  33. 25.65
  34. 0.75
  35. 5.28
  36. 0.196
  37. 5.67
  38. 75.6
  39. 5.88
  40. 0.063

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