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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 621 · 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. 1.5.5 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1155 (b) 1.155 (c) 115.5 (d) 11.55
  2. 2.0.36 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1368 (b) 13.68 (c) 1.368 (d) 136.8
  3. 3.0.32 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0224 (b) 0.224 (c) 2.24 (d) 22.4
  4. 4.7.6 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.608 (b) 6.08 (c) 608 (d) 60.8
  5. 5.0.51 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 24.99 (b) 2.499 (c) 0.02499 (d) 0.2499
  6. 6.0.37 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.074 (b) 0.0074 (c) 0.00074 (d) 0.74
  7. 7.0.23 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.84 (b) 0.0184 (c) 18.4 (d) 0.184
  8. 8.1.3 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0091 (b) 9.1 (c) 0.091 (d) 0.91
  9. 9.0.42 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1512 (b) 151.2 (c) 15.12 (d) 1.512
  10. 10.0.74 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.44 (b) 0.444 (c) 0.0444 (d) 44.4
  11. 11.3.7 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.11 (b) 0.0111 (c) 0.111 (d) 11.1
  12. 12.9.6 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 28.8 (b) 0.288 (c) 0.0288 (d) 2.88
  13. 13.7.4 × 3.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26.64 (b) 2.664 (c) 0.2664 (d) 266.4
  14. 14.0.28 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.112 (b) 1.12 (c) 0.0112 (d) 11.2
  15. 15.0.29 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.74 (b) 0.174 (c) 17.4 (d) 0.0174
  16. 16.9.4 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 338.4 (b) 3.384 (c) 3384 (d) 33.84
  17. 17.8.7 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4089 (b) 408.9 (c) 40.89 (d) 4.089
  18. 18.9.2 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 36.8 (b) 3.68 (c) 368 (d) 0.368
  19. 19.0.18 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0144 (b) 14.4 (c) 0.144 (d) 1.44
  20. 20.6.9 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.414 (b) 4.14 (c) 0.0414 (d) 41.4
  21. 21.0.69 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00138 (b) 0.138 (c) 1.38 (d) 0.0138
  22. 22.0.58 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.986 (b) 98.6 (c) 0.0986 (d) 9.86
  23. 23.0.67 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 80.4 (b) 0.804 (c) 0.0804 (d) 8.04
  24. 24.5.1 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 24.48 (b) 2.448 (c) 2448 (d) 244.8
  25. 25.3.2 × 42 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1344 (b) 1.344 (c) 134.4 (d) 13.44
  26. 26.0.48 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 43.2 (b) 0.0432 (c) 4.32 (d) 0.432
  27. 27.0.75 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.225 (b) 2.25 (c) 22.5 (d) 0.0225
  28. 28.0.57 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 216.6 (b) 21.66 (c) 0.2166 (d) 2.166
  29. 29.1.7 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.46 (b) 64.6 (c) 646 (d) 0.646
  30. 30.0.17 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0289 (b) 0.289 (c) 28.9 (d) 2.89
  31. 31.3.9 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 113.1 (b) 1.131 (c) 0.1131 (d) 11.31
  32. 32.0.37 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0185 (b) 0.00185 (c) 0.185 (d) 1.85
  33. 33.0.53 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.65 (b) 0.0265 (c) 0.00265 (d) 0.265
  34. 34.0.31 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.19 (b) 1.519 (c) 0.1519 (d) 151.9
  35. 35.4.3 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.516 (b) 5.16 (c) 0.0516 (d) 51.6
  36. 36.8.4 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0588 (b) 58.8 (c) 0.588 (d) 5.88
  37. 37.5.1 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.55 (b) 25.5 (c) 0.255 (d) 255
  38. 38.1.2 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.6 (b) 0.036 (c) 0.36 (d) 36
  39. 39.5.6 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.56 (b) 1.456 (c) 145.6 (d) 1456
  40. 40.6.7 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.139 (b) 11.39 (c) 1139 (d) 113.9

Answer key

  1. 115.5
  2. 13.68
  3. 2.24
  4. 60.8
  5. 2.499
  6. 0.074
  7. 1.84
  8. 0.91
  9. 15.12
  10. 4.44
  11. 1.11
  12. 2.88
  13. 26.64
  14. 1.12
  15. 1.74
  16. 338.4
  17. 408.9
  18. 36.8
  19. 1.44
  20. 4.14
  21. 0.138
  22. 9.86
  23. 8.04
  24. 244.8
  25. 134.4
  26. 4.32
  27. 2.25
  28. 21.66
  29. 64.6
  30. 2.89
  31. 11.31
  32. 0.185
  33. 0.265
  34. 15.19
  35. 5.16
  36. 5.88
  37. 25.5
  38. 3.6
  39. 145.6
  40. 113.9

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