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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 624 · 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. 1.0.99 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.495 (b) 0.0495 (c) 49.5 (d) 4.95
  2. 2.8.4 × 4.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 39.48 (b) 3.948 (c) 394.8 (d) 0.3948
  3. 3.5.7 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.513 (b) 513 (c) 5.13 (d) 51.3
  4. 4.6.6 × 4.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 277.2 (b) 27.72 (c) 2.772 (d) 0.2772
  5. 5.0.94 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00846 (b) 0.846 (c) 0.0846 (d) 8.46
  6. 6.0.96 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.64 (b) 0.00864 (c) 0.0864 (d) 0.864
  7. 7.6.2 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.178 (b) 117.8 (c) 11.78 (d) 0.1178
  8. 8.9.3 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2697 (b) 2.697 (c) 269.7 (d) 26.97
  9. 9.1.3 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.69 (b) 169 (c) 0.169 (d) 16.9
  10. 10.0.67 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.35 (b) 0.0335 (c) 0.335 (d) 0.00335
  11. 11.0.99 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 36.63 (b) 0.3663 (c) 3.663 (d) 0.03663
  12. 12.0.45 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.85 (b) 0.585 (c) 0.0585 (d) 0.00585
  13. 13.8.7 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.96 (b) 696 (c) 69.6 (d) 0.696
  14. 14.0.16 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.176 (b) 0.00176 (c) 0.0176 (d) 1.76
  15. 15.0.39 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.287 (b) 12.87 (c) 0.1287 (d) 128.7
  16. 16.7.9 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.158 (b) 15.8 (c) 0.0158 (d) 1.58
  17. 17.0.88 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.704 (b) 0.0704 (c) 7.04 (d) 0.00704
  18. 18.0.96 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.76 (b) 0.576 (c) 57.6 (d) 0.0576
  19. 19.6.6 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 39.6 (b) 0.396 (c) 3.96 (d) 0.0396
  20. 20.0.59 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0531 (b) 0.00531 (c) 5.31 (d) 0.531
  21. 21.0.99 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.594 (b) 5.94 (c) 0.00594 (d) 0.0594
  22. 22.1.6 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.496 (b) 0.0496 (c) 4.96 (d) 49.6
  23. 23.0.54 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 21.6 (b) 0.0216 (c) 0.216 (d) 2.16
  24. 24.3.1 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 248 (b) 0.248 (c) 2.48 (d) 24.8
  25. 25.2.9 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.6 (b) 1.16 (c) 0.0116 (d) 0.116
  26. 26.3.3 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.9 (b) 0.099 (c) 99 (d) 0.99
  27. 27.0.21 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1029 (b) 10.29 (c) 1.029 (d) 0.01029
  28. 28.0.47 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00423 (b) 4.23 (c) 0.0423 (d) 0.423
  29. 29.0.82 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0656 (b) 6.56 (c) 0.656 (d) 0.00656
  30. 30.0.36 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.32 (b) 43.2 (c) 0.432 (d) 0.0432
  31. 31.0.85 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 24.65 (b) 0.2465 (c) 2.465 (d) 246.5
  32. 32.4.7 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 136.3 (b) 1.363 (c) 13.63 (d) 1363
  33. 33.9.3 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.72 (b) 37.2 (c) 0.372 (d) 372
  34. 34.0.86 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.16 (b) 0.0516 (c) 0.00516 (d) 0.516
  35. 35.3.2 × 4.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1344 (b) 134.4 (c) 1.344 (d) 13.44
  36. 36.0.26 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.572 (b) 0.0572 (c) 57.2 (d) 5.72
  37. 37.0.19 × 3.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00722 (b) 0.722 (c) 0.0722 (d) 7.22
  38. 38.2.6 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0338 (b) 3.38 (c) 0.338 (d) 33.8
  39. 39.0.63 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0126 (b) 1.26 (c) 0.00126 (d) 0.126
  40. 40.0.87 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1827 (b) 18.27 (c) 182.7 (d) 1.827

Answer key

  1. 4.95
  2. 39.48
  3. 51.3
  4. 27.72
  5. 0.846
  6. 0.864
  7. 11.78
  8. 26.97
  9. 16.9
  10. 0.335
  11. 3.663
  12. 0.585
  13. 69.6
  14. 0.176
  15. 12.87
  16. 1.58
  17. 0.704
  18. 5.76
  19. 3.96
  20. 0.531
  21. 0.594
  22. 4.96
  23. 2.16
  24. 24.8
  25. 1.16
  26. 9.9
  27. 1.029
  28. 0.423
  29. 0.656
  30. 4.32
  31. 24.65
  32. 136.3
  33. 37.2
  34. 0.516
  35. 13.44
  36. 5.72
  37. 0.722
  38. 3.38
  39. 0.126
  40. 18.27

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