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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 635 · 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. 1.5.9 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0413 (b) 4.13 (c) 41.3 (d) 0.413
  2. 2.1.9 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.209 (b) 2.09 (c) 209 (d) 20.9
  3. 3.0.31 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.271 (b) 0.1271 (c) 0.01271 (d) 12.71
  4. 4.1.2 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.036 (b) 0.36 (c) 3.6 (d) 36
  5. 5.0.78 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.822 (b) 382.2 (c) 38.22 (d) 0.3822
  6. 6.0.16 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.096 (b) 0.96 (c) 0.0096 (d) 9.6
  7. 7.0.73 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 51.1 (b) 5.11 (c) 0.511 (d) 0.0511
  8. 8.6.9 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.28 (b) 0.0828 (c) 82.8 (d) 0.828
  9. 9.0.77 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.93 (b) 0.693 (c) 0.0693 (d) 69.3
  10. 10.1.6 × 4.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 68.8 (b) 6.88 (c) 0.688 (d) 0.0688
  11. 11.3.3 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.363 (b) 0.0363 (c) 36.3 (d) 3.63
  12. 12.2.8 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.868 (b) 868 (c) 86.8 (d) 8.68
  13. 13.6.5 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1235 (b) 12.35 (c) 123.5 (d) 1.235
  14. 14.4.7 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1363 (b) 1.363 (c) 136.3 (d) 13.63
  15. 15.3.9 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.5 (b) 195 (c) 0.195 (d) 1.95
  16. 16.7.1 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 28.4 (b) 2.84 (c) 284 (d) 0.284
  17. 17.0.19 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00095 (b) 0.95 (c) 0.0095 (d) 0.095
  18. 18.2.4 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.216 (b) 21.6 (c) 0.0216 (d) 2.16
  19. 19.1.8 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 72 (b) 7.2 (c) 0.72 (d) 0.072
  20. 20.0.66 × 3.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.112 (b) 0.02112 (c) 0.2112 (d) 21.12
  21. 21.1.4 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0028 (b) 0.028 (c) 0.28 (d) 2.8
  22. 22.2.7 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.54 (b) 54 (c) 0.054 (d) 5.4
  23. 23.2.6 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.156 (b) 1.56 (c) 15.6 (d) 156
  24. 24.2.3 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.184 (b) 184 (c) 18.4 (d) 1.84
  25. 25.0.78 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.02 (b) 0.0702 (c) 0.702 (d) 0.00702
  26. 26.0.44 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0176 (b) 0.176 (c) 1.76 (d) 0.00176
  27. 27.8.8 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.608 (b) 360.8 (c) 36.08 (d) 3608
  28. 28.7.7 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.693 (b) 6.93 (c) 69.3 (d) 693
  29. 29.3.7 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.074 (b) 74 (c) 7.4 (d) 0.74
  30. 30.2.4 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.048 (b) 0.48 (c) 4.8 (d) 0.0048
  31. 31.0.64 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.448 (b) 44.8 (c) 0.0448 (d) 4.48
  32. 32.4.4 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.76 (b) 0.176 (c) 0.0176 (d) 17.6
  33. 33.9.5 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.75 (b) 0.0475 (c) 0.475 (d) 47.5
  34. 34.3.1 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 86.8 (b) 8.68 (c) 0.0868 (d) 0.868
  35. 35.2.7 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0108 (b) 10.8 (c) 0.108 (d) 1.08
  36. 36.0.52 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00312 (b) 3.12 (c) 0.0312 (d) 0.312
  37. 37.7.1 × 15 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.65 (b) 106.5 (c) 1.065 (d) 1065
  38. 38.5.8 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.406 (b) 0.0406 (c) 4.06 (d) 40.6
  39. 39.3.4 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.748 (b) 74.8 (c) 748 (d) 7.48
  40. 40.0.98 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.82 (b) 0.882 (c) 0.0882 (d) 88.2

Answer key

  1. 4.13
  2. 20.9
  3. 1.271
  4. 3.6
  5. 38.22
  6. 0.96
  7. 5.11
  8. 8.28
  9. 6.93
  10. 6.88
  11. 3.63
  12. 86.8
  13. 12.35
  14. 13.63
  15. 19.5
  16. 28.4
  17. 0.095
  18. 2.16
  19. 7.2
  20. 2.112
  21. 0.28
  22. 5.4
  23. 15.6
  24. 18.4
  25. 0.702
  26. 0.176
  27. 360.8
  28. 69.3
  29. 7.4
  30. 0.48
  31. 4.48
  32. 1.76
  33. 4.75
  34. 8.68
  35. 1.08
  36. 0.312
  37. 106.5
  38. 4.06
  39. 74.8
  40. 8.82

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