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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 637 · 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. 1.0.47 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 98.7 (b) 9.87 (c) 0.0987 (d) 0.987
  2. 2.0.98 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.038 (b) 0.3038 (c) 0.03038 (d) 30.38
  3. 3.0.33 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 52.8 (b) 5.28 (c) 0.0528 (d) 0.528
  4. 4.3.2 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 576 (b) 5.76 (c) 0.576 (d) 57.6
  5. 5.7.8 × 4.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3666 (b) 366.6 (c) 36.66 (d) 3.666
  6. 6.9.4 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.58 (b) 0.658 (c) 658 (d) 65.8
  7. 7.0.82 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.94 (b) 0.01394 (c) 0.1394 (d) 1.394
  8. 8.0.33 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.353 (b) 135.3 (c) 0.1353 (d) 13.53
  9. 9.7.9 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.95 (b) 395 (c) 0.395 (d) 39.5
  10. 10.6.2 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0434 (b) 0.434 (c) 43.4 (d) 4.34
  11. 11.2.8 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.8 (b) 1.68 (c) 0.168 (d) 168
  12. 12.9.4 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 21.62 (b) 216.2 (c) 2.162 (d) 2162
  13. 13.5.8 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 69.6 (b) 6.96 (c) 0.696 (d) 696
  14. 14.0.38 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 53.2 (b) 0.532 (c) 5.32 (d) 0.0532
  15. 15.1.6 × 4.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 70.4 (b) 0.0704 (c) 7.04 (d) 0.704
  16. 16.6.1 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 24.4 (b) 0.244 (c) 0.0244 (d) 2.44
  17. 17.0.88 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.176 (b) 17.6 (c) 1.76 (d) 0.0176
  18. 18.8.7 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 34.8 (b) 0.348 (c) 348 (d) 3.48
  19. 19.0.31 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.24 (b) 0.124 (c) 12.4 (d) 0.0124
  20. 20.0.25 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.75 (b) 0.0475 (c) 0.475 (d) 47.5
  21. 21.3.3 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0066 (b) 0.066 (c) 6.6 (d) 0.66
  22. 22.6.6 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.62 (b) 0.462 (c) 46.2 (d) 462
  23. 23.0.19 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0741 (b) 74.1 (c) 0.741 (d) 7.41
  24. 24.8.7 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0435 (b) 4.35 (c) 0.435 (d) 43.5
  25. 25.0.24 × 43 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 103.2 (b) 10.32 (c) 0.1032 (d) 1.032
  26. 26.8.5 × 4.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3655 (b) 365.5 (c) 3.655 (d) 36.55
  27. 27.1.9 × 25 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 475 (b) 0.475 (c) 4.75 (d) 47.5
  28. 28.0.14 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.42 (b) 0.00042 (c) 0.0042 (d) 0.042
  29. 29.0.21 × 4.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.945 (b) 0.0945 (c) 0.00945 (d) 9.45
  30. 30.0.32 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.472 (b) 14.72 (c) 0.1472 (d) 147.2
  31. 31.0.78 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2262 (b) 22.62 (c) 2.262 (d) 0.02262
  32. 32.4.6 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.38 (b) 0.0138 (c) 0.138 (d) 13.8
  33. 33.1.2 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.4 (b) 0.24 (c) 0.0024 (d) 0.024
  34. 34.1.2 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.36 (b) 0.036 (c) 0.0036 (d) 3.6
  35. 35.0.13 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.65 (b) 0.0065 (c) 0.065 (d) 6.5
  36. 36.2.8 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.644 (b) 64.4 (c) 644 (d) 6.44
  37. 37.4.4 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.396 (b) 0.0396 (c) 3.96 (d) 39.6
  38. 38.4.7 × 25 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.75 (b) 1.175 (c) 117.5 (d) 1175
  39. 39.9.6 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.576 (b) 0.0576 (c) 5.76 (d) 57.6
  40. 40.0.48 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.968 (b) 19.68 (c) 0.1968 (d) 0.01968

Answer key

  1. 9.87
  2. 3.038
  3. 5.28
  4. 57.6
  5. 36.66
  6. 65.8
  7. 1.394
  8. 13.53
  9. 39.5
  10. 4.34
  11. 16.8
  12. 216.2
  13. 69.6
  14. 5.32
  15. 7.04
  16. 2.44
  17. 1.76
  18. 34.8
  19. 1.24
  20. 4.75
  21. 0.66
  22. 46.2
  23. 7.41
  24. 4.35
  25. 10.32
  26. 36.55
  27. 47.5
  28. 0.042
  29. 0.945
  30. 14.72
  31. 2.262
  32. 1.38
  33. 0.24
  34. 0.36
  35. 0.65
  36. 64.4
  37. 3.96
  38. 117.5
  39. 5.76
  40. 1.968

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