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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 638 · 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. 1.7.1 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.13 (b) 0.213 (c) 21.3 (d) 0.0213
  2. 2.7.8 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.24 (b) 62.4 (c) 0.624 (d) 0.0624
  3. 3.0.38 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.08 (b) 0.608 (c) 0.00608 (d) 0.0608
  4. 4.3.2 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 224 (b) 2.24 (c) 0.224 (d) 22.4
  5. 5.0.45 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.05 (b) 40.5 (c) 0.405 (d) 0.0405
  6. 6.0.91 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.64 (b) 36.4 (c) 0.0364 (d) 0.364
  7. 7.3.7 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.92 (b) 0.0592 (c) 59.2 (d) 0.592
  8. 8.6.5 × 45 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.925 (b) 29.25 (c) 2925 (d) 292.5
  9. 9.4.6 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0184 (b) 1.84 (c) 0.184 (d) 18.4
  10. 10.0.47 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 89.3 (b) 0.893 (c) 8.93 (d) 0.0893
  11. 11.4.3 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1978 (b) 197.8 (c) 19.78 (d) 1.978
  12. 12.2.7 × 4.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.69 (b) 1.269 (c) 0.1269 (d) 126.9
  13. 13.0.42 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.78 (b) 0.00378 (c) 0.378 (d) 0.0378
  14. 14.0.27 × 4.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.69 (b) 0.1269 (c) 0.01269 (d) 1.269
  15. 15.1.7 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.085 (b) 0.0085 (c) 0.85 (d) 8.5
  16. 16.1.2 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.4 (b) 1.44 (c) 0.144 (d) 144
  17. 17.5.3 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 371 (b) 37.1 (c) 3.71 (d) 0.371
  18. 18.7.6 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.496 (b) 34.96 (c) 349.6 (d) 0.3496
  19. 19.4.4 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.176 (b) 1.76 (c) 176 (d) 17.6
  20. 20.0.95 × 45 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 427.5 (b) 4.275 (c) 0.4275 (d) 42.75
  21. 21.0.61 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.122 (b) 1.22 (c) 0.0122 (d) 12.2
  22. 22.6.8 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.72 (b) 0.272 (c) 27.2 (d) 272
  23. 23.7.9 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 71.1 (b) 711 (c) 0.711 (d) 7.11
  24. 24.6.5 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 32.5 (b) 3.25 (c) 325 (d) 0.325
  25. 25.8.1 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2916 (b) 29.16 (c) 2.916 (d) 291.6
  26. 26.0.78 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.326 (b) 0.1326 (c) 13.26 (d) 0.01326
  27. 27.6.1 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 30.5 (b) 0.305 (c) 305 (d) 3.05
  28. 28.0.66 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.94 (b) 0.0594 (c) 0.594 (d) 59.4
  29. 29.4.4 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 52.8 (b) 5.28 (c) 0.0528 (d) 0.528
  30. 30.4.6 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.138 (b) 0.0138 (c) 1.38 (d) 13.8
  31. 31.9.1 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0455 (b) 4.55 (c) 0.455 (d) 45.5
  32. 32.9.5 × 4.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.4275 (b) 427.5 (c) 42.75 (d) 4.275
  33. 33.7.3 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 35.77 (b) 3.577 (c) 357.7 (d) 3577
  34. 34.7.4 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 24.42 (b) 2.442 (c) 2442 (d) 244.2
  35. 35.3.3 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1584 (b) 158.4 (c) 15.84 (d) 1.584
  36. 36.5.8 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1102 (b) 11.02 (c) 1.102 (d) 110.2
  37. 37.6.9 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 20.7 (b) 2.07 (c) 0.207 (d) 0.0207
  38. 38.7.9 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.792 (b) 379.2 (c) 3792 (d) 37.92
  39. 39.0.37 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00074 (b) 0.0074 (c) 0.74 (d) 0.074
  40. 40.0.71 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26.27 (b) 0.02627 (c) 2.627 (d) 0.2627

Answer key

  1. 2.13
  2. 6.24
  3. 0.608
  4. 22.4
  5. 4.05
  6. 3.64
  7. 5.92
  8. 292.5
  9. 1.84
  10. 8.93
  11. 19.78
  12. 12.69
  13. 0.378
  14. 1.269
  15. 0.85
  16. 14.4
  17. 37.1
  18. 34.96
  19. 17.6
  20. 42.75
  21. 1.22
  22. 27.2
  23. 71.1
  24. 32.5
  25. 291.6
  26. 1.326
  27. 30.5
  28. 5.94
  29. 5.28
  30. 1.38
  31. 4.55
  32. 42.75
  33. 357.7
  34. 244.2
  35. 158.4
  36. 110.2
  37. 2.07
  38. 379.2
  39. 0.074
  40. 2.627

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