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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 642 · 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. 1.0.71 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00497 (b) 4.97 (c) 0.497 (d) 0.0497
  2. 2.0.87 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0174 (b) 0.00174 (c) 1.74 (d) 0.174
  3. 3.9.4 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 37.6 (b) 0.376 (c) 3.76 (d) 0.0376
  4. 4.0.37 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.4 (b) 0.74 (c) 0.074 (d) 0.0074
  5. 5.0.26 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.052 (b) 0.0052 (c) 0.00052 (d) 0.52
  6. 6.8.1 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.648 (b) 648 (c) 6.48 (d) 64.8
  7. 7.0.13 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.091 (b) 0.91 (c) 9.1 (d) 0.0091
  8. 8.0.48 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.44 (b) 0.144 (c) 0.0144 (d) 0.00144
  9. 9.8.4 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0336 (b) 0.336 (c) 33.6 (d) 3.36
  10. 10.0.68 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.544 (b) 0.0544 (c) 54.4 (d) 5.44
  11. 11.9.7 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0291 (b) 2.91 (c) 29.1 (d) 0.291
  12. 12.5.4 × 4.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2538 (b) 25.38 (c) 253.8 (d) 2.538
  13. 13.5.5 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 20.35 (b) 0.2035 (c) 203.5 (d) 2.035
  14. 14.0.51 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.55 (b) 25.5 (c) 0.0255 (d) 0.255
  15. 15.0.53 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.24 (b) 42.4 (c) 0.0424 (d) 0.424
  16. 16.0.84 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0252 (b) 2.52 (c) 0.252 (d) 25.2
  17. 17.4.4 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26.4 (b) 0.264 (c) 2.64 (d) 264
  18. 18.0.19 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.361 (b) 3.61 (c) 0.0361 (d) 36.1
  19. 19.0.78 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.234 (b) 2.34 (c) 0.0234 (d) 23.4
  20. 20.0.93 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.953 (b) 19.53 (c) 0.1953 (d) 0.01953
  21. 21.0.78 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.588 (b) 0.03588 (c) 35.88 (d) 0.3588
  22. 22.0.67 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0268 (b) 2.68 (c) 0.268 (d) 26.8
  23. 23.8.2 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0246 (b) 24.6 (c) 0.246 (d) 2.46
  24. 24.8.7 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 60.9 (b) 0.609 (c) 609 (d) 6.09
  25. 25.0.93 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.465 (b) 4.65 (c) 0.00465 (d) 0.0465
  26. 26.7.7 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 161.7 (b) 16.17 (c) 0.1617 (d) 1.617
  27. 27.0.31 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.806 (b) 8.06 (c) 0.0806 (d) 80.6
  28. 28.0.37 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00481 (b) 0.0481 (c) 4.81 (d) 0.481
  29. 29.4.4 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.704 (b) 7.04 (c) 704 (d) 70.4
  30. 30.2.1 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.73 (b) 0.273 (c) 273 (d) 27.3
  31. 31.0.46 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0276 (b) 2.76 (c) 27.6 (d) 0.276
  32. 32.5.5 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0165 (b) 0.165 (c) 1.65 (d) 16.5
  33. 33.0.91 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0546 (b) 0.546 (c) 54.6 (d) 5.46
  34. 34.0.97 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2522 (b) 0.02522 (c) 2.522 (d) 25.22
  35. 35.5.6 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.904 (b) 19.04 (c) 190.4 (d) 0.1904
  36. 36.0.94 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.444 (b) 0.2444 (c) 0.02444 (d) 24.44
  37. 37.6.3 × 2.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 138.6 (b) 0.1386 (c) 13.86 (d) 1.386
  38. 38.0.47 × 2.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1128 (b) 1.128 (c) 0.01128 (d) 11.28
  39. 39.0.84 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.04 (b) 50.4 (c) 0.0504 (d) 0.504
  40. 40.0.91 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.02821 (b) 28.21 (c) 2.821 (d) 0.2821

Answer key

  1. 0.497
  2. 0.174
  3. 3.76
  4. 0.74
  5. 0.052
  6. 64.8
  7. 0.91
  8. 0.144
  9. 3.36
  10. 5.44
  11. 2.91
  12. 25.38
  13. 20.35
  14. 2.55
  15. 4.24
  16. 2.52
  17. 26.4
  18. 3.61
  19. 2.34
  20. 1.953
  21. 3.588
  22. 2.68
  23. 2.46
  24. 60.9
  25. 0.465
  26. 16.17
  27. 8.06
  28. 0.481
  29. 70.4
  30. 27.3
  31. 2.76
  32. 1.65
  33. 5.46
  34. 2.522
  35. 19.04
  36. 2.444
  37. 13.86
  38. 1.128
  39. 5.04
  40. 2.821

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