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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 650 · 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. 1.0.51 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1377 (b) 13.77 (c) 1.377 (d) 137.7
  2. 2.0.87 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 34.8 (b) 3.48 (c) 0.348 (d) 0.0348
  3. 3.1.3 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.104 (b) 1.04 (c) 104 (d) 10.4
  4. 4.0.18 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.08 (b) 0.108 (c) 0.0108 (d) 10.8
  5. 5.2.3 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 115 (b) 1.15 (c) 0.115 (d) 11.5
  6. 6.0.24 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.96 (b) 0.696 (c) 69.6 (d) 0.0696
  7. 7.3.8 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 64.6 (b) 6.46 (c) 0.646 (d) 0.0646
  8. 8.5.1 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.714 (b) 0.0714 (c) 71.4 (d) 7.14
  9. 9.0.88 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01848 (b) 1.848 (c) 0.1848 (d) 18.48
  10. 10.0.62 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00558 (b) 0.0558 (c) 0.558 (d) 5.58
  11. 11.0.43 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.88 (b) 68.8 (c) 0.688 (d) 0.0688
  12. 12.0.51 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.08 (b) 0.408 (c) 0.0408 (d) 0.00408
  13. 13.0.15 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00135 (b) 1.35 (c) 0.0135 (d) 0.135
  14. 14.0.54 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.998 (b) 0.1998 (c) 19.98 (d) 0.01998
  15. 15.6.7 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.268 (b) 268 (c) 2.68 (d) 26.8
  16. 16.0.89 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0178 (b) 1.78 (c) 0.00178 (d) 0.178
  17. 17.0.16 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.128 (b) 0.0128 (c) 12.8 (d) 1.28
  18. 18.0.94 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0564 (b) 56.4 (c) 0.564 (d) 5.64
  19. 19.6.3 × 45 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.835 (b) 283.5 (c) 2835 (d) 28.35
  20. 20.0.48 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0336 (b) 0.00336 (c) 3.36 (d) 0.336
  21. 21.0.79 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.553 (b) 0.0553 (c) 5.53 (d) 55.3
  22. 22.0.64 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.728 (b) 0.01728 (c) 0.1728 (d) 17.28
  23. 23.0.18 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00072 (b) 0.0072 (c) 0.072 (d) 0.72
  24. 24.6.7 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0335 (b) 33.5 (c) 3.35 (d) 0.335
  25. 25.0.86 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.62 (b) 1.462 (c) 0.1462 (d) 146.2
  26. 26.4.5 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.35 (b) 0.135 (c) 13.5 (d) 135
  27. 27.0.31 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.124 (b) 0.0124 (c) 1.24 (d) 12.4
  28. 28.1.2 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.84 (b) 8.4 (c) 0.084 (d) 84
  29. 29.5.5 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.275 (b) 0.0275 (c) 2.75 (d) 27.5
  30. 30.0.58 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2378 (b) 237.8 (c) 23.78 (d) 2.378
  31. 31.0.16 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00032 (b) 0.032 (c) 0.0032 (d) 0.32
  32. 32.7.7 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 28.49 (b) 2849 (c) 284.9 (d) 2.849
  33. 33.0.22 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.198 (b) 0.00198 (c) 1.98 (d) 0.0198
  34. 34.0.52 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.312 (b) 3.12 (c) 0.00312 (d) 0.0312
  35. 35.3.6 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.16 (b) 216 (c) 21.6 (d) 0.216
  36. 36.1.5 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0195 (b) 19.5 (c) 1.95 (d) 0.195
  37. 37.0.53 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00954 (b) 9.54 (c) 0.0954 (d) 0.954
  38. 38.0.92 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0736 (b) 0.00736 (c) 7.36 (d) 0.736
  39. 39.1.5 × 2.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0345 (b) 34.5 (c) 3.45 (d) 0.345
  40. 40.6.6 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 462 (b) 0.462 (c) 46.2 (d) 4.62

Answer key

  1. 13.77
  2. 3.48
  3. 10.4
  4. 1.08
  5. 11.5
  6. 6.96
  7. 6.46
  8. 7.14
  9. 1.848
  10. 0.558
  11. 6.88
  12. 0.408
  13. 0.135
  14. 1.998
  15. 26.8
  16. 0.178
  17. 1.28
  18. 5.64
  19. 283.5
  20. 0.336
  21. 5.53
  22. 1.728
  23. 0.072
  24. 3.35
  25. 14.62
  26. 13.5
  27. 1.24
  28. 8.4
  29. 2.75
  30. 23.78
  31. 0.032
  32. 284.9
  33. 0.198
  34. 0.312
  35. 21.6
  36. 1.95
  37. 0.954
  38. 0.736
  39. 3.45
  40. 46.2

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