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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 654 · 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. 1.2.9 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0174 (b) 17.4 (c) 0.174 (d) 1.74
  2. 2.3.5 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.085 (b) 1085 (c) 10.85 (d) 108.5
  3. 3.3.6 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.764 (b) 176.4 (c) 17.64 (d) 1764
  4. 4.0.14 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0042 (b) 4.2 (c) 0.42 (d) 0.042
  5. 5.3.4 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 204 (b) 2.04 (c) 20.4 (d) 0.204
  6. 6.7.8 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 54.6 (b) 546 (c) 5.46 (d) 0.546
  7. 7.6.8 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1768 (b) 176.8 (c) 1.768 (d) 17.68
  8. 8.5.1 × 42 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 21.42 (b) 2142 (c) 2.142 (d) 214.2
  9. 9.5.2 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.248 (b) 1248 (c) 12.48 (d) 124.8
  10. 10.0.13 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.21 (b) 0.0221 (c) 22.1 (d) 0.221
  11. 11.8.9 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.623 (b) 6.23 (c) 623 (d) 62.3
  12. 12.0.78 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.156 (b) 1.56 (c) 15.6 (d) 0.0156
  13. 13.0.99 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0891 (b) 0.891 (c) 0.00891 (d) 8.91
  14. 14.7.1 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.23 (b) 0.923 (c) 92.3 (d) 0.0923
  15. 15.8.1 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.701 (b) 1701 (c) 170.1 (d) 17.01
  16. 16.1.7 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.57 (b) 357 (c) 35.7 (d) 0.357
  17. 17.6.1 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.2 (b) 1.22 (c) 0.0122 (d) 0.122
  18. 18.0.77 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.32 (b) 0.1232 (c) 0.01232 (d) 1.232
  19. 19.0.21 × 1.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.15 (b) 0.00315 (c) 0.315 (d) 0.0315
  20. 20.0.12 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.16 (b) 0.00216 (c) 0.0216 (d) 0.216
  21. 21.0.48 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.392 (b) 0.1392 (c) 0.01392 (d) 13.92
  22. 22.8.8 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.6 (b) 176 (c) 0.176 (d) 1.76
  23. 23.0.36 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0396 (b) 3.96 (c) 0.396 (d) 39.6
  24. 24.0.41 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.64 (b) 0.0164 (c) 16.4 (d) 0.164
  25. 25.0.39 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 23.4 (b) 0.0234 (c) 0.234 (d) 2.34
  26. 26.7.9 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.27 (b) 1.027 (c) 0.1027 (d) 102.7
  27. 27.6.6 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2508 (b) 2.508 (c) 25.08 (d) 250.8
  28. 28.0.64 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.76 (b) 0.576 (c) 57.6 (d) 0.0576
  29. 29.0.48 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0672 (b) 0.672 (c) 67.2 (d) 6.72
  30. 30.0.24 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.936 (b) 93.6 (c) 9.36 (d) 0.0936
  31. 31.7.9 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.01 (b) 1.501 (c) 1501 (d) 150.1
  32. 32.9.5 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.475 (b) 4.75 (c) 475 (d) 47.5
  33. 33.0.24 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 91.2 (b) 0.0912 (c) 9.12 (d) 0.912
  34. 34.0.49 × 2.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.176 (b) 0.01176 (c) 0.1176 (d) 11.76
  35. 35.5.8 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.232 (b) 23.2 (c) 2.32 (d) 232
  36. 36.0.27 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0108 (b) 1.08 (c) 0.108 (d) 10.8
  37. 37.0.23 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.115 (b) 11.5 (c) 0.0115 (d) 1.15
  38. 38.0.23 × 4.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.12 (b) 1.012 (c) 0.1012 (d) 0.01012
  39. 39.0.98 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.92 (b) 0.00392 (c) 0.392 (d) 0.0392
  40. 40.0.37 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 22.2 (b) 0.0222 (c) 0.222 (d) 2.22

Answer key

  1. 1.74
  2. 108.5
  3. 176.4
  4. 0.42
  5. 20.4
  6. 54.6
  7. 17.68
  8. 214.2
  9. 124.8
  10. 2.21
  11. 62.3
  12. 1.56
  13. 0.891
  14. 9.23
  15. 170.1
  16. 35.7
  17. 1.22
  18. 1.232
  19. 0.315
  20. 0.216
  21. 1.392
  22. 17.6
  23. 3.96
  24. 1.64
  25. 2.34
  26. 10.27
  27. 250.8
  28. 5.76
  29. 6.72
  30. 9.36
  31. 150.1
  32. 47.5
  33. 9.12
  34. 1.176
  35. 23.2
  36. 1.08
  37. 1.15
  38. 1.012
  39. 0.392
  40. 2.22

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