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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 661 · 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. 1.2.3 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 851 (b) 0.851 (c) 85.1 (d) 8.51
  2. 2.2.9 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 23.2 (b) 232 (c) 0.232 (d) 2.32
  3. 3.0.71 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00568 (b) 0.0568 (c) 5.68 (d) 0.568
  4. 4.2.6 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 85.8 (b) 8.58 (c) 0.0858 (d) 0.858
  5. 5.7.5 × 43 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 32.25 (b) 322.5 (c) 3.225 (d) 3225
  6. 6.5.4 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.62 (b) 162 (c) 16.2 (d) 0.162
  7. 7.0.56 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0504 (b) 5.04 (c) 0.504 (d) 50.4
  8. 8.0.39 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01794 (b) 1.794 (c) 17.94 (d) 0.1794
  9. 9.0.23 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00092 (b) 0.92 (c) 0.092 (d) 0.0092
  10. 10.3.1 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0279 (b) 0.279 (c) 27.9 (d) 2.79
  11. 11.0.53 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1272 (b) 1.272 (c) 127.2 (d) 12.72
  12. 12.0.18 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0882 (b) 88.2 (c) 8.82 (d) 0.882
  13. 13.0.78 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.546 (b) 0.0546 (c) 0.00546 (d) 5.46
  14. 14.0.33 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.53 (b) 0.1353 (c) 1.353 (d) 135.3
  15. 15.0.43 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0086 (b) 0.86 (c) 0.086 (d) 8.6
  16. 16.1.8 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.88 (b) 28.8 (c) 0.288 (d) 288
  17. 17.0.55 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.5 (b) 0.0165 (c) 1.65 (d) 0.165
  18. 18.6.4 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.56 (b) 0.256 (c) 0.0256 (d) 25.6
  19. 19.0.21 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0252 (b) 0.00252 (c) 2.52 (d) 0.252
  20. 20.2.8 × 3.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.008 (b) 0.1008 (c) 10.08 (d) 100.8
  21. 21.0.78 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0468 (b) 0.00468 (c) 4.68 (d) 0.468
  22. 22.0.44 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.2 (b) 1.32 (c) 0.132 (d) 0.0132
  23. 23.9.9 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0594 (b) 0.594 (c) 5.94 (d) 59.4
  24. 24.2.6 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.52 (b) 5.2 (c) 52 (d) 0.052
  25. 25.0.17 × 3.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.44 (b) 0.544 (c) 0.00544 (d) 0.0544
  26. 26.1.6 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.336 (b) 3.36 (c) 33.6 (d) 0.0336
  27. 27.0.66 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0132 (b) 1.32 (c) 0.00132 (d) 0.132
  28. 28.0.23 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0046 (b) 0.046 (c) 0.00046 (d) 0.46
  29. 29.0.72 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.32 (b) 43.2 (c) 0.432 (d) 0.0432
  30. 30.8.5 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 33.15 (b) 3.315 (c) 3315 (d) 331.5
  31. 31.4.8 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.776 (b) 1776 (c) 177.6 (d) 17.76
  32. 32.0.81 × 2.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.02025 (b) 0.2025 (c) 2.025 (d) 20.25
  33. 33.0.88 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.176 (b) 1.76 (c) 0.0176 (d) 0.00176
  34. 34.9.7 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.783 (b) 378.3 (c) 37.83 (d) 3783
  35. 35.3.4 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.84 (b) 88.4 (c) 0.884 (d) 0.0884
  36. 36.0.26 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.156 (b) 1.56 (c) 0.00156 (d) 0.0156
  37. 37.3.2 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.28 (b) 12.8 (c) 0.0128 (d) 0.128
  38. 38.0.77 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 35.42 (b) 0.3542 (c) 0.03542 (d) 3.542
  39. 39.0.56 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.112 (b) 11.2 (c) 1.12 (d) 0.0112
  40. 40.6.3 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.142 (b) 214.2 (c) 21.42 (d) 0.2142

Answer key

  1. 85.1
  2. 23.2
  3. 0.568
  4. 8.58
  5. 322.5
  6. 16.2
  7. 5.04
  8. 1.794
  9. 0.092
  10. 2.79
  11. 12.72
  12. 8.82
  13. 0.546
  14. 13.53
  15. 0.86
  16. 28.8
  17. 1.65
  18. 2.56
  19. 0.252
  20. 10.08
  21. 0.468
  22. 1.32
  23. 5.94
  24. 5.2
  25. 0.544
  26. 3.36
  27. 0.132
  28. 0.046
  29. 4.32
  30. 331.5
  31. 177.6
  32. 2.025
  33. 0.176
  34. 378.3
  35. 8.84
  36. 0.156
  37. 1.28
  38. 3.542
  39. 1.12
  40. 21.42

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