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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 662 · 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. 1.8.9 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 356 (b) 3.56 (c) 0.356 (d) 35.6
  2. 2.8.3 × 35 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 29.05 (b) 2905 (c) 290.5 (d) 2.905
  3. 3.2.2 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.6 (b) 1.76 (c) 0.176 (d) 176
  4. 4.0.21 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.5 (b) 1.05 (c) 0.105 (d) 0.0105
  5. 5.0.48 × 2.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.52 (b) 0.01152 (c) 1.152 (d) 0.1152
  6. 6.6.5 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.05 (b) 110.5 (c) 1.105 (d) 1105
  7. 7.0.25 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0075 (b) 0.075 (c) 0.00075 (d) 0.75
  8. 8.2.2 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0638 (b) 0.638 (c) 6.38 (d) 63.8
  9. 9.0.71 × 15 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.065 (b) 106.5 (c) 0.1065 (d) 10.65
  10. 10.0.58 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0406 (b) 0.00406 (c) 0.406 (d) 4.06
  11. 11.0.28 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.8 (b) 1.68 (c) 0.168 (d) 0.0168
  12. 12.3.8 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 53.2 (b) 0.532 (c) 532 (d) 5.32
  13. 13.6.1 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 250.1 (b) 0.2501 (c) 25.01 (d) 2.501
  14. 14.0.58 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1276 (b) 127.6 (c) 12.76 (d) 1.276
  15. 15.0.34 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0204 (b) 2.04 (c) 0.00204 (d) 0.204
  16. 16.0.59 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.944 (b) 9.44 (c) 0.0944 (d) 0.00944
  17. 17.0.73 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3504 (b) 3.504 (c) 0.03504 (d) 35.04
  18. 18.3.7 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.8 (b) 0.148 (c) 148 (d) 1.48
  19. 19.4.4 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1716 (b) 171.6 (c) 17.16 (d) 1.716
  20. 20.0.22 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.8 (b) 0.0088 (c) 0.88 (d) 0.088
  21. 21.0.34 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00714 (b) 0.714 (c) 0.0714 (d) 7.14
  22. 22.3.1 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1271 (b) 1.271 (c) 12.71 (d) 127.1
  23. 23.6.9 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.414 (b) 4.14 (c) 41.4 (d) 414
  24. 24.2.8 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 56 (b) 0.56 (c) 0.056 (d) 5.6
  25. 25.0.39 × 3.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.482 (b) 0.1482 (c) 0.01482 (d) 14.82
  26. 26.6.2 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 43.4 (b) 0.434 (c) 4.34 (d) 434
  27. 27.7.9 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.27 (b) 1027 (c) 1.027 (d) 102.7
  28. 28.9.5 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 47.5 (b) 4.75 (c) 0.475 (d) 475
  29. 29.3.9 × 4.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.38 (b) 163.8 (c) 1.638 (d) 0.1638
  30. 30.0.28 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.756 (b) 0.0756 (c) 75.6 (d) 7.56
  31. 31.0.95 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.4465 (b) 446.5 (c) 4.465 (d) 44.65
  32. 32.5.4 × 4.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 23.76 (b) 2.376 (c) 0.2376 (d) 237.6
  33. 33.7.1 × 35 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.485 (b) 2485 (c) 248.5 (d) 24.85
  34. 34.5.8 × 2.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.276 (b) 12.76 (c) 0.1276 (d) 127.6
  35. 35.6.4 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.84 (b) 38.4 (c) 384 (d) 0.384
  36. 36.0.39 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00351 (b) 0.0351 (c) 3.51 (d) 0.351
  37. 37.2.5 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.075 (b) 75 (c) 0.75 (d) 7.5
  38. 38.1.7 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.78 (b) 57.8 (c) 0.578 (d) 0.0578
  39. 39.8.8 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0176 (b) 0.176 (c) 1.76 (d) 17.6
  40. 40.0.89 × 3.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.204 (b) 32.04 (c) 0.03204 (d) 0.3204

Answer key

  1. 35.6
  2. 290.5
  3. 17.6
  4. 1.05
  5. 1.152
  6. 110.5
  7. 0.075
  8. 6.38
  9. 10.65
  10. 0.406
  11. 1.68
  12. 53.2
  13. 25.01
  14. 12.76
  15. 0.204
  16. 0.944
  17. 3.504
  18. 14.8
  19. 17.16
  20. 0.88
  21. 0.714
  22. 12.71
  23. 41.4
  24. 5.6
  25. 1.482
  26. 43.4
  27. 102.7
  28. 47.5
  29. 16.38
  30. 7.56
  31. 44.65
  32. 23.76
  33. 248.5
  34. 12.76
  35. 38.4
  36. 0.351
  37. 7.5
  38. 5.78
  39. 1.76
  40. 3.204

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