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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 677 · 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 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.59 (b) 759 (c) 75.9 (d) 0.759
  2. 2.0.75 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.375 (b) 0.0375 (c) 37.5 (d) 3.75
  3. 3.9.6 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 29.76 (b) 2.976 (c) 297.6 (d) 2976
  4. 4.3.6 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.324 (b) 0.0324 (c) 3.24 (d) 32.4
  5. 5.0.99 × 35 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 346.5 (b) 34.65 (c) 3.465 (d) 0.3465
  6. 6.9.6 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1536 (b) 1.536 (c) 153.6 (d) 15.36
  7. 7.3.9 × 15 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 58.5 (b) 0.585 (c) 5.85 (d) 585
  8. 8.1.4 × 4.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.88 (b) 0.588 (c) 0.0588 (d) 58.8
  9. 9.0.33 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 145.2 (b) 14.52 (c) 1.452 (d) 0.1452
  10. 10.0.93 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 34.41 (b) 344.1 (c) 3.441 (d) 0.3441
  11. 11.0.87 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0261 (b) 2.61 (c) 26.1 (d) 0.261
  12. 12.0.55 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2695 (b) 0.02695 (c) 2.695 (d) 26.95
  13. 13.8.9 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 24.03 (b) 2.403 (c) 2403 (d) 240.3
  14. 14.0.21 × 4.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.45 (b) 0.00945 (c) 0.0945 (d) 0.945
  15. 15.4.7 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.41 (b) 0.141 (c) 0.0141 (d) 14.1
  16. 16.0.43 × 4.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.06 (b) 1.806 (c) 0.01806 (d) 0.1806
  17. 17.0.16 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.432 (b) 0.00432 (c) 0.0432 (d) 4.32
  18. 18.0.28 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1064 (b) 106.4 (c) 10.64 (d) 1.064
  19. 19.9.1 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.64 (b) 0.364 (c) 364 (d) 36.4
  20. 20.0.76 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00228 (b) 2.28 (c) 0.0228 (d) 0.228
  21. 21.8.1 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2511 (b) 251.1 (c) 2.511 (d) 25.11
  22. 22.0.19 × 1.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.85 (b) 0.0285 (c) 0.00285 (d) 0.285
  23. 23.0.77 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.03003 (b) 3.003 (c) 30.03 (d) 0.3003
  24. 24.7.9 × 2.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1817 (b) 181.7 (c) 1.817 (d) 18.17
  25. 25.0.19 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.038 (b) 0.0038 (c) 0.00038 (d) 0.38
  26. 26.0.14 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.042 (b) 0.0042 (c) 0.42 (d) 0.00042
  27. 27.3.6 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.2 (b) 72 (c) 0.72 (d) 0.072
  28. 28.5.5 × 45 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 247.5 (b) 2475 (c) 2.475 (d) 24.75
  29. 29.0.98 × 4.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 41.16 (b) 0.4116 (c) 0.04116 (d) 4.116
  30. 30.6.4 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.768 (b) 7.68 (c) 0.0768 (d) 76.8
  31. 31.0.47 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0188 (b) 0.188 (c) 18.8 (d) 1.88
  32. 32.5.7 × 1.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.55 (b) 0.0855 (c) 0.855 (d) 85.5
  33. 33.4.4 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.32 (b) 0.132 (c) 0.0132 (d) 13.2
  34. 34.0.17 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.085 (b) 0.0085 (c) 0.85 (d) 8.5
  35. 35.9.6 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.224 (b) 422.4 (c) 42.24 (d) 4224
  36. 36.1.3 × 3.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 46.8 (b) 0.0468 (c) 4.68 (d) 0.468
  37. 37.3.6 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.24 (b) 0.324 (c) 324 (d) 32.4
  38. 38.0.93 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00279 (b) 0.279 (c) 2.79 (d) 0.0279
  39. 39.2.6 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 23.4 (b) 2.34 (c) 0.234 (d) 0.0234
  40. 40.0.87 × 34 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 29.58 (b) 2.958 (c) 0.2958 (d) 295.8

Answer key

  1. 75.9
  2. 3.75
  3. 297.6
  4. 3.24
  5. 34.65
  6. 153.6
  7. 58.5
  8. 5.88
  9. 14.52
  10. 34.41
  11. 2.61
  12. 2.695
  13. 240.3
  14. 0.945
  15. 1.41
  16. 1.806
  17. 0.432
  18. 10.64
  19. 36.4
  20. 0.228
  21. 25.11
  22. 0.285
  23. 3.003
  24. 18.17
  25. 0.038
  26. 0.042
  27. 7.2
  28. 247.5
  29. 4.116
  30. 7.68
  31. 1.88
  32. 8.55
  33. 1.32
  34. 0.85
  35. 422.4
  36. 4.68
  37. 32.4
  38. 0.279
  39. 2.34
  40. 29.58

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