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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 697 · 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. 1.3.6 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1728 (b) 172.8 (c) 17.28 (d) 1.728
  2. 2.0.52 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 36.4 (b) 0.364 (c) 3.64 (d) 0.0364
  3. 3.5.4 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 32.4 (b) 0.0324 (c) 0.324 (d) 3.24
  4. 4.0.83 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.415 (b) 0.00415 (c) 0.0415 (d) 4.15
  5. 5.8.6 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0516 (b) 0.516 (c) 5.16 (d) 51.6
  6. 6.0.86 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.516 (b) 5.16 (c) 0.0516 (d) 51.6
  7. 7.6.5 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 110.5 (b) 1105 (c) 11.05 (d) 1.105
  8. 8.0.51 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.357 (b) 0.00357 (c) 0.0357 (d) 3.57
  9. 9.0.47 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.376 (b) 37.6 (c) 3.76 (d) 0.0376
  10. 10.0.56 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0336 (b) 3.36 (c) 33.6 (d) 0.336
  11. 11.0.34 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 54.4 (b) 0.544 (c) 0.0544 (d) 5.44
  12. 12.0.26 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.052 (b) 0.52 (c) 5.2 (d) 0.0052
  13. 13.8.1 × 4.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 348.3 (b) 34.83 (c) 0.3483 (d) 3.483
  14. 14.0.24 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 31.2 (b) 0.312 (c) 0.0312 (d) 3.12
  15. 15.0.22 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0066 (b) 0.066 (c) 6.6 (d) 0.66
  16. 16.5.6 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 117.6 (b) 11.76 (c) 1176 (d) 1.176
  17. 17.0.18 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0108 (b) 1.08 (c) 0.108 (d) 10.8
  18. 18.3.1 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0186 (b) 1.86 (c) 0.186 (d) 18.6
  19. 19.0.55 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.165 (b) 0.0165 (c) 16.5 (d) 1.65
  20. 20.3.8 × 2.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.74 (b) 87.4 (c) 0.874 (d) 0.0874
  21. 21.1.7 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0204 (b) 0.204 (c) 20.4 (d) 2.04
  22. 22.2.6 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0052 (b) 5.2 (c) 0.52 (d) 0.052
  23. 23.4.2 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.68 (b) 16.8 (c) 0.168 (d) 0.0168
  24. 24.0.74 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 36.26 (b) 0.03626 (c) 0.3626 (d) 3.626
  25. 25.1.6 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.032 (b) 32 (c) 0.32 (d) 3.2
  26. 26.0.56 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0616 (b) 0.00616 (c) 0.616 (d) 6.16
  27. 27.0.37 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.185 (b) 0.0185 (c) 18.5 (d) 1.85
  28. 28.8.9 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 62.3 (b) 0.623 (c) 623 (d) 6.23
  29. 29.0.76 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.32 (b) 0.0532 (c) 53.2 (d) 0.532
  30. 30.0.17 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0187 (b) 18.7 (c) 1.87 (d) 0.187
  31. 31.1.4 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.2 (b) 1.12 (c) 0.112 (d) 112
  32. 32.0.73 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1971 (b) 19.71 (c) 1.971 (d) 0.01971
  33. 33.7.3 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.41 (b) 1.241 (c) 124.1 (d) 0.1241
  34. 34.8.1 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0729 (b) 0.729 (c) 72.9 (d) 7.29
  35. 35.6.7 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.201 (b) 2.01 (c) 201 (d) 20.1
  36. 36.0.12 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 32.4 (b) 3.24 (c) 0.324 (d) 0.0324
  37. 37.8.9 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.4094 (b) 4.094 (c) 40.94 (d) 409.4
  38. 38.9.8 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.666 (b) 16.66 (c) 0.1666 (d) 166.6
  39. 39.0.28 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.92 (b) 0.392 (c) 39.2 (d) 0.0392
  40. 40.5.8 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.6 (b) 116 (c) 1.16 (d) 0.116

Answer key

  1. 172.8
  2. 3.64
  3. 3.24
  4. 0.415
  5. 5.16
  6. 5.16
  7. 110.5
  8. 0.357
  9. 3.76
  10. 3.36
  11. 5.44
  12. 0.52
  13. 34.83
  14. 3.12
  15. 0.66
  16. 117.6
  17. 1.08
  18. 1.86
  19. 1.65
  20. 8.74
  21. 2.04
  22. 0.52
  23. 1.68
  24. 3.626
  25. 3.2
  26. 0.616
  27. 1.85
  28. 62.3
  29. 5.32
  30. 1.87
  31. 11.2
  32. 1.971
  33. 12.41
  34. 7.29
  35. 20.1
  36. 3.24
  37. 40.94
  38. 16.66
  39. 3.92
  40. 11.6

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