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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 7 · 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. 1.3.2 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.8 (b) 128 (c) 0.128 (d) 1.28
  2. 2.0.53 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00636 (b) 0.636 (c) 0.0636 (d) 6.36
  3. 3.2.6 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.52 (b) 5.2 (c) 0.052 (d) 52
  4. 4.0.44 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0572 (b) 5.72 (c) 0.572 (d) 0.00572
  5. 5.4.7 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1222 (b) 1.222 (c) 12.22 (d) 122.2
  6. 6.6.8 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.272 (b) 272 (c) 27.2 (d) 2.72
  7. 7.4.7 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.376 (b) 37.6 (c) 3.76 (d) 0.0376
  8. 8.0.26 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.14 (b) 1.014 (c) 101.4 (d) 0.1014
  9. 9.7.8 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.02 (b) 702 (c) 0.702 (d) 70.2
  10. 10.6.6 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.594 (b) 594 (c) 59.4 (d) 5.94
  11. 11.1.7 × 15 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 255 (b) 25.5 (c) 0.255 (d) 2.55
  12. 12.0.52 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0156 (b) 1.56 (c) 0.156 (d) 15.6
  13. 13.0.79 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.11 (b) 0.0711 (c) 0.711 (d) 0.00711
  14. 14.7.6 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 684 (b) 6.84 (c) 68.4 (d) 0.684
  15. 15.6.3 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2331 (b) 23.31 (c) 233.1 (d) 2.331
  16. 16.4.8 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.44 (b) 0.144 (c) 14.4 (d) 0.0144
  17. 17.9.7 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 873 (b) 87.3 (c) 8.73 (d) 0.873
  18. 18.0.34 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.102 (b) 0.0102 (c) 0.00102 (d) 1.02
  19. 19.5.9 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.36 (b) 23.6 (c) 0.236 (d) 236
  20. 20.0.33 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.64 (b) 0.00264 (c) 0.0264 (d) 0.264
  21. 21.7.7 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.93 (b) 69.3 (c) 0.693 (d) 693
  22. 22.0.69 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0345 (b) 0.00345 (c) 3.45 (d) 0.345
  23. 23.6.5 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.535 (b) 25.35 (c) 0.2535 (d) 253.5
  24. 24.0.42 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0168 (b) 0.00168 (c) 1.68 (d) 0.168
  25. 25.0.18 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.36 (b) 0.036 (c) 3.6 (d) 0.0036
  26. 26.0.73 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.949 (b) 9.49 (c) 94.9 (d) 0.0949
  27. 27.0.94 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.4512 (b) 0.04512 (c) 45.12 (d) 4.512
  28. 28.0.41 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.23 (b) 0.123 (c) 0.0123 (d) 0.00123
  29. 29.0.85 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.55 (b) 0.255 (c) 0.0255 (d) 25.5
  30. 30.0.83 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.02158 (b) 2.158 (c) 21.58 (d) 0.2158
  31. 31.5.4 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0108 (b) 1.08 (c) 0.108 (d) 10.8
  32. 32.0.32 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0192 (b) 0.00192 (c) 0.192 (d) 1.92
  33. 33.0.93 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.86 (b) 0.0186 (c) 0.186 (d) 18.6
  34. 34.0.23 × 4.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.12 (b) 1.012 (c) 0.1012 (d) 0.01012
  35. 35.0.42 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0084 (b) 0.084 (c) 0.00084 (d) 0.84
  36. 36.1.7 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.085 (b) 8.5 (c) 0.85 (d) 0.0085
  37. 37.5.7 × 2.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.25 (b) 1.425 (c) 0.1425 (d) 142.5
  38. 38.0.63 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.26 (b) 0.0126 (c) 12.6 (d) 0.126
  39. 39.9.5 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 180.5 (b) 1805 (c) 1.805 (d) 18.05
  40. 40.8.2 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.164 (b) 16.4 (c) 1.64 (d) 164

Answer key

  1. 12.8
  2. 0.636
  3. 5.2
  4. 0.572
  5. 12.22
  6. 27.2
  7. 3.76
  8. 10.14
  9. 70.2
  10. 59.4
  11. 25.5
  12. 1.56
  13. 0.711
  14. 68.4
  15. 23.31
  16. 1.44
  17. 87.3
  18. 0.102
  19. 23.6
  20. 0.264
  21. 69.3
  22. 0.345
  23. 25.35
  24. 0.168
  25. 0.36
  26. 9.49
  27. 4.512
  28. 0.123
  29. 2.55
  30. 2.158
  31. 1.08
  32. 0.192
  33. 1.86
  34. 1.012
  35. 0.084
  36. 0.85
  37. 14.25
  38. 1.26
  39. 180.5
  40. 16.4

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