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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 706 · 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. 1.1.6 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.032 (b) 0.32 (c) 3.2 (d) 32
  2. 2.1.6 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0048 (b) 0.48 (c) 0.048 (d) 4.8
  3. 3.6.2 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2356 (b) 235.6 (c) 2.356 (d) 23.56
  4. 4.8.4 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.168 (b) 1.68 (c) 16.8 (d) 168
  5. 5.0.19 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.4 (b) 0.0114 (c) 1.14 (d) 0.114
  6. 6.5.7 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.399 (b) 0.0399 (c) 39.9 (d) 3.99
  7. 7.6.1 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.2 (b) 0.122 (c) 122 (d) 1.22
  8. 8.0.49 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.294 (b) 0.00294 (c) 2.94 (d) 0.0294
  9. 9.4.9 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.96 (b) 0.0196 (c) 0.196 (d) 19.6
  10. 10.4.3 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.2 (b) 0.0172 (c) 1.72 (d) 0.172
  11. 11.0.87 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.57 (b) 95.7 (c) 0.957 (d) 0.0957
  12. 12.0.78 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.482 (b) 0.01482 (c) 14.82 (d) 0.1482
  13. 13.3.9 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.82 (b) 1.482 (c) 148.2 (d) 1482
  14. 14.0.14 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.028 (b) 2.8 (c) 0.0028 (d) 0.28
  15. 15.1.6 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.12 (b) 11.2 (c) 0.0112 (d) 0.112
  16. 16.0.62 × 4.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.914 (b) 0.02914 (c) 29.14 (d) 0.2914
  17. 17.0.22 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0572 (b) 57.2 (c) 0.572 (d) 5.72
  18. 18.1.2 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.4 (b) 0.0084 (c) 0.84 (d) 0.084
  19. 19.0.43 × 35 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.05 (b) 0.1505 (c) 150.5 (d) 1.505
  20. 20.1.8 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.38 (b) 0.738 (c) 0.0738 (d) 73.8
  21. 21.3.5 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 24.5 (b) 245 (c) 2.45 (d) 0.245
  22. 22.0.56 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0168 (b) 16.8 (c) 0.168 (d) 1.68
  23. 23.0.41 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.74 (b) 57.4 (c) 0.574 (d) 0.0574
  24. 24.2.4 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 576 (b) 5.76 (c) 57.6 (d) 0.576
  25. 25.0.99 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0495 (b) 4.95 (c) 0.00495 (d) 0.495
  26. 26.0.87 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.261 (b) 0.00261 (c) 0.0261 (d) 2.61
  27. 27.0.44 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0264 (b) 26.4 (c) 2.64 (d) 0.264
  28. 28.0.37 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.333 (b) 0.0333 (c) 0.00333 (d) 3.33
  29. 29.0.81 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0567 (b) 0.567 (c) 0.00567 (d) 5.67
  30. 30.0.26 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.078 (b) 0.0078 (c) 0.78 (d) 7.8
  31. 31.0.66 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.92 (b) 0.00792 (c) 0.0792 (d) 0.792
  32. 32.0.29 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.058 (b) 0.58 (c) 0.0058 (d) 0.00058
  33. 33.2.9 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.522 (b) 5.22 (c) 52.2 (d) 522
  34. 34.0.74 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0666 (b) 6.66 (c) 0.00666 (d) 0.666
  35. 35.9.4 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 658 (b) 65.8 (c) 0.658 (d) 6.58
  36. 36.0.64 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.8 (b) 0.128 (c) 1.28 (d) 0.0128
  37. 37.0.63 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 233.1 (b) 0.2331 (c) 23.31 (d) 2.331
  38. 38.0.43 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.86 (b) 0.086 (c) 0.0086 (d) 8.6
  39. 39.0.15 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.35 (b) 0.0735 (c) 73.5 (d) 0.735
  40. 40.0.18 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0072 (b) 0.72 (c) 0.072 (d) 7.2

Answer key

  1. 3.2
  2. 0.48
  3. 235.6
  4. 16.8
  5. 1.14
  6. 3.99
  7. 12.2
  8. 0.294
  9. 1.96
  10. 1.72
  11. 9.57
  12. 1.482
  13. 148.2
  14. 0.28
  15. 1.12
  16. 2.914
  17. 5.72
  18. 0.84
  19. 15.05
  20. 7.38
  21. 24.5
  22. 1.68
  23. 5.74
  24. 57.6
  25. 0.495
  26. 0.261
  27. 2.64
  28. 0.333
  29. 0.567
  30. 0.78
  31. 0.792
  32. 0.058
  33. 52.2
  34. 0.666
  35. 65.8
  36. 1.28
  37. 23.31
  38. 0.86
  39. 7.35
  40. 0.72

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