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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 71 · 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. 1.9.8 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 39.2 (b) 3.92 (c) 392 (d) 0.392
  2. 2.1.7 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.51 (b) 0.051 (c) 0.0051 (d) 5.1
  3. 3.0.44 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.792 (b) 0.00792 (c) 7.92 (d) 0.0792
  4. 4.6.4 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1536 (b) 1.536 (c) 15.36 (d) 153.6
  5. 5.0.77 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.462 (b) 4.62 (c) 46.2 (d) 0.0462
  6. 6.9.2 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 101.2 (b) 1.012 (c) 1012 (d) 10.12
  7. 7.0.29 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0174 (b) 17.4 (c) 0.174 (d) 1.74
  8. 8.6.8 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 183.6 (b) 1836 (c) 1.836 (d) 18.36
  9. 9.0.66 × 2.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01584 (b) 15.84 (c) 1.584 (d) 0.1584
  10. 10.2.2 × 4.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.24 (b) 92.4 (c) 0.0924 (d) 0.924
  11. 11.0.89 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 35.6 (b) 0.356 (c) 3.56 (d) 0.0356
  12. 12.4.6 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.14 (b) 414 (c) 0.414 (d) 41.4
  13. 13.0.25 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.75 (b) 0.0075 (c) 0.075 (d) 0.00075
  14. 14.0.72 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.432 (b) 43.2 (c) 0.0432 (d) 4.32
  15. 15.0.54 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0216 (b) 21.6 (c) 2.16 (d) 0.216
  16. 16.0.19 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.741 (b) 7.41 (c) 0.00741 (d) 0.0741
  17. 17.0.39 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.51 (b) 0.351 (c) 0.00351 (d) 0.0351
  18. 18.1.7 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.53 (b) 0.0153 (c) 15.3 (d) 0.153
  19. 19.0.49 × 43 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.107 (b) 0.2107 (c) 210.7 (d) 21.07
  20. 20.0.29 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.58 (b) 0.058 (c) 5.8 (d) 0.0058
  21. 21.4.3 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.301 (b) 0.0301 (c) 3.01 (d) 30.1
  22. 22.5.3 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.59 (b) 159 (c) 0.159 (d) 15.9
  23. 23.3.4 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0238 (b) 2.38 (c) 23.8 (d) 0.238
  24. 24.0.57 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.513 (b) 5.13 (c) 51.3 (d) 0.0513
  25. 25.3.4 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0102 (b) 0.102 (c) 10.2 (d) 1.02
  26. 26.0.45 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0495 (b) 0.495 (c) 4.95 (d) 49.5
  27. 27.0.15 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0255 (b) 2.55 (c) 0.00255 (d) 0.255
  28. 28.4.4 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 158.4 (b) 1584 (c) 15.84 (d) 1.584
  29. 29.0.51 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 163.2 (b) 1.632 (c) 16.32 (d) 0.1632
  30. 30.5.2 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.04 (b) 0.1404 (c) 1.404 (d) 140.4
  31. 31.5.4 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.82 (b) 0.1782 (c) 1.782 (d) 178.2
  32. 32.0.69 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0207 (b) 0.00207 (c) 0.207 (d) 2.07
  33. 33.0.19 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.152 (b) 0.0152 (c) 0.00152 (d) 1.52
  34. 34.0.72 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.456 (b) 0.03456 (c) 34.56 (d) 0.3456
  35. 35.7.2 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.216 (b) 2.16 (c) 21.6 (d) 0.0216
  36. 36.4.1 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 205 (b) 0.205 (c) 20.5 (d) 2.05
  37. 37.4.7 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 658 (b) 0.658 (c) 65.8 (d) 6.58
  38. 38.2.2 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 242 (b) 0.242 (c) 24.2 (d) 2.42
  39. 39.0.28 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 103.6 (b) 0.1036 (c) 10.36 (d) 1.036
  40. 40.3.2 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 224 (b) 0.224 (c) 2.24 (d) 22.4

Answer key

  1. 39.2
  2. 0.51
  3. 0.792
  4. 153.6
  5. 4.62
  6. 101.2
  7. 1.74
  8. 183.6
  9. 1.584
  10. 9.24
  11. 3.56
  12. 41.4
  13. 0.075
  14. 4.32
  15. 2.16
  16. 0.741
  17. 0.351
  18. 1.53
  19. 21.07
  20. 0.58
  21. 3.01
  22. 15.9
  23. 2.38
  24. 5.13
  25. 1.02
  26. 4.95
  27. 0.255
  28. 158.4
  29. 16.32
  30. 14.04
  31. 17.82
  32. 0.207
  33. 0.152
  34. 3.456
  35. 2.16
  36. 20.5
  37. 65.8
  38. 24.2
  39. 10.36
  40. 22.4

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