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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 710 · 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. 1.0.19 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.152 (b) 0.00152 (c) 1.52 (d) 0.0152
  2. 2.6.3 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 504 (b) 0.504 (c) 50.4 (d) 5.04
  3. 3.0.19 × 34 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 64.6 (b) 6.46 (c) 0.646 (d) 0.0646
  4. 4.0.15 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0075 (b) 0.75 (c) 0.075 (d) 0.00075
  5. 5.2.9 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.174 (b) 0.0174 (c) 1.74 (d) 17.4
  6. 6.4.8 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 148.8 (b) 1.488 (c) 14.88 (d) 0.1488
  7. 7.4.4 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 79.2 (b) 0.792 (c) 0.0792 (d) 7.92
  8. 8.3.8 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.368 (b) 13.68 (c) 136.8 (d) 1368
  9. 9.3.8 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 91.2 (b) 9.12 (c) 912 (d) 0.912
  10. 10.0.64 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0448 (b) 0.448 (c) 0.00448 (d) 4.48
  11. 11.5.9 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.36 (b) 236 (c) 23.6 (d) 0.236
  12. 12.0.83 × 35 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.905 (b) 0.2905 (c) 290.5 (d) 29.05
  13. 13.0.86 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.494 (b) 24.94 (c) 0.02494 (d) 0.2494
  14. 14.6.2 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.44 (b) 0.744 (c) 74.4 (d) 744
  15. 15.0.68 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1292 (b) 129.2 (c) 12.92 (d) 1.292
  16. 16.0.39 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1014 (b) 0.01014 (c) 10.14 (d) 1.014
  17. 17.0.55 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.35 (b) 0.00935 (c) 0.935 (d) 0.0935
  18. 18.3.4 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.306 (b) 0.0306 (c) 3.06 (d) 30.6
  19. 19.5.8 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1624 (b) 1.624 (c) 162.4 (d) 16.24
  20. 20.0.12 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.108 (b) 10.8 (c) 0.0108 (d) 1.08
  21. 21.8.5 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 76.5 (b) 0.0765 (c) 7.65 (d) 0.765
  22. 22.5.6 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.8 (b) 168 (c) 1.68 (d) 0.168
  23. 23.0.84 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.02604 (b) 2.604 (c) 26.04 (d) 0.2604
  24. 24.4.7 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.35 (b) 0.235 (c) 23.5 (d) 0.0235
  25. 25.7.3 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 292 (b) 0.292 (c) 2.92 (d) 29.2
  26. 26.0.31 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.79 (b) 27.9 (c) 0.279 (d) 0.0279
  27. 27.1.2 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.048 (b) 0.48 (c) 4.8 (d) 0.0048
  28. 28.0.87 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.957 (b) 9.57 (c) 0.0957 (d) 95.7
  29. 29.3.9 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0195 (b) 1.95 (c) 19.5 (d) 0.195
  30. 30.5.3 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 106 (b) 0.106 (c) 1.06 (d) 10.6
  31. 31.1.9 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.076 (b) 76 (c) 0.76 (d) 7.6
  32. 32.1.7 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.8 (b) 68 (c) 0.68 (d) 0.068
  33. 33.0.47 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.88 (b) 0.0188 (c) 0.00188 (d) 0.188
  34. 34.8.2 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.328 (b) 32.8 (c) 0.0328 (d) 3.28
  35. 35.0.54 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.24 (b) 0.0324 (c) 0.00324 (d) 0.324
  36. 36.2.4 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 408 (b) 4.08 (c) 0.408 (d) 40.8
  37. 37.0.75 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 20.25 (b) 0.2025 (c) 0.02025 (d) 2.025
  38. 38.9.6 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.88 (b) 28.8 (c) 288 (d) 0.288
  39. 39.1.7 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.85 (b) 0.0085 (c) 0.085 (d) 8.5
  40. 40.0.45 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.315 (b) 0.0315 (c) 3.15 (d) 0.00315

Answer key

  1. 0.152
  2. 50.4
  3. 6.46
  4. 0.075
  5. 1.74
  6. 14.88
  7. 7.92
  8. 136.8
  9. 91.2
  10. 0.448
  11. 23.6
  12. 29.05
  13. 2.494
  14. 74.4
  15. 12.92
  16. 1.014
  17. 0.935
  18. 3.06
  19. 162.4
  20. 1.08
  21. 7.65
  22. 16.8
  23. 2.604
  24. 2.35
  25. 29.2
  26. 2.79
  27. 0.48
  28. 9.57
  29. 1.95
  30. 10.6
  31. 7.6
  32. 6.8
  33. 0.188
  34. 3.28
  35. 0.324
  36. 40.8
  37. 2.025
  38. 28.8
  39. 0.85
  40. 0.315

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