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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 722 · 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. 1.0.77 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.385 (b) 0.0385 (c) 38.5 (d) 3.85
  2. 2.0.17 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0136 (b) 0.00136 (c) 1.36 (d) 0.136
  3. 3.7.7 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0308 (b) 3.08 (c) 0.308 (d) 30.8
  4. 4.5.6 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0392 (b) 0.392 (c) 39.2 (d) 3.92
  5. 5.0.45 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.135 (b) 1.35 (c) 0.00135 (d) 0.0135
  6. 6.3.3 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.98 (b) 198 (c) 19.8 (d) 0.198
  7. 7.0.25 × 3.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00875 (b) 8.75 (c) 0.0875 (d) 0.875
  8. 8.0.13 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0052 (b) 0.52 (c) 5.2 (d) 0.052
  9. 9.0.17 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.29 (b) 0.629 (c) 0.0629 (d) 0.00629
  10. 10.0.56 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0168 (b) 1.68 (c) 0.168 (d) 0.00168
  11. 11.0.71 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.213 (b) 2.13 (c) 0.0213 (d) 21.3
  12. 12.0.28 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.36 (b) 0.336 (c) 0.0336 (d) 0.00336
  13. 13.3.7 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.48 (b) 0.148 (c) 148 (d) 14.8
  14. 14.5.1 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.408 (b) 408 (c) 40.8 (d) 4.08
  15. 15.3.1 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.48 (b) 0.248 (c) 24.8 (d) 248
  16. 16.8.6 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 77.4 (b) 7.74 (c) 774 (d) 0.774
  17. 17.5.3 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.59 (b) 15.9 (c) 0.0159 (d) 0.159
  18. 18.4.7 × 34 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.598 (b) 15.98 (c) 1598 (d) 159.8
  19. 19.8.1 × 1.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1215 (b) 121.5 (c) 1.215 (d) 12.15
  20. 20.0.14 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0042 (b) 0.042 (c) 0.42 (d) 0.00042
  21. 21.9.8 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 156.8 (b) 1.568 (c) 1568 (d) 15.68
  22. 22.0.76 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.496 (b) 0.3496 (c) 34.96 (d) 0.03496
  23. 23.0.18 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.396 (b) 39.6 (c) 0.0396 (d) 3.96
  24. 24.6.2 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2976 (b) 2.976 (c) 29.76 (d) 297.6
  25. 25.2.1 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0147 (b) 1.47 (c) 0.147 (d) 14.7
  26. 26.5.9 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.531 (b) 5.31 (c) 0.0531 (d) 53.1
  27. 27.0.31 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.217 (b) 0.0217 (c) 2.17 (d) 0.00217
  28. 28.8.4 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.92 (b) 1.092 (c) 109.2 (d) 0.1092
  29. 29.9.5 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.665 (b) 6.65 (c) 66.5 (d) 0.0665
  30. 30.3.8 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.076 (b) 7.6 (c) 0.0076 (d) 0.76
  31. 31.0.15 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.495 (b) 4.95 (c) 0.00495 (d) 0.0495
  32. 32.0.57 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.71 (b) 0.00171 (c) 0.171 (d) 0.0171
  33. 33.0.23 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.069 (b) 0.0069 (c) 0.69 (d) 6.9
  34. 34.3.7 × 4.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.65 (b) 166.5 (c) 1.665 (d) 0.1665
  35. 35.2.6 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.34 (b) 23.4 (c) 0.234 (d) 234
  36. 36.8.7 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.522 (b) 0.0522 (c) 5.22 (d) 52.2
  37. 37.9.8 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.588 (b) 58.8 (c) 588 (d) 5.88
  38. 38.1.6 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.4 (b) 0.0144 (c) 0.144 (d) 1.44
  39. 39.0.51 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00306 (b) 0.0306 (c) 0.306 (d) 3.06
  40. 40.6.2 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2108 (b) 2.108 (c) 21.08 (d) 210.8

Answer key

  1. 3.85
  2. 0.136
  3. 3.08
  4. 3.92
  5. 0.135
  6. 19.8
  7. 0.875
  8. 0.52
  9. 0.629
  10. 0.168
  11. 2.13
  12. 0.336
  13. 14.8
  14. 40.8
  15. 24.8
  16. 77.4
  17. 1.59
  18. 159.8
  19. 12.15
  20. 0.042
  21. 156.8
  22. 3.496
  23. 3.96
  24. 29.76
  25. 1.47
  26. 5.31
  27. 0.217
  28. 10.92
  29. 6.65
  30. 0.76
  31. 0.495
  32. 0.171
  33. 0.69
  34. 16.65
  35. 23.4
  36. 5.22
  37. 58.8
  38. 1.44
  39. 0.306
  40. 21.08

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