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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 73 · 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. 1.0.25 × 43 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.75 (b) 1.075 (c) 107.5 (d) 0.1075
  2. 2.1.6 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0032 (b) 0.32 (c) 3.2 (d) 0.032
  3. 3.2.7 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 135 (b) 13.5 (c) 0.135 (d) 1.35
  4. 4.0.99 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.97 (b) 0.0297 (c) 0.297 (d) 29.7
  5. 5.7.3 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 51.1 (b) 5.11 (c) 0.511 (d) 511
  6. 6.3.6 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.56 (b) 165.6 (c) 1656 (d) 1.656
  7. 7.0.86 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.02 (b) 0.0602 (c) 60.2 (d) 0.602
  8. 8.4.4 × 42 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 184.8 (b) 18.48 (c) 1.848 (d) 1848
  9. 9.0.33 × 2.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0759 (b) 0.00759 (c) 7.59 (d) 0.759
  10. 10.0.33 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1617 (b) 0.01617 (c) 1.617 (d) 16.17
  11. 11.0.79 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0632 (b) 0.00632 (c) 6.32 (d) 0.632
  12. 12.0.14 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0434 (b) 4.34 (c) 43.4 (d) 0.434
  13. 13.2.3 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.92 (b) 0.0092 (c) 9.2 (d) 0.092
  14. 14.0.94 × 4.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.948 (b) 39.48 (c) 0.03948 (d) 0.3948
  15. 15.5.2 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.884 (b) 88.4 (c) 0.0884 (d) 8.84
  16. 16.0.41 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 65.6 (b) 0.0656 (c) 6.56 (d) 0.656
  17. 17.0.95 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.475 (b) 0.00475 (c) 0.0475 (d) 4.75
  18. 18.6.1 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 22.57 (b) 2.257 (c) 0.2257 (d) 225.7
  19. 19.1.5 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.05 (b) 105 (c) 0.105 (d) 10.5
  20. 20.2.4 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0072 (b) 0.072 (c) 0.72 (d) 7.2
  21. 21.3.9 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.73 (b) 273 (c) 0.273 (d) 27.3
  22. 22.6.3 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 88.2 (b) 8.82 (c) 882 (d) 0.882
  23. 23.8.9 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.445 (b) 445 (c) 44.5 (d) 4.45
  24. 24.5.3 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.49 (b) 0.1749 (c) 174.9 (d) 1.749
  25. 25.0.77 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2618 (b) 26.18 (c) 2.618 (d) 0.02618
  26. 26.0.79 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00553 (b) 0.553 (c) 0.0553 (d) 5.53
  27. 27.3.2 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.128 (b) 1.28 (c) 0.0128 (d) 12.8
  28. 28.0.61 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.83 (b) 0.183 (c) 0.00183 (d) 0.0183
  29. 29.0.89 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1424 (b) 14.24 (c) 0.01424 (d) 1.424
  30. 30.7.2 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.376 (b) 237.6 (c) 23.76 (d) 2376
  31. 31.0.54 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00216 (b) 0.216 (c) 2.16 (d) 0.0216
  32. 32.0.82 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.84 (b) 98.4 (c) 0.0984 (d) 0.984
  33. 33.2.9 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0232 (b) 2.32 (c) 0.232 (d) 23.2
  34. 34.4.9 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.098 (b) 0.0098 (c) 0.98 (d) 9.8
  35. 35.3.5 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0175 (b) 17.5 (c) 1.75 (d) 0.175
  36. 36.2.6 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.988 (b) 9.88 (c) 988 (d) 98.8
  37. 37.0.18 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.144 (b) 0.0144 (c) 0.00144 (d) 1.44
  38. 38.7.8 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.46 (b) 54.6 (c) 0.546 (d) 0.0546
  39. 39.5.2 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0156 (b) 0.156 (c) 1.56 (d) 15.6
  40. 40.4.7 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 37.6 (b) 3.76 (c) 376 (d) 0.376

Answer key

  1. 10.75
  2. 0.32
  3. 13.5
  4. 2.97
  5. 51.1
  6. 165.6
  7. 6.02
  8. 184.8
  9. 0.759
  10. 1.617
  11. 0.632
  12. 4.34
  13. 0.92
  14. 3.948
  15. 8.84
  16. 6.56
  17. 0.475
  18. 22.57
  19. 10.5
  20. 0.72
  21. 27.3
  22. 88.2
  23. 44.5
  24. 17.49
  25. 2.618
  26. 0.553
  27. 1.28
  28. 0.183
  29. 1.424
  30. 237.6
  31. 0.216
  32. 9.84
  33. 2.32
  34. 0.98
  35. 1.75
  36. 98.8
  37. 0.144
  38. 5.46
  39. 1.56
  40. 37.6

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