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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 733 · 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. 1.0.72 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0648 (b) 0.648 (c) 64.8 (d) 6.48
  2. 2.8.3 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.81 (b) 0.581 (c) 58.1 (d) 0.0581
  3. 3.0.18 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00558 (b) 5.58 (c) 0.0558 (d) 0.558
  4. 4.0.88 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.48 (b) 1.848 (c) 0.1848 (d) 184.8
  5. 5.0.25 × 15 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.75 (b) 0.375 (c) 0.0375 (d) 37.5
  6. 6.3.3 × 2.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.759 (b) 7.59 (c) 75.9 (d) 0.0759
  7. 7.9.3 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0837 (b) 83.7 (c) 8.37 (d) 0.837
  8. 8.0.76 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 45.6 (b) 4.56 (c) 0.456 (d) 0.0456
  9. 9.9.3 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 46.5 (b) 0.0465 (c) 0.465 (d) 4.65
  10. 10.0.76 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00152 (b) 1.52 (c) 0.0152 (d) 0.152
  11. 11.6.2 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 29.76 (b) 297.6 (c) 2.976 (d) 2976
  12. 12.0.55 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.495 (b) 0.0495 (c) 0.00495 (d) 4.95
  13. 13.2.4 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.44 (b) 0.144 (c) 14.4 (d) 144
  14. 14.9.6 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1824 (b) 1.824 (c) 182.4 (d) 18.24
  15. 15.0.64 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00512 (b) 5.12 (c) 0.0512 (d) 0.512
  16. 16.1.2 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.372 (b) 3.72 (c) 0.0372 (d) 37.2
  17. 17.6.1 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.732 (b) 7.32 (c) 732 (d) 73.2
  18. 18.0.65 × 4.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.055 (b) 30.55 (c) 0.3055 (d) 0.03055
  19. 19.3.8 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 342 (b) 0.342 (c) 3.42 (d) 34.2
  20. 20.0.91 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.4459 (b) 44.59 (c) 4.459 (d) 0.04459
  21. 21.0.16 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0144 (b) 0.144 (c) 14.4 (d) 1.44
  22. 22.0.93 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0186 (b) 18.6 (c) 1.86 (d) 0.186
  23. 23.4.5 × 3.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.75 (b) 157.5 (c) 0.1575 (d) 1.575
  24. 24.0.64 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00448 (b) 4.48 (c) 0.448 (d) 0.0448
  25. 25.1.2 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.084 (b) 8.4 (c) 0.84 (d) 0.0084
  26. 26.8.7 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 52.2 (b) 0.522 (c) 5.22 (d) 522
  27. 27.0.81 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0729 (b) 0.729 (c) 7.29 (d) 0.00729
  28. 28.2.4 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 21.6 (b) 2.16 (c) 0.216 (d) 216
  29. 29.0.29 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.363 (b) 13.63 (c) 0.1363 (d) 136.3
  30. 30.7.3 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 350.4 (b) 3.504 (c) 35.04 (d) 0.3504
  31. 31.0.69 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.07 (b) 20.7 (c) 0.207 (d) 0.0207
  32. 32.0.68 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.136 (b) 0.00136 (c) 0.0136 (d) 1.36
  33. 33.5.2 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.6 (b) 0.156 (c) 156 (d) 1.56
  34. 34.7.6 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 45.6 (b) 0.456 (c) 4.56 (d) 456
  35. 35.5.3 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.636 (b) 63.6 (c) 636 (d) 6.36
  36. 36.6.5 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 20.15 (b) 2.015 (c) 201.5 (d) 2015
  37. 37.0.63 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.764 (b) 0.1764 (c) 176.4 (d) 17.64
  38. 38.0.58 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0522 (b) 52.2 (c) 5.22 (d) 0.522
  39. 39.7.8 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.6 (b) 0.0156 (c) 0.156 (d) 1.56
  40. 40.2.3 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.046 (b) 46 (c) 0.46 (d) 4.6

Answer key

  1. 6.48
  2. 5.81
  3. 0.558
  4. 18.48
  5. 3.75
  6. 7.59
  7. 8.37
  8. 4.56
  9. 4.65
  10. 0.152
  11. 297.6
  12. 0.495
  13. 14.4
  14. 18.24
  15. 0.512
  16. 3.72
  17. 73.2
  18. 3.055
  19. 34.2
  20. 4.459
  21. 1.44
  22. 1.86
  23. 15.75
  24. 0.448
  25. 0.84
  26. 52.2
  27. 0.729
  28. 21.6
  29. 13.63
  30. 35.04
  31. 2.07
  32. 0.136
  33. 15.6
  34. 45.6
  35. 63.6
  36. 201.5
  37. 17.64
  38. 5.22
  39. 1.56
  40. 4.6

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