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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 752 · 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. 1.0.74 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0592 (b) 5.92 (c) 59.2 (d) 0.592
  2. 2.6.3 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 56.7 (b) 5.67 (c) 0.567 (d) 567
  3. 3.0.52 × 3.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01976 (b) 19.76 (c) 0.1976 (d) 1.976
  4. 4.2.5 × 25 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.25 (b) 62.5 (c) 0.625 (d) 625
  5. 5.2.9 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.12 (b) 81.2 (c) 0.0812 (d) 0.812
  6. 6.0.62 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.372 (b) 0.0372 (c) 3.72 (d) 0.00372
  7. 7.0.64 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0128 (b) 0.128 (c) 0.00128 (d) 1.28
  8. 8.5.2 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.6 (b) 156 (c) 0.156 (d) 1.56
  9. 9.0.69 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0207 (b) 0.00207 (c) 2.07 (d) 0.207
  10. 10.7.4 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.8 (b) 1.48 (c) 0.148 (d) 148
  11. 11.0.21 × 3.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.98 (b) 0.0798 (c) 0.00798 (d) 0.798
  12. 12.7.6 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 28.12 (b) 2.812 (c) 281.2 (d) 0.2812
  13. 13.3.7 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.39 (b) 173.9 (c) 1739 (d) 1.739
  14. 14.0.66 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0396 (b) 3.96 (c) 0.00396 (d) 0.396
  15. 15.8.4 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 58.8 (b) 5.88 (c) 588 (d) 0.588
  16. 16.7.6 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.64 (b) 1.064 (c) 106.4 (d) 0.1064
  17. 17.9.5 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0665 (b) 66.5 (c) 6.65 (d) 0.665
  18. 18.0.63 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.567 (b) 5.67 (c) 56.7 (d) 0.0567
  19. 19.6.9 × 25 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 172.5 (b) 1.725 (c) 1725 (d) 17.25
  20. 20.4.8 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.36 (b) 0.0336 (c) 0.336 (d) 33.6
  21. 21.9.6 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.68 (b) 0.768 (c) 0.0768 (d) 76.8
  22. 22.0.15 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00045 (b) 0.45 (c) 0.045 (d) 0.0045
  23. 23.0.98 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 43.12 (b) 431.2 (c) 4.312 (d) 0.4312
  24. 24.0.86 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00688 (b) 0.0688 (c) 6.88 (d) 0.688
  25. 25.6.6 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0594 (b) 0.594 (c) 5.94 (d) 59.4
  26. 26.4.9 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.784 (b) 7.84 (c) 78.4 (d) 0.0784
  27. 27.2.2 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 48.4 (b) 4.84 (c) 0.484 (d) 484
  28. 28.0.35 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0245 (b) 0.245 (c) 0.00245 (d) 2.45
  29. 29.0.64 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0576 (b) 0.00576 (c) 0.576 (d) 5.76
  30. 30.2.4 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.72 (b) 0.0072 (c) 0.072 (d) 7.2
  31. 31.0.54 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.88 (b) 1.188 (c) 0.1188 (d) 118.8
  32. 32.0.24 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.216 (b) 21.6 (c) 2.16 (d) 0.0216
  33. 33.4.3 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.2 (b) 172 (c) 1.72 (d) 0.172
  34. 34.1.6 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.064 (b) 0.64 (c) 6.4 (d) 0.0064
  35. 35.2.3 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.5 (b) 1.15 (c) 0.115 (d) 0.0115
  36. 36.8.1 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 40.5 (b) 4.05 (c) 0.405 (d) 405
  37. 37.0.26 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.208 (b) 2.08 (c) 20.8 (d) 0.0208
  38. 38.0.78 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 23.4 (b) 2.34 (c) 0.234 (d) 0.0234
  39. 39.3.3 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.9 (b) 99 (c) 0.099 (d) 0.99
  40. 40.0.93 × 43 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3999 (b) 3.999 (c) 399.9 (d) 39.99

Answer key

  1. 5.92
  2. 56.7
  3. 1.976
  4. 62.5
  5. 8.12
  6. 0.372
  7. 0.128
  8. 15.6
  9. 0.207
  10. 14.8
  11. 0.798
  12. 28.12
  13. 173.9
  14. 0.396
  15. 58.8
  16. 10.64
  17. 6.65
  18. 5.67
  19. 172.5
  20. 3.36
  21. 7.68
  22. 0.045
  23. 43.12
  24. 0.688
  25. 5.94
  26. 7.84
  27. 48.4
  28. 0.245
  29. 0.576
  30. 0.72
  31. 11.88
  32. 2.16
  33. 17.2
  34. 0.64
  35. 1.15
  36. 40.5
  37. 2.08
  38. 2.34
  39. 9.9
  40. 39.99

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