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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 766 · 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. 1.8.4 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 504 (b) 5.04 (c) 50.4 (d) 0.504
  2. 2.0.53 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.36 (b) 0.636 (c) 0.0636 (d) 63.6
  3. 3.9.7 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.776 (b) 7.76 (c) 77.6 (d) 0.0776
  4. 4.4.5 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.315 (b) 31.5 (c) 3.15 (d) 315
  5. 5.1.8 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.8 (b) 108 (c) 0.108 (d) 1.08
  6. 6.5.2 × 42 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 21.84 (b) 218.4 (c) 2184 (d) 2.184
  7. 7.9.6 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.92 (b) 19.2 (c) 192 (d) 0.192
  8. 8.0.51 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.02 (b) 10.2 (c) 0.102 (d) 0.0102
  9. 9.0.79 × 2.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.896 (b) 0.01896 (c) 0.1896 (d) 18.96
  10. 10.4.7 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 141 (b) 0.141 (c) 14.1 (d) 1.41
  11. 11.0.24 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.96 (b) 0.096 (c) 0.0096 (d) 9.6
  12. 12.0.19 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 30.4 (b) 0.304 (c) 0.0304 (d) 3.04
  13. 13.8.4 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0168 (b) 1.68 (c) 0.168 (d) 16.8
  14. 14.5.2 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.468 (b) 46.8 (c) 0.0468 (d) 4.68
  15. 15.7.7 × 35 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.695 (b) 269.5 (c) 26.95 (d) 2695
  16. 16.5.7 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 456 (b) 45.6 (c) 4.56 (d) 0.456
  17. 17.5.4 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0162 (b) 0.162 (c) 1.62 (d) 16.2
  18. 18.0.92 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.324 (b) 432.4 (c) 0.4324 (d) 43.24
  19. 19.9.6 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3072 (b) 307.2 (c) 3.072 (d) 30.72
  20. 20.1.8 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.36 (b) 0.036 (c) 36 (d) 3.6
  21. 21.8.2 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3936 (b) 3.936 (c) 393.6 (d) 39.36
  22. 22.0.21 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0966 (b) 0.966 (c) 96.6 (d) 9.66
  23. 23.0.34 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0136 (b) 13.6 (c) 1.36 (d) 0.136
  24. 24.0.74 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 29.6 (b) 0.0296 (c) 0.296 (d) 2.96
  25. 25.0.12 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.08 (b) 0.0108 (c) 10.8 (d) 0.108
  26. 26.5.5 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.65 (b) 165 (c) 0.165 (d) 16.5
  27. 27.6.3 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.126 (b) 0.0126 (c) 1.26 (d) 12.6
  28. 28.4.7 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1786 (b) 1.786 (c) 17.86 (d) 178.6
  29. 29.0.37 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.111 (b) 1.11 (c) 11.1 (d) 0.0111
  30. 30.2.1 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.008 (b) 100.8 (c) 10.08 (d) 0.1008
  31. 31.0.22 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.044 (b) 0.44 (c) 0.0044 (d) 4.4
  32. 32.5.1 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1683 (b) 16.83 (c) 168.3 (d) 1.683
  33. 33.0.51 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0306 (b) 0.306 (c) 3.06 (d) 30.6
  34. 34.8.3 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.66 (b) 16.6 (c) 0.166 (d) 0.0166
  35. 35.0.12 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00036 (b) 0.36 (c) 0.036 (d) 0.0036
  36. 36.7.1 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 35.5 (b) 3.55 (c) 0.355 (d) 355
  37. 37.4.6 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 36.8 (b) 0.368 (c) 3.68 (d) 0.0368
  38. 38.2.6 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.066 (b) 0.1066 (c) 10.66 (d) 106.6
  39. 39.0.98 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.588 (b) 5.88 (c) 0.0588 (d) 0.00588
  40. 40.6.9 × 3.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 24.84 (b) 0.2484 (c) 2.484 (d) 248.4

Answer key

  1. 50.4
  2. 6.36
  3. 7.76
  4. 31.5
  5. 10.8
  6. 218.4
  7. 19.2
  8. 1.02
  9. 1.896
  10. 14.1
  11. 0.96
  12. 3.04
  13. 1.68
  14. 4.68
  15. 269.5
  16. 45.6
  17. 1.62
  18. 43.24
  19. 307.2
  20. 3.6
  21. 39.36
  22. 9.66
  23. 1.36
  24. 2.96
  25. 1.08
  26. 16.5
  27. 1.26
  28. 178.6
  29. 1.11
  30. 10.08
  31. 0.44
  32. 16.83
  33. 3.06
  34. 1.66
  35. 0.036
  36. 35.5
  37. 3.68
  38. 10.66
  39. 0.588
  40. 24.84

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