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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 770 · 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. 1.0.46 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 41.4 (b) 4.14 (c) 0.0414 (d) 0.414
  2. 2.0.54 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.62 (b) 0.0162 (c) 16.2 (d) 0.162
  3. 3.0.31 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.37 (b) 0.0837 (c) 0.837 (d) 83.7
  4. 4.5.7 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 153.9 (b) 1539 (c) 15.39 (d) 1.539
  5. 5.0.93 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.581 (b) 0.1581 (c) 158.1 (d) 15.81
  6. 6.6.3 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.26 (b) 0.0126 (c) 0.126 (d) 12.6
  7. 7.9.5 × 1.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1425 (b) 142.5 (c) 1.425 (d) 14.25
  8. 8.8.8 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 29.04 (b) 2904 (c) 2.904 (d) 290.4
  9. 9.5.8 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 156.6 (b) 1566 (c) 1.566 (d) 15.66
  10. 10.9.3 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 279 (b) 0.279 (c) 27.9 (d) 2.79
  11. 11.0.98 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.196 (b) 0.00196 (c) 1.96 (d) 0.0196
  12. 12.4.7 × 2.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.034 (b) 103.4 (c) 10.34 (d) 0.1034
  13. 13.1.3 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.7 (b) 0.117 (c) 1.17 (d) 117
  14. 14.6.4 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2112 (b) 2.112 (c) 21.12 (d) 211.2
  15. 15.4.3 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.44 (b) 34.4 (c) 0.0344 (d) 0.344
  16. 16.2.9 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 20.3 (b) 2.03 (c) 203 (d) 0.203
  17. 17.2.3 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.38 (b) 0.138 (c) 0.0138 (d) 13.8
  18. 18.0.63 × 2.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.575 (b) 0.1575 (c) 0.01575 (d) 15.75
  19. 19.8.2 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.574 (b) 5.74 (c) 574 (d) 57.4
  20. 20.0.18 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0648 (b) 0.648 (c) 64.8 (d) 6.48
  21. 21.0.34 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.068 (b) 0.0068 (c) 6.8 (d) 0.68
  22. 22.9.3 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.37 (b) 0.0837 (c) 83.7 (d) 0.837
  23. 23.6.6 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.264 (b) 2.64 (c) 264 (d) 26.4
  24. 24.3.3 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.462 (b) 46.2 (c) 462 (d) 4.62
  25. 25.2.7 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.43 (b) 0.243 (c) 243 (d) 24.3
  26. 26.0.51 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.67 (b) 0.0867 (c) 86.7 (d) 0.867
  27. 27.0.31 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.86 (b) 0.0186 (c) 0.186 (d) 0.00186
  28. 28.0.22 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.066 (b) 0.66 (c) 0.0066 (d) 6.6
  29. 29.2.8 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0084 (b) 8.4 (c) 0.84 (d) 0.084
  30. 30.9.4 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.64 (b) 0.564 (c) 56.4 (d) 564
  31. 31.4.9 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.245 (b) 245 (c) 24.5 (d) 2.45
  32. 32.9.1 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.273 (b) 273 (c) 27.3 (d) 2.73
  33. 33.0.41 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0246 (b) 0.00246 (c) 0.246 (d) 2.46
  34. 34.7.7 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.539 (b) 53.9 (c) 5.39 (d) 539
  35. 35.5.1 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.459 (b) 4.59 (c) 45.9 (d) 0.0459
  36. 36.6.7 × 15 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1005 (b) 100.5 (c) 10.05 (d) 1.005
  37. 37.7.4 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 66.6 (b) 6.66 (c) 666 (d) 0.666
  38. 38.2.1 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 756 (b) 7.56 (c) 0.756 (d) 75.6
  39. 39.0.47 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0752 (b) 0.752 (c) 7.52 (d) 0.00752
  40. 40.1.4 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 61.6 (b) 616 (c) 6.16 (d) 0.616

Answer key

  1. 4.14
  2. 1.62
  3. 8.37
  4. 153.9
  5. 15.81
  6. 1.26
  7. 14.25
  8. 290.4
  9. 156.6
  10. 27.9
  11. 0.196
  12. 10.34
  13. 11.7
  14. 211.2
  15. 3.44
  16. 20.3
  17. 1.38
  18. 1.575
  19. 57.4
  20. 6.48
  21. 0.68
  22. 8.37
  23. 26.4
  24. 46.2
  25. 24.3
  26. 8.67
  27. 0.186
  28. 0.66
  29. 0.84
  30. 56.4
  31. 24.5
  32. 27.3
  33. 0.246
  34. 53.9
  35. 4.59
  36. 100.5
  37. 66.6
  38. 75.6
  39. 0.752
  40. 61.6

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