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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 771 · 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. 1.0.36 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.288 (b) 0.0288 (c) 0.00288 (d) 2.88
  2. 2.4.8 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 235.2 (b) 23.52 (c) 2352 (d) 2.352
  3. 3.7.7 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 369.6 (b) 3.696 (c) 36.96 (d) 0.3696
  4. 4.0.73 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.84 (b) 58.4 (c) 0.584 (d) 0.0584
  5. 5.6.6 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.792 (b) 792 (c) 79.2 (d) 7.92
  6. 6.7.6 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1596 (b) 159.6 (c) 15.96 (d) 1.596
  7. 7.0.92 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.52 (b) 55.2 (c) 0.0552 (d) 0.552
  8. 8.0.21 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.63 (b) 0.0063 (c) 6.3 (d) 0.063
  9. 9.5.2 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 416 (b) 4.16 (c) 0.416 (d) 41.6
  10. 10.8.1 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 35.64 (b) 356.4 (c) 3564 (d) 3.564
  11. 11.7.6 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0608 (b) 6.08 (c) 0.608 (d) 60.8
  12. 12.0.97 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.79 (b) 0.00679 (c) 0.0679 (d) 0.679
  13. 13.0.99 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.95 (b) 0.495 (c) 49.5 (d) 0.0495
  14. 14.8.6 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 94.6 (b) 946 (c) 9.46 (d) 0.946
  15. 15.5.9 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.26 (b) 0.0826 (c) 82.6 (d) 0.826
  16. 16.0.77 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.39 (b) 0.539 (c) 53.9 (d) 0.0539
  17. 17.0.96 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 278.4 (b) 0.2784 (c) 27.84 (d) 2.784
  18. 18.1.6 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 288 (b) 28.8 (c) 0.288 (d) 2.88
  19. 19.0.39 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0312 (b) 31.2 (c) 3.12 (d) 0.312
  20. 20.0.24 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0048 (b) 0.48 (c) 0.048 (d) 4.8
  21. 21.0.69 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 117.3 (b) 1.173 (c) 0.1173 (d) 11.73
  22. 22.3.4 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.36 (b) 13.6 (c) 0.136 (d) 0.0136
  23. 23.0.36 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.76 (b) 0.576 (c) 0.0576 (d) 57.6
  24. 24.0.51 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.459 (b) 0.00459 (c) 4.59 (d) 0.0459
  25. 25.0.86 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.774 (b) 7.74 (c) 0.00774 (d) 0.0774
  26. 26.0.59 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.36 (b) 0.00236 (c) 0.236 (d) 0.0236
  27. 27.1.5 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 61.5 (b) 6.15 (c) 0.615 (d) 615
  28. 28.3.5 × 2.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.05 (b) 0.805 (c) 0.0805 (d) 80.5
  29. 29.8.7 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 208.8 (b) 20.88 (c) 2088 (d) 2.088
  30. 30.0.85 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.595 (b) 5.95 (c) 0.0595 (d) 0.00595
  31. 31.0.42 × 34 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1428 (b) 142.8 (c) 1.428 (d) 14.28
  32. 32.9.5 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 475 (b) 4.75 (c) 47.5 (d) 0.475
  33. 33.0.33 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.8 (b) 0.198 (c) 1.98 (d) 0.0198
  34. 34.0.69 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.11 (b) 1.311 (c) 0.01311 (d) 0.1311
  35. 35.3.2 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.2 (b) 0.192 (c) 1.92 (d) 192
  36. 36.5.3 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 24.38 (b) 0.2438 (c) 2.438 (d) 243.8
  37. 37.9.4 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.564 (b) 0.0564 (c) 56.4 (d) 5.64
  38. 38.9.2 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 73.6 (b) 7.36 (c) 736 (d) 0.736
  39. 39.3.4 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.068 (b) 68 (c) 0.68 (d) 6.8
  40. 40.8.1 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.05 (b) 0.0405 (c) 40.5 (d) 0.405

Answer key

  1. 0.288
  2. 235.2
  3. 36.96
  4. 5.84
  5. 79.2
  6. 159.6
  7. 5.52
  8. 0.63
  9. 41.6
  10. 356.4
  11. 6.08
  12. 0.679
  13. 4.95
  14. 94.6
  15. 8.26
  16. 5.39
  17. 27.84
  18. 28.8
  19. 3.12
  20. 0.48
  21. 11.73
  22. 1.36
  23. 5.76
  24. 0.459
  25. 0.774
  26. 0.236
  27. 61.5
  28. 8.05
  29. 208.8
  30. 0.595
  31. 14.28
  32. 47.5
  33. 1.98
  34. 1.311
  35. 19.2
  36. 24.38
  37. 5.64
  38. 73.6
  39. 6.8
  40. 4.05

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