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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 78 · 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. 1.3.9 × 15 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 58.5 (b) 585 (c) 0.585 (d) 5.85
  2. 2.0.82 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 32.8 (b) 0.0328 (c) 0.328 (d) 3.28
  3. 3.0.73 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.584 (b) 0.0584 (c) 5.84 (d) 0.00584
  4. 4.6.1 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0183 (b) 1.83 (c) 0.183 (d) 18.3
  5. 5.0.51 × 4.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.397 (b) 0.2397 (c) 0.02397 (d) 23.97
  6. 6.5.3 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.318 (b) 318 (c) 3.18 (d) 31.8
  7. 7.9.5 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2945 (b) 294.5 (c) 2.945 (d) 29.45
  8. 8.6.2 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 558 (b) 55.8 (c) 5.58 (d) 0.558
  9. 9.2.5 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.5 (b) 0.175 (c) 1.75 (d) 175
  10. 10.0.21 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0756 (b) 75.6 (c) 7.56 (d) 0.756
  11. 11.0.85 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1445 (b) 14.45 (c) 0.01445 (d) 1.445
  12. 12.0.43 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.086 (b) 0.00086 (c) 0.0086 (d) 0.86
  13. 13.3.2 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.416 (b) 4.16 (c) 0.0416 (d) 41.6
  14. 14.0.22 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.088 (b) 0.88 (c) 0.0088 (d) 0.00088
  15. 15.0.41 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00656 (b) 6.56 (c) 0.0656 (d) 0.656
  16. 16.9.3 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.51 (b) 65.1 (c) 651 (d) 0.651
  17. 17.9.7 × 35 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 33.95 (b) 339.5 (c) 3.395 (d) 3395
  18. 18.8.1 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 32.4 (b) 0.0324 (c) 0.324 (d) 3.24
  19. 19.0.87 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1218 (b) 0.01218 (c) 12.18 (d) 1.218
  20. 20.4.6 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.14 (b) 414 (c) 0.414 (d) 41.4
  21. 21.0.34 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0068 (b) 0.68 (c) 0.068 (d) 6.8
  22. 22.1.3 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.234 (b) 2.34 (c) 23.4 (d) 234
  23. 23.0.35 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0315 (b) 0.00315 (c) 0.315 (d) 3.15
  24. 24.2.2 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.12 (b) 0.1012 (c) 101.2 (d) 1.012
  25. 25.0.33 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0924 (b) 0.924 (c) 9.24 (d) 92.4
  26. 26.0.85 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.425 (b) 4.25 (c) 0.0425 (d) 42.5
  27. 27.0.91 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.639 (b) 26.39 (c) 0.2639 (d) 263.9
  28. 28.8.3 × 3.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2656 (b) 265.6 (c) 2.656 (d) 26.56
  29. 29.9.3 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 83.7 (b) 8.37 (c) 837 (d) 0.837
  30. 30.0.98 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0392 (b) 0.00392 (c) 0.392 (d) 3.92
  31. 31.0.16 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.304 (b) 3.04 (c) 0.0304 (d) 30.4
  32. 32.4.6 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 36.8 (b) 3.68 (c) 0.368 (d) 368
  33. 33.5.3 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.431 (b) 143.1 (c) 1431 (d) 14.31
  34. 34.0.73 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0438 (b) 0.438 (c) 4.38 (d) 43.8
  35. 35.2.7 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 189 (b) 1.89 (c) 18.9 (d) 0.189
  36. 36.1.9 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 62.7 (b) 0.627 (c) 6.27 (d) 627
  37. 37.0.59 × 3.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.88 (b) 0.01888 (c) 1.888 (d) 0.1888
  38. 38.0.27 × 15 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.05 (b) 40.5 (c) 0.0405 (d) 0.405
  39. 39.0.88 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 52.8 (b) 0.0528 (c) 0.528 (d) 5.28
  40. 40.0.28 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0084 (b) 0.084 (c) 0.84 (d) 0.00084

Answer key

  1. 58.5
  2. 3.28
  3. 0.584
  4. 1.83
  5. 2.397
  6. 31.8
  7. 29.45
  8. 55.8
  9. 17.5
  10. 7.56
  11. 1.445
  12. 0.086
  13. 4.16
  14. 0.088
  15. 0.656
  16. 65.1
  17. 339.5
  18. 3.24
  19. 1.218
  20. 41.4
  21. 0.68
  22. 23.4
  23. 0.315
  24. 10.12
  25. 9.24
  26. 4.25
  27. 26.39
  28. 26.56
  29. 83.7
  30. 0.392
  31. 3.04
  32. 36.8
  33. 143.1
  34. 4.38
  35. 18.9
  36. 62.7
  37. 1.888
  38. 4.05
  39. 5.28
  40. 0.084

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