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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 791 · 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. 1.5.1 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 30.6 (b) 0.306 (c) 0.0306 (d) 3.06
  2. 2.0.68 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.408 (b) 0.0408 (c) 40.8 (d) 4.08
  3. 3.5.4 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 48.6 (b) 0.486 (c) 486 (d) 4.86
  4. 4.0.35 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.315 (b) 3.15 (c) 0.00315 (d) 0.0315
  5. 5.9.6 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 20.16 (b) 2016 (c) 2.016 (d) 201.6
  6. 6.8.4 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 168 (b) 0.168 (c) 1.68 (d) 16.8
  7. 7.0.29 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.31 (b) 0.1131 (c) 113.1 (d) 1.131
  8. 8.0.33 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 29.7 (b) 0.297 (c) 2.97 (d) 0.0297
  9. 9.0.88 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0528 (b) 5.28 (c) 0.528 (d) 0.00528
  10. 10.8.8 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 35.2 (b) 0.352 (c) 3.52 (d) 0.0352
  11. 11.1.3 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 33.8 (b) 0.338 (c) 3.38 (d) 338
  12. 12.0.83 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.581 (b) 0.0581 (c) 0.00581 (d) 5.81
  13. 13.0.28 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00056 (b) 0.56 (c) 0.0056 (d) 0.056
  14. 14.7.8 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 234 (b) 2.34 (c) 0.234 (d) 23.4
  15. 15.0.79 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2686 (b) 0.02686 (c) 26.86 (d) 2.686
  16. 16.2.3 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0138 (b) 0.138 (c) 13.8 (d) 1.38
  17. 17.9.6 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 576 (b) 57.6 (c) 0.576 (d) 5.76
  18. 18.0.74 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00296 (b) 0.0296 (c) 2.96 (d) 0.296
  19. 19.0.31 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0186 (b) 0.186 (c) 0.00186 (d) 1.86
  20. 20.7.2 × 4.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 31.68 (b) 3.168 (c) 316.8 (d) 0.3168
  21. 21.0.68 × 4.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 29.92 (b) 0.2992 (c) 0.02992 (d) 2.992
  22. 22.5.1 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 112.2 (b) 1122 (c) 1.122 (d) 11.22
  23. 23.0.76 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00228 (b) 0.0228 (c) 2.28 (d) 0.228
  24. 24.0.93 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1023 (b) 0.01023 (c) 10.23 (d) 1.023
  25. 25.1.5 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 75 (b) 0.75 (c) 7.5 (d) 0.075
  26. 26.0.55 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.815 (b) 0.01815 (c) 0.1815 (d) 18.15
  27. 27.0.67 × 2.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.74 (b) 0.1474 (c) 0.01474 (d) 1.474
  28. 28.0.47 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.141 (b) 0.00141 (c) 0.0141 (d) 1.41
  29. 29.9.8 × 4.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 46.06 (b) 4.606 (c) 460.6 (d) 0.4606
  30. 30.8.8 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 968 (b) 0.968 (c) 9.68 (d) 96.8
  31. 31.0.73 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.511 (b) 0.0511 (c) 5.11 (d) 51.1
  32. 32.0.41 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.64 (b) 0.00164 (c) 0.164 (d) 0.0164
  33. 33.6.1 × 3.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1952 (b) 1.952 (c) 195.2 (d) 19.52
  34. 34.0.41 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.287 (b) 2.87 (c) 28.7 (d) 0.0287
  35. 35.4.2 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.218 (b) 12.18 (c) 121.8 (d) 1218
  36. 36.0.46 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0644 (b) 64.4 (c) 6.44 (d) 0.644
  37. 37.0.86 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.602 (b) 0.0602 (c) 60.2 (d) 6.02
  38. 38.8.1 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.729 (b) 0.0729 (c) 72.9 (d) 7.29
  39. 39.0.43 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.87 (b) 0.00387 (c) 0.387 (d) 0.0387
  40. 40.1.3 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0169 (b) 16.9 (c) 0.169 (d) 1.69

Answer key

  1. 3.06
  2. 4.08
  3. 48.6
  4. 0.315
  5. 201.6
  6. 16.8
  7. 11.31
  8. 2.97
  9. 0.528
  10. 3.52
  11. 33.8
  12. 0.581
  13. 0.056
  14. 23.4
  15. 2.686
  16. 1.38
  17. 57.6
  18. 0.296
  19. 0.186
  20. 31.68
  21. 2.992
  22. 112.2
  23. 0.228
  24. 1.023
  25. 7.5
  26. 1.815
  27. 1.474
  28. 0.141
  29. 46.06
  30. 96.8
  31. 5.11
  32. 0.164
  33. 19.52
  34. 2.87
  35. 121.8
  36. 6.44
  37. 6.02
  38. 7.29
  39. 0.387
  40. 1.69

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