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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 793 · 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. 1.2.7 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.162 (b) 162 (c) 1.62 (d) 16.2
  2. 2.0.75 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00375 (b) 0.375 (c) 3.75 (d) 0.0375
  3. 3.0.34 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01632 (b) 0.1632 (c) 16.32 (d) 1.632
  4. 4.4.3 × 2.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.89 (b) 98.9 (c) 0.989 (d) 0.0989
  5. 5.0.62 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2728 (b) 272.8 (c) 27.28 (d) 2.728
  6. 6.4.3 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.31 (b) 0.731 (c) 0.0731 (d) 73.1
  7. 7.5.7 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.741 (b) 741 (c) 7.41 (d) 74.1
  8. 8.0.27 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.37 (b) 0.00837 (c) 0.837 (d) 0.0837
  9. 9.7.5 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 52.5 (b) 525 (c) 0.525 (d) 5.25
  10. 10.0.81 × 2.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01944 (b) 19.44 (c) 0.1944 (d) 1.944
  11. 11.0.95 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.285 (b) 0.0285 (c) 2.85 (d) 28.5
  12. 12.0.27 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.135 (b) 13.5 (c) 0.0135 (d) 1.35
  13. 13.8.4 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1008 (b) 100.8 (c) 10.08 (d) 1.008
  14. 14.9.3 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.837 (b) 0.0837 (c) 8.37 (d) 83.7
  15. 15.7.1 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1917 (b) 19.17 (c) 1.917 (d) 191.7
  16. 16.3.1 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 40.3 (b) 403 (c) 4.03 (d) 0.403
  17. 17.0.41 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.205 (b) 0.00205 (c) 0.0205 (d) 2.05
  18. 18.0.29 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.8 (b) 0.058 (c) 0.0058 (d) 0.58
  19. 19.0.92 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.68 (b) 0.0368 (c) 0.368 (d) 36.8
  20. 20.0.25 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0075 (b) 0.75 (c) 0.075 (d) 0.00075
  21. 21.2.5 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.5 (b) 0.0125 (c) 0.125 (d) 1.25
  22. 22.1.7 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.136 (b) 0.0136 (c) 13.6 (d) 1.36
  23. 23.3.9 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0312 (b) 0.312 (c) 3.12 (d) 31.2
  24. 24.0.34 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.612 (b) 0.0612 (c) 0.00612 (d) 6.12
  25. 25.0.51 × 25 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.275 (b) 12.75 (c) 127.5 (d) 0.1275
  26. 26.0.87 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00783 (b) 0.783 (c) 0.0783 (d) 7.83
  27. 27.2.7 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 99.9 (b) 999 (c) 0.999 (d) 9.99
  28. 28.2.7 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0756 (b) 0.756 (c) 7.56 (d) 75.6
  29. 29.5.2 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2392 (b) 2.392 (c) 239.2 (d) 23.92
  30. 30.0.65 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 240.5 (b) 0.2405 (c) 2.405 (d) 24.05
  31. 31.9.9 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.396 (b) 396 (c) 39.6 (d) 3.96
  32. 32.2.3 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.69 (b) 6.9 (c) 0.069 (d) 69
  33. 33.6.8 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.76 (b) 47.6 (c) 0.0476 (d) 0.476
  34. 34.0.32 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00576 (b) 0.576 (c) 5.76 (d) 0.0576
  35. 35.0.12 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0312 (b) 3.12 (c) 0.00312 (d) 0.312
  36. 36.0.54 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01134 (b) 11.34 (c) 0.1134 (d) 1.134
  37. 37.9.4 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 188 (b) 1.88 (c) 0.188 (d) 18.8
  38. 38.0.64 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.128 (b) 0.0128 (c) 12.8 (d) 1.28
  39. 39.3.9 × 3.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.65 (b) 136.5 (c) 1.365 (d) 0.1365
  40. 40.2.6 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 62.4 (b) 0.624 (c) 6.24 (d) 624

Answer key

  1. 16.2
  2. 0.375
  3. 1.632
  4. 9.89
  5. 27.28
  6. 7.31
  7. 74.1
  8. 0.837
  9. 52.5
  10. 1.944
  11. 2.85
  12. 1.35
  13. 10.08
  14. 8.37
  15. 191.7
  16. 40.3
  17. 0.205
  18. 0.58
  19. 3.68
  20. 0.075
  21. 1.25
  22. 1.36
  23. 3.12
  24. 0.612
  25. 12.75
  26. 0.783
  27. 99.9
  28. 7.56
  29. 23.92
  30. 24.05
  31. 39.6
  32. 6.9
  33. 4.76
  34. 0.576
  35. 0.312
  36. 1.134
  37. 18.8
  38. 1.28
  39. 13.65
  40. 62.4

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