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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 798 · 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. 1.8.5 × 4.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 365.5 (b) 3.655 (c) 36.55 (d) 0.3655
  2. 2.2.6 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.156 (b) 0.0156 (c) 1.56 (d) 15.6
  3. 3.5.2 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.12 (b) 1.612 (c) 0.1612 (d) 161.2
  4. 4.3.2 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 22.4 (b) 2.24 (c) 224 (d) 0.224
  5. 5.0.33 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00297 (b) 0.0297 (c) 0.297 (d) 2.97
  6. 6.0.57 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.399 (b) 0.00399 (c) 0.0399 (d) 3.99
  7. 7.0.62 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.96 (b) 0.496 (c) 49.6 (d) 0.0496
  8. 8.2.2 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.44 (b) 0.044 (c) 4.4 (d) 0.0044
  9. 9.0.22 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.72 (b) 0.00572 (c) 0.572 (d) 0.0572
  10. 10.0.27 × 4.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.88 (b) 0.1188 (c) 0.01188 (d) 1.188
  11. 11.2.1 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0105 (b) 0.105 (c) 1.05 (d) 10.5
  12. 12.7.5 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.375 (b) 3.75 (c) 37.5 (d) 375
  13. 13.8.5 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.255 (b) 25.5 (c) 2.55 (d) 255
  14. 14.0.32 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1056 (b) 1.056 (c) 0.01056 (d) 10.56
  15. 15.1.7 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 119 (b) 0.119 (c) 11.9 (d) 1.19
  16. 16.0.31 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.24 (b) 0.124 (c) 0.0124 (d) 0.00124
  17. 17.5.9 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.49 (b) 64.9 (c) 649 (d) 0.649
  18. 18.0.34 × 2.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00782 (b) 0.0782 (c) 0.782 (d) 7.82
  19. 19.7.4 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.146 (b) 0.2146 (c) 21.46 (d) 214.6
  20. 20.0.31 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00806 (b) 0.0806 (c) 0.806 (d) 8.06
  21. 21.1.8 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.52 (b) 0.0252 (c) 25.2 (d) 0.252
  22. 22.8.4 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.344 (b) 0.1344 (c) 134.4 (d) 13.44
  23. 23.8.9 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 32.04 (b) 3204 (c) 320.4 (d) 3.204
  24. 24.7.6 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.52 (b) 152 (c) 0.152 (d) 15.2
  25. 25.0.12 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.36 (b) 0.00036 (c) 0.0036 (d) 0.036
  26. 26.0.81 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 234.9 (b) 0.2349 (c) 23.49 (d) 2.349
  27. 27.0.62 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.434 (b) 0.0434 (c) 43.4 (d) 4.34
  28. 28.8.4 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 41.16 (b) 4116 (c) 411.6 (d) 4.116
  29. 29.1.9 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.6 (b) 76 (c) 0.76 (d) 0.076
  30. 30.0.42 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00084 (b) 0.84 (c) 0.084 (d) 0.0084
  31. 31.6.6 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2706 (b) 2.706 (c) 27.06 (d) 270.6
  32. 32.0.67 × 43 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 288.1 (b) 28.81 (c) 0.2881 (d) 2.881
  33. 33.0.61 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.05 (b) 0.0305 (c) 0.00305 (d) 0.305
  34. 34.0.27 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.269 (b) 0.1269 (c) 126.9 (d) 12.69
  35. 35.0.49 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1862 (b) 186.2 (c) 18.62 (d) 1.862
  36. 36.6.3 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.701 (b) 17.01 (c) 170.1 (d) 0.1701
  37. 37.4.9 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.19 (b) 1.519 (c) 151.9 (d) 0.1519
  38. 38.0.13 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.481 (b) 0.00481 (c) 4.81 (d) 0.0481
  39. 39.7.6 × 2.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.72 (b) 0.1672 (c) 1.672 (d) 167.2
  40. 40.0.47 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0423 (b) 0.423 (c) 4.23 (d) 42.3

Answer key

  1. 36.55
  2. 1.56
  3. 16.12
  4. 22.4
  5. 0.297
  6. 0.399
  7. 4.96
  8. 0.44
  9. 0.572
  10. 1.188
  11. 1.05
  12. 37.5
  13. 25.5
  14. 1.056
  15. 11.9
  16. 0.124
  17. 64.9
  18. 0.782
  19. 21.46
  20. 0.806
  21. 2.52
  22. 13.44
  23. 320.4
  24. 15.2
  25. 0.036
  26. 23.49
  27. 4.34
  28. 411.6
  29. 7.6
  30. 0.084
  31. 27.06
  32. 28.81
  33. 0.305
  34. 12.69
  35. 18.62
  36. 17.01
  37. 15.19
  38. 0.481
  39. 16.72
  40. 4.23

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