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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 802 · 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. 1.4.4 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.396 (b) 3.96 (c) 396 (d) 39.6
  2. 2.0.15 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 49.5 (b) 0.0495 (c) 0.495 (d) 4.95
  3. 3.0.57 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.14 (b) 0.0114 (c) 11.4 (d) 0.114
  4. 4.0.68 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.244 (b) 22.44 (c) 0.2244 (d) 224.4
  5. 5.8.3 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 498 (b) 4.98 (c) 49.8 (d) 0.498
  6. 6.2.8 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0056 (b) 0.056 (c) 0.56 (d) 5.6
  7. 7.5.1 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 71.4 (b) 0.714 (c) 7.14 (d) 0.0714
  8. 8.1.6 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.304 (b) 3.04 (c) 30.4 (d) 304
  9. 9.3.2 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.192 (b) 1.92 (c) 0.0192 (d) 19.2
  10. 10.3.2 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 192 (b) 0.192 (c) 1.92 (d) 19.2
  11. 11.4.1 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 369 (b) 3.69 (c) 36.9 (d) 0.369
  12. 12.5.2 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 46.8 (b) 468 (c) 0.468 (d) 4.68
  13. 13.0.91 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0455 (b) 0.00455 (c) 4.55 (d) 0.455
  14. 14.2.6 × 34 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.84 (b) 0.884 (c) 884 (d) 88.4
  15. 15.0.62 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.302 (b) 13.02 (c) 0.01302 (d) 0.1302
  16. 16.0.73 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.68 (b) 0.1168 (c) 1.168 (d) 116.8
  17. 17.0.74 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.444 (b) 4.44 (c) 0.0444 (d) 0.00444
  18. 18.0.89 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0712 (b) 7.12 (c) 0.712 (d) 71.2
  19. 19.0.31 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.62 (b) 6.2 (c) 0.062 (d) 0.0062
  20. 20.0.73 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0657 (b) 0.00657 (c) 0.657 (d) 6.57
  21. 21.9.4 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 752 (b) 75.2 (c) 7.52 (d) 0.752
  22. 22.1.2 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.084 (b) 84 (c) 0.84 (d) 8.4
  23. 23.0.26 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.04 (b) 0.0104 (c) 10.4 (d) 0.104
  24. 24.0.93 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 195.3 (b) 0.1953 (c) 19.53 (d) 1.953
  25. 25.2.7 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 567 (b) 56.7 (c) 5.67 (d) 0.567
  26. 26.5.3 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.59 (b) 159 (c) 0.159 (d) 15.9
  27. 27.9.7 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.164 (b) 11.64 (c) 1164 (d) 116.4
  28. 28.8.7 × 45 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 39.15 (b) 3915 (c) 391.5 (d) 3.915
  29. 29.1.5 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.585 (b) 5.85 (c) 585 (d) 58.5
  30. 30.0.86 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00946 (b) 0.946 (c) 9.46 (d) 0.0946
  31. 31.6.9 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 186.3 (b) 1.863 (c) 1863 (d) 18.63
  32. 32.0.99 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 356.4 (b) 0.3564 (c) 3.564 (d) 35.64
  33. 33.1.3 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.91 (b) 9.1 (c) 0.0091 (d) 0.091
  34. 34.0.85 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.595 (b) 5.95 (c) 0.00595 (d) 0.0595
  35. 35.0.25 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.25 (b) 0.00225 (c) 0.225 (d) 0.0225
  36. 36.5.8 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1798 (b) 179.8 (c) 1.798 (d) 17.98
  37. 37.5.2 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.988 (b) 988 (c) 98.8 (d) 9.88
  38. 38.6.9 × 3.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.484 (b) 0.2484 (c) 248.4 (d) 24.84
  39. 39.6.7 × 3.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2412 (b) 2.412 (c) 24.12 (d) 241.2
  40. 40.6.2 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.48 (b) 24.8 (c) 0.248 (d) 248

Answer key

  1. 39.6
  2. 4.95
  3. 1.14
  4. 22.44
  5. 49.8
  6. 0.56
  7. 7.14
  8. 30.4
  9. 1.92
  10. 19.2
  11. 36.9
  12. 46.8
  13. 0.455
  14. 88.4
  15. 1.302
  16. 11.68
  17. 0.444
  18. 7.12
  19. 0.62
  20. 0.657
  21. 75.2
  22. 8.4
  23. 1.04
  24. 19.53
  25. 56.7
  26. 15.9
  27. 116.4
  28. 391.5
  29. 58.5
  30. 0.946
  31. 186.3
  32. 35.64
  33. 0.91
  34. 0.595
  35. 0.225
  36. 179.8
  37. 98.8
  38. 24.84
  39. 24.12
  40. 24.8

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