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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 827 · 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. 1.1.5 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.75 (b) 0.0075 (c) 7.5 (d) 0.075
  2. 2.5.1 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 45.9 (b) 4.59 (c) 0.459 (d) 459
  3. 3.0.53 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01431 (b) 0.1431 (c) 1.431 (d) 14.31
  4. 4.0.88 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0176 (b) 17.6 (c) 0.176 (d) 1.76
  5. 5.5.4 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2646 (b) 264.6 (c) 2.646 (d) 26.46
  6. 6.3.9 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 31.2 (b) 0.312 (c) 312 (d) 3.12
  7. 7.0.75 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 20.25 (b) 2.025 (c) 202.5 (d) 0.2025
  8. 8.0.12 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0036 (b) 0.036 (c) 0.00036 (d) 0.36
  9. 9.0.16 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.64 (b) 0.0064 (c) 6.4 (d) 0.064
  10. 10.7.4 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 155.4 (b) 1554 (c) 1.554 (d) 15.54
  11. 11.0.52 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0364 (b) 3.64 (c) 36.4 (d) 0.364
  12. 12.9.5 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.85 (b) 0.285 (c) 28.5 (d) 285
  13. 13.0.28 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.336 (b) 0.0336 (c) 3.36 (d) 33.6
  14. 14.2.3 × 3.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.36 (b) 0.0736 (c) 0.736 (d) 73.6
  15. 15.7.4 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1924 (b) 1.924 (c) 19.24 (d) 192.4
  16. 16.0.33 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.165 (b) 1.65 (c) 0.0165 (d) 0.00165
  17. 17.0.61 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0305 (b) 0.305 (c) 30.5 (d) 3.05
  18. 18.0.72 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.44 (b) 0.0144 (c) 0.144 (d) 0.00144
  19. 19.5.7 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.736 (b) 27.36 (c) 273.6 (d) 0.2736
  20. 20.2.3 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 253 (b) 2.53 (c) 0.253 (d) 25.3
  21. 21.7.9 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.95 (b) 39.5 (c) 0.395 (d) 0.0395
  22. 22.0.23 × 2.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.529 (b) 0.00529 (c) 0.0529 (d) 5.29
  23. 23.2.1 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.5 (b) 1.05 (c) 105 (d) 0.105
  24. 24.7.4 × 2.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1702 (b) 170.2 (c) 1.702 (d) 17.02
  25. 25.2.5 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.5 (b) 0.0125 (c) 0.125 (d) 1.25
  26. 26.0.46 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.84 (b) 0.0184 (c) 18.4 (d) 0.184
  27. 27.0.89 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.801 (b) 0.00801 (c) 0.0801 (d) 8.01
  28. 28.0.37 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.1 (b) 1.11 (c) 0.0111 (d) 0.111
  29. 29.6.4 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 44.8 (b) 448 (c) 4.48 (d) 0.448
  30. 30.8.3 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 49.8 (b) 4.98 (c) 0.498 (d) 0.0498
  31. 31.2.2 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0748 (b) 7.48 (c) 74.8 (d) 0.748
  32. 32.4.6 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 184 (b) 0.184 (c) 1.84 (d) 18.4
  33. 33.0.31 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.62 (b) 6.2 (c) 0.0062 (d) 0.062
  34. 34.0.32 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0128 (b) 0.128 (c) 0.00128 (d) 1.28
  35. 35.4.2 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 33.6 (b) 3.36 (c) 0.336 (d) 336
  36. 36.2.1 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.42 (b) 4.2 (c) 0.042 (d) 0.0042
  37. 37.2.3 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.115 (b) 11.5 (c) 1.15 (d) 115
  38. 38.0.69 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00138 (b) 1.38 (c) 0.138 (d) 0.0138
  39. 39.9.8 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.6 (b) 1.96 (c) 196 (d) 0.196
  40. 40.6.8 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.24 (b) 1.224 (c) 122.4 (d) 0.1224

Answer key

  1. 0.75
  2. 45.9
  3. 1.431
  4. 1.76
  5. 264.6
  6. 31.2
  7. 20.25
  8. 0.036
  9. 0.64
  10. 155.4
  11. 3.64
  12. 28.5
  13. 3.36
  14. 7.36
  15. 19.24
  16. 0.165
  17. 3.05
  18. 0.144
  19. 27.36
  20. 25.3
  21. 3.95
  22. 0.529
  23. 10.5
  24. 17.02
  25. 1.25
  26. 1.84
  27. 0.801
  28. 1.11
  29. 44.8
  30. 4.98
  31. 7.48
  32. 18.4
  33. 0.62
  34. 0.128
  35. 33.6
  36. 0.42
  37. 11.5
  38. 0.138
  39. 19.6
  40. 12.24

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