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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 832 · 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. 1.0.37 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1776 (b) 0.01776 (c) 17.76 (d) 1.776
  2. 2.0.75 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00225 (b) 0.0225 (c) 2.25 (d) 0.225
  3. 3.0.12 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0108 (b) 0.108 (c) 1.08 (d) 10.8
  4. 4.7.7 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.539 (b) 5.39 (c) 539 (d) 53.9
  5. 5.3.5 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.75 (b) 0.175 (c) 17.5 (d) 175
  6. 6.0.97 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.02716 (b) 27.16 (c) 2.716 (d) 0.2716
  7. 7.6.5 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 266.5 (b) 26.65 (c) 2.665 (d) 0.2665
  8. 8.0.32 × 2.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.736 (b) 7.36 (c) 0.00736 (d) 0.0736
  9. 9.9.9 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.97 (b) 0.297 (c) 0.0297 (d) 29.7
  10. 10.0.71 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1207 (b) 1.207 (c) 12.07 (d) 120.7
  11. 11.1.7 × 3.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.595 (b) 0.0595 (c) 5.95 (d) 59.5
  12. 12.5.6 × 3.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 20.16 (b) 0.2016 (c) 201.6 (d) 2.016
  13. 13.3.2 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 147.2 (b) 1472 (c) 14.72 (d) 1.472
  14. 14.8.5 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 425 (b) 4.25 (c) 42.5 (d) 0.425
  15. 15.0.85 × 35 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2975 (b) 297.5 (c) 2.975 (d) 29.75
  16. 16.1.7 × 35 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 595 (b) 0.595 (c) 5.95 (d) 59.5
  17. 17.0.51 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 66.3 (b) 6.63 (c) 0.0663 (d) 0.663
  18. 18.4.1 × 3.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1312 (b) 1.312 (c) 13.12 (d) 131.2
  19. 19.0.91 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.64 (b) 0.0364 (c) 0.00364 (d) 0.364
  20. 20.0.49 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.245 (b) 2.45 (c) 0.0245 (d) 24.5
  21. 21.6.9 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 20.7 (b) 0.0207 (c) 2.07 (d) 0.207
  22. 22.0.97 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.776 (b) 7.76 (c) 0.0776 (d) 77.6
  23. 23.3.2 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 128 (b) 0.128 (c) 1.28 (d) 12.8
  24. 24.0.73 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0146 (b) 0.00146 (c) 1.46 (d) 0.146
  25. 25.0.89 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.13 (b) 0.1513 (c) 0.01513 (d) 1.513
  26. 26.0.88 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0616 (b) 0.616 (c) 0.00616 (d) 6.16
  27. 27.6.7 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0201 (b) 20.1 (c) 2.01 (d) 0.201
  28. 28.0.67 × 3.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2144 (b) 2.144 (c) 21.44 (d) 0.02144
  29. 29.0.53 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0424 (b) 4.24 (c) 0.424 (d) 42.4
  30. 30.0.12 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.24 (b) 0.00024 (c) 0.0024 (d) 0.024
  31. 31.0.65 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.5 (b) 1.95 (c) 0.0195 (d) 0.195
  32. 32.0.95 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.55 (b) 85.5 (c) 0.855 (d) 0.0855
  33. 33.0.61 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.93 (b) 0.0793 (c) 79.3 (d) 0.793
  34. 34.0.17 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00272 (b) 0.272 (c) 0.0272 (d) 2.72
  35. 35.0.53 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.65 (b) 0.265 (c) 0.0265 (d) 0.00265
  36. 36.3.3 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.561 (b) 5.61 (c) 56.1 (d) 0.0561
  37. 37.4.9 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 191.1 (b) 0.1911 (c) 1.911 (d) 19.11
  38. 38.0.68 × 3.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2584 (b) 2.584 (c) 25.84 (d) 0.02584
  39. 39.0.28 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0168 (b) 1.68 (c) 0.00168 (d) 0.168
  40. 40.6.4 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.576 (b) 0.0576 (c) 57.6 (d) 5.76

Answer key

  1. 1.776
  2. 0.225
  3. 1.08
  4. 53.9
  5. 17.5
  6. 2.716
  7. 26.65
  8. 0.736
  9. 2.97
  10. 12.07
  11. 5.95
  12. 20.16
  13. 147.2
  14. 42.5
  15. 29.75
  16. 59.5
  17. 6.63
  18. 13.12
  19. 0.364
  20. 2.45
  21. 2.07
  22. 7.76
  23. 12.8
  24. 0.146
  25. 1.513
  26. 0.616
  27. 2.01
  28. 2.144
  29. 4.24
  30. 0.024
  31. 1.95
  32. 8.55
  33. 7.93
  34. 0.272
  35. 0.265
  36. 5.61
  37. 19.11
  38. 2.584
  39. 0.168
  40. 5.76

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