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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 843 · 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. 1.3.1 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 713 (b) 71.3 (c) 0.713 (d) 7.13
  2. 2.5.3 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.159 (b) 159 (c) 15.9 (d) 1.59
  3. 3.1.2 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.96 (b) 9.6 (c) 0.096 (d) 0.0096
  4. 4.8.7 × 4.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 37.41 (b) 3.741 (c) 374.1 (d) 0.3741
  5. 5.0.64 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.408 (b) 140.8 (c) 0.1408 (d) 14.08
  6. 6.0.33 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00627 (b) 0.627 (c) 0.0627 (d) 6.27
  7. 7.0.93 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.209 (b) 12.09 (c) 0.01209 (d) 0.1209
  8. 8.0.37 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.22 (b) 0.0222 (c) 0.222 (d) 22.2
  9. 9.6.8 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.32 (b) 1632 (c) 163.2 (d) 1.632
  10. 10.7.3 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 21.9 (b) 219 (c) 0.219 (d) 2.19
  11. 11.0.96 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.68 (b) 0.768 (c) 0.0768 (d) 76.8
  12. 12.5.3 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2332 (b) 233.2 (c) 2.332 (d) 23.32
  13. 13.4.8 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0144 (b) 1.44 (c) 14.4 (d) 0.144
  14. 14.4.1 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.476 (b) 1476 (c) 14.76 (d) 147.6
  15. 15.0.16 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.096 (b) 0.0096 (c) 0.96 (d) 0.00096
  16. 16.0.94 × 3.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 30.08 (b) 3.008 (c) 0.03008 (d) 0.3008
  17. 17.8.6 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.172 (b) 17.2 (c) 172 (d) 1.72
  18. 18.5.9 × 42 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 24.78 (b) 2.478 (c) 2478 (d) 247.8
  19. 19.0.59 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.413 (b) 4.13 (c) 0.0413 (d) 41.3
  20. 20.5.2 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 62.4 (b) 6.24 (c) 624 (d) 0.624
  21. 21.1.6 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.6 (b) 0.96 (c) 0.0096 (d) 0.096
  22. 22.0.19 × 45 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 85.5 (b) 0.0855 (c) 0.855 (d) 8.55
  23. 23.2.9 × 1.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.35 (b) 43.5 (c) 0.435 (d) 0.0435
  24. 24.4.7 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.282 (b) 2.82 (c) 0.0282 (d) 28.2
  25. 25.0.18 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.054 (b) 0.00054 (c) 0.54 (d) 0.0054
  26. 26.0.57 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00342 (b) 3.42 (c) 0.342 (d) 0.0342
  27. 27.3.3 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 79.2 (b) 792 (c) 0.792 (d) 7.92
  28. 28.3.4 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.272 (b) 27.2 (c) 2.72 (d) 272
  29. 29.1.9 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0095 (b) 0.095 (c) 9.5 (d) 0.95
  30. 30.0.67 × 43 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.881 (b) 288.1 (c) 0.2881 (d) 28.81
  31. 31.0.52 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.08 (b) 20.8 (c) 0.0208 (d) 0.208
  32. 32.0.42 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1176 (b) 1.176 (c) 11.76 (d) 0.01176
  33. 33.0.86 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1462 (b) 146.2 (c) 14.62 (d) 1.462
  34. 34.2.9 × 43 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1247 (b) 12.47 (c) 124.7 (d) 1.247
  35. 35.9.1 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.459 (b) 4459 (c) 44.59 (d) 445.9
  36. 36.7.1 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 220.1 (b) 2.201 (c) 22.01 (d) 0.2201
  37. 37.9.2 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 174.8 (b) 17.48 (c) 1748 (d) 1.748
  38. 38.3.9 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 74.1 (b) 741 (c) 0.741 (d) 7.41
  39. 39.0.57 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.81 (b) 1.881 (c) 0.1881 (d) 188.1
  40. 40.0.25 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.25 (b) 82.5 (c) 0.0825 (d) 0.825

Answer key

  1. 71.3
  2. 15.9
  3. 0.96
  4. 37.41
  5. 14.08
  6. 0.627
  7. 1.209
  8. 2.22
  9. 163.2
  10. 21.9
  11. 7.68
  12. 233.2
  13. 1.44
  14. 147.6
  15. 0.096
  16. 3.008
  17. 17.2
  18. 247.8
  19. 4.13
  20. 62.4
  21. 0.96
  22. 8.55
  23. 4.35
  24. 2.82
  25. 0.054
  26. 0.342
  27. 79.2
  28. 27.2
  29. 0.95
  30. 28.81
  31. 2.08
  32. 1.176
  33. 14.62
  34. 124.7
  35. 445.9
  36. 22.01
  37. 174.8
  38. 74.1
  39. 18.81
  40. 8.25

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