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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 851 · 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. 1.8.7 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.174 (b) 1.74 (c) 17.4 (d) 174
  2. 2.0.72 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0504 (b) 50.4 (c) 5.04 (d) 0.504
  3. 3.0.43 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.258 (b) 0.0258 (c) 0.00258 (d) 2.58
  4. 4.4.3 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.86 (b) 0.0086 (c) 8.6 (d) 0.086
  5. 5.6.3 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.386 (b) 138.6 (c) 13.86 (d) 1386
  6. 6.0.76 × 3.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.736 (b) 0.2736 (c) 0.02736 (d) 27.36
  7. 7.0.78 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.624 (b) 6.24 (c) 0.0624 (d) 0.00624
  8. 8.0.53 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.212 (b) 0.0212 (c) 2.12 (d) 21.2
  9. 9.0.89 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00712 (b) 7.12 (c) 0.712 (d) 0.0712
  10. 10.0.17 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.68 (b) 0.00068 (c) 0.068 (d) 0.0068
  11. 11.0.99 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0396 (b) 3.96 (c) 0.396 (d) 0.00396
  12. 12.2.7 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.54 (b) 0.054 (c) 5.4 (d) 0.0054
  13. 13.0.29 × 2.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0725 (b) 7.25 (c) 0.00725 (d) 0.725
  14. 14.9.2 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 174.8 (b) 1.748 (c) 1748 (d) 17.48
  15. 15.0.37 × 1.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0555 (b) 0.555 (c) 0.00555 (d) 5.55
  16. 16.0.98 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.02058 (b) 0.2058 (c) 2.058 (d) 20.58
  17. 17.0.41 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.23 (b) 12.3 (c) 0.123 (d) 0.0123
  18. 18.5.9 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.773 (b) 277.3 (c) 27.73 (d) 2773
  19. 19.0.75 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2175 (b) 21.75 (c) 217.5 (d) 2.175
  20. 20.1.7 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.6 (b) 0.136 (c) 0.0136 (d) 1.36
  21. 21.9.8 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 362.6 (b) 3.626 (c) 0.3626 (d) 36.26
  22. 22.0.41 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.164 (b) 1.64 (c) 0.0164 (d) 0.00164
  23. 23.0.51 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.816 (b) 8.16 (c) 0.00816 (d) 0.0816
  24. 24.0.21 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0147 (b) 0.00147 (c) 0.147 (d) 1.47
  25. 25.5.8 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.92 (b) 1.392 (c) 139.2 (d) 1392
  26. 26.0.34 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00102 (b) 0.0102 (c) 0.102 (d) 1.02
  27. 27.0.57 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.56 (b) 0.00456 (c) 0.456 (d) 0.0456
  28. 28.3.9 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 858 (b) 85.8 (c) 0.858 (d) 8.58
  29. 29.1.2 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.96 (b) 9.6 (c) 0.096 (d) 96
  30. 30.0.52 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 23.92 (b) 2.392 (c) 239.2 (d) 0.2392
  31. 31.7.4 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0592 (b) 59.2 (c) 0.592 (d) 5.92
  32. 32.0.14 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00042 (b) 0.042 (c) 0.42 (d) 0.0042
  33. 33.8.4 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0588 (b) 58.8 (c) 5.88 (d) 0.588
  34. 34.2.2 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.154 (b) 1.54 (c) 15.4 (d) 0.0154
  35. 35.6.1 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.37 (b) 1.037 (c) 103.7 (d) 0.1037
  36. 36.4.3 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 25.8 (b) 2.58 (c) 258 (d) 0.258
  37. 37.0.21 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 29.4 (b) 0.0294 (c) 0.294 (d) 2.94
  38. 38.0.22 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0066 (b) 0.00066 (c) 0.066 (d) 0.66
  39. 39.3.7 × 42 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.554 (b) 155.4 (c) 15.54 (d) 1554
  40. 40.3.4 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.102 (b) 1.02 (c) 10.2 (d) 102

Answer key

  1. 17.4
  2. 5.04
  3. 0.258
  4. 0.86
  5. 138.6
  6. 2.736
  7. 0.624
  8. 2.12
  9. 0.712
  10. 0.068
  11. 0.396
  12. 0.54
  13. 0.725
  14. 174.8
  15. 0.555
  16. 2.058
  17. 1.23
  18. 277.3
  19. 21.75
  20. 1.36
  21. 36.26
  22. 0.164
  23. 0.816
  24. 0.147
  25. 139.2
  26. 0.102
  27. 0.456
  28. 85.8
  29. 9.6
  30. 23.92
  31. 5.92
  32. 0.042
  33. 5.88
  34. 1.54
  35. 10.37
  36. 25.8
  37. 2.94
  38. 0.066
  39. 155.4
  40. 10.2

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