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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 871 · 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. 1.6.3 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 504 (b) 0.504 (c) 5.04 (d) 50.4
  2. 2.0.43 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.86 (b) 0.0086 (c) 8.6 (d) 0.086
  3. 3.7.1 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 134.9 (b) 1.349 (c) 13.49 (d) 0.1349
  4. 4.4.6 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0276 (b) 0.276 (c) 2.76 (d) 27.6
  5. 5.0.53 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1007 (b) 1.007 (c) 100.7 (d) 10.07
  6. 6.7.9 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.659 (b) 165.9 (c) 0.1659 (d) 16.59
  7. 7.0.26 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 98.8 (b) 0.988 (c) 0.0988 (d) 9.88
  8. 8.7.3 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 94.9 (b) 0.949 (c) 9.49 (d) 949
  9. 9.4.2 × 43 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 180.6 (b) 1.806 (c) 18.06 (d) 1806
  10. 10.0.45 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.35 (b) 0.135 (c) 13.5 (d) 0.0135
  11. 11.2.7 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.35 (b) 13.5 (c) 135 (d) 0.135
  12. 12.7.3 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.263 (b) 2263 (c) 226.3 (d) 22.63
  13. 13.0.95 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.285 (b) 0.00285 (c) 2.85 (d) 0.0285
  14. 14.0.54 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.162 (b) 1.62 (c) 0.00162 (d) 0.0162
  15. 15.8.2 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0656 (b) 0.656 (c) 65.6 (d) 6.56
  16. 16.9.2 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.76 (b) 27.6 (c) 0.276 (d) 276
  17. 17.5.5 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.585 (b) 258.5 (c) 25.85 (d) 2585
  18. 18.4.6 × 4.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.162 (b) 21.62 (c) 0.2162 (d) 216.2
  19. 19.0.66 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.22 (b) 0.1122 (c) 0.01122 (d) 1.122
  20. 20.8.6 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 266.6 (b) 2.666 (c) 0.2666 (d) 26.66
  21. 21.0.96 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.64 (b) 0.864 (c) 0.0864 (d) 0.00864
  22. 22.4.9 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.84 (b) 0.784 (c) 0.0784 (d) 78.4
  23. 23.4.7 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.29 (b) 0.0329 (c) 0.329 (d) 32.9
  24. 24.0.92 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.828 (b) 8.28 (c) 0.00828 (d) 0.0828
  25. 25.5.3 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 111.3 (b) 1.113 (c) 11.13 (d) 0.1113
  26. 26.9.7 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.194 (b) 1.94 (c) 0.0194 (d) 19.4
  27. 27.3.3 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.099 (b) 9.9 (c) 0.99 (d) 99
  28. 28.8.6 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.688 (b) 0.0688 (c) 68.8 (d) 6.88
  29. 29.5.7 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26.79 (b) 2679 (c) 2.679 (d) 267.9
  30. 30.4.3 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.6 (b) 0.086 (c) 0.86 (d) 86
  31. 31.0.42 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0462 (b) 4.62 (c) 46.2 (d) 0.462
  32. 32.1.9 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.038 (b) 0.38 (c) 0.0038 (d) 3.8
  33. 33.0.58 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.522 (b) 5.22 (c) 52.2 (d) 0.0522
  34. 34.0.58 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.842 (b) 284.2 (c) 28.42 (d) 0.2842
  35. 35.0.17 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.051 (b) 0.0051 (c) 0.00051 (d) 0.51
  36. 36.3.2 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.96 (b) 0.896 (c) 896 (d) 89.6
  37. 37.0.91 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 37.31 (b) 3.731 (c) 0.03731 (d) 0.3731
  38. 38.5.6 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.576 (b) 25.76 (c) 0.2576 (d) 257.6
  39. 39.0.89 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0712 (b) 71.2 (c) 7.12 (d) 0.712
  40. 40.6.6 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 396 (b) 0.396 (c) 3.96 (d) 39.6

Answer key

  1. 50.4
  2. 0.86
  3. 13.49
  4. 2.76
  5. 10.07
  6. 16.59
  7. 9.88
  8. 94.9
  9. 180.6
  10. 1.35
  11. 13.5
  12. 226.3
  13. 0.285
  14. 0.162
  15. 6.56
  16. 27.6
  17. 258.5
  18. 21.62
  19. 1.122
  20. 26.66
  21. 0.864
  22. 7.84
  23. 3.29
  24. 0.828
  25. 11.13
  26. 1.94
  27. 9.9
  28. 6.88
  29. 267.9
  30. 8.6
  31. 4.62
  32. 0.38
  33. 5.22
  34. 28.42
  35. 0.051
  36. 89.6
  37. 3.731
  38. 25.76
  39. 7.12
  40. 39.6

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