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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 889 · 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. 1.1.9 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 437 (b) 43.7 (c) 4.37 (d) 0.437
  2. 2.3.5 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.5 (b) 1.75 (c) 0.0175 (d) 0.175
  3. 3.3.4 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.068 (b) 0.68 (c) 0.0068 (d) 6.8
  4. 4.7.8 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 22.62 (b) 226.2 (c) 2.262 (d) 2262
  5. 5.0.18 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 28.8 (b) 2.88 (c) 0.0288 (d) 0.288
  6. 6.3.2 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.992 (b) 9.92 (c) 99.2 (d) 0.0992
  7. 7.0.64 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 25.6 (b) 2.56 (c) 0.0256 (d) 0.256
  8. 8.2.5 × 2.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.25 (b) 0.625 (c) 0.0625 (d) 62.5
  9. 9.0.71 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2343 (b) 2.343 (c) 234.3 (d) 23.43
  10. 10.0.83 × 4.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.486 (b) 0.3486 (c) 0.03486 (d) 34.86
  11. 11.0.92 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 174.8 (b) 1.748 (c) 0.1748 (d) 17.48
  12. 12.1.2 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.096 (b) 96 (c) 9.6 (d) 0.96
  13. 13.0.21 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01008 (b) 0.1008 (c) 1.008 (d) 10.08
  14. 14.0.73 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1022 (b) 102.2 (c) 1.022 (d) 10.22
  15. 15.2.1 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 105 (b) 1.05 (c) 0.105 (d) 10.5
  16. 16.4.2 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.26 (b) 0.0126 (c) 0.126 (d) 12.6
  17. 17.5.3 × 2.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.272 (b) 127.2 (c) 0.1272 (d) 12.72
  18. 18.0.12 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0264 (b) 2.64 (c) 0.264 (d) 26.4
  19. 19.2.4 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 76.8 (b) 0.768 (c) 7.68 (d) 768
  20. 20.3.3 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.363 (b) 0.0363 (c) 36.3 (d) 3.63
  21. 21.0.41 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01394 (b) 13.94 (c) 0.1394 (d) 1.394
  22. 22.7.9 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.11 (b) 71.1 (c) 711 (d) 0.711
  23. 23.6.4 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.576 (b) 0.0576 (c) 5.76 (d) 57.6
  24. 24.5.1 × 45 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 22.95 (b) 2295 (c) 2.295 (d) 229.5
  25. 25.0.16 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 75.2 (b) 7.52 (c) 0.0752 (d) 0.752
  26. 26.9.7 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.73 (b) 0.0873 (c) 87.3 (d) 0.873
  27. 27.0.83 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 66.4 (b) 0.0664 (c) 0.664 (d) 6.64
  28. 28.0.52 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1352 (b) 1.352 (c) 13.52 (d) 0.01352
  29. 29.9.8 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.862 (b) 1862 (c) 186.2 (d) 18.62
  30. 30.0.73 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00292 (b) 2.92 (c) 0.0292 (d) 0.292
  31. 31.3.7 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.296 (b) 296 (c) 2.96 (d) 29.6
  32. 32.3.3 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26.4 (b) 0.264 (c) 2.64 (d) 264
  33. 33.0.97 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.679 (b) 0.0679 (c) 6.79 (d) 67.9
  34. 34.0.53 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.159 (b) 0.0159 (c) 1.59 (d) 15.9
  35. 35.2.9 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.174 (b) 1.74 (c) 17.4 (d) 174
  36. 36.0.38 × 3.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.444 (b) 0.1444 (c) 0.01444 (d) 14.44
  37. 37.0.63 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0126 (b) 0.126 (c) 0.00126 (d) 1.26
  38. 38.4.9 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.147 (b) 147 (c) 14.7 (d) 1.47
  39. 39.5.7 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.342 (b) 342 (c) 3.42 (d) 34.2
  40. 40.6.2 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.124 (b) 12.4 (c) 1.24 (d) 124

Answer key

  1. 43.7
  2. 1.75
  3. 0.68
  4. 226.2
  5. 2.88
  6. 9.92
  7. 2.56
  8. 6.25
  9. 23.43
  10. 3.486
  11. 17.48
  12. 9.6
  13. 1.008
  14. 10.22
  15. 10.5
  16. 1.26
  17. 12.72
  18. 2.64
  19. 76.8
  20. 3.63
  21. 1.394
  22. 71.1
  23. 5.76
  24. 229.5
  25. 7.52
  26. 8.73
  27. 6.64
  28. 1.352
  29. 186.2
  30. 0.292
  31. 29.6
  32. 26.4
  33. 6.79
  34. 1.59
  35. 17.4
  36. 1.444
  37. 0.126
  38. 14.7
  39. 34.2
  40. 12.4

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