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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 9 · 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. 1.0.87 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.09 (b) 0.0609 (c) 60.9 (d) 0.609
  2. 2.6.9 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.07 (b) 0.207 (c) 20.7 (d) 207
  3. 3.9.2 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.52 (b) 0.552 (c) 0.0552 (d) 55.2
  4. 4.0.34 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 47.6 (b) 0.0476 (c) 4.76 (d) 0.476
  5. 5.0.89 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0534 (b) 5.34 (c) 0.534 (d) 53.4
  6. 6.0.58 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00464 (b) 0.0464 (c) 4.64 (d) 0.464
  7. 7.0.81 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.63 (b) 0.1863 (c) 186.3 (d) 1.863
  8. 8.6.8 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.544 (b) 0.0544 (c) 5.44 (d) 54.4
  9. 9.0.13 × 4.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0546 (b) 0.546 (c) 5.46 (d) 0.00546
  10. 10.0.53 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.24 (b) 0.0424 (c) 42.4 (d) 0.424
  11. 11.0.87 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 31.32 (b) 3.132 (c) 0.3132 (d) 313.2
  12. 12.5.2 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.04 (b) 10.4 (c) 0.104 (d) 0.0104
  13. 13.8.8 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.528 (b) 528 (c) 5.28 (d) 52.8
  14. 14.0.71 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00355 (b) 0.355 (c) 0.0355 (d) 3.55
  15. 15.0.78 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00234 (b) 0.0234 (c) 2.34 (d) 0.234
  16. 16.0.23 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.299 (b) 2.99 (c) 29.9 (d) 0.0299
  17. 17.0.51 × 34 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 173.4 (b) 1.734 (c) 17.34 (d) 0.1734
  18. 18.5.1 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0612 (b) 61.2 (c) 0.612 (d) 6.12
  19. 19.0.93 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.72 (b) 0.372 (c) 37.2 (d) 0.0372
  20. 20.7.4 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.148 (b) 1.48 (c) 14.8 (d) 0.0148
  21. 21.0.24 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.168 (b) 0.00168 (c) 1.68 (d) 0.0168
  22. 22.0.98 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 36.26 (b) 3.626 (c) 0.3626 (d) 362.6
  23. 23.3.3 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.6 (b) 0.66 (c) 66 (d) 0.066
  24. 24.9.4 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.8 (b) 0.188 (c) 1.88 (d) 188
  25. 25.0.46 × 3.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1472 (b) 1.472 (c) 14.72 (d) 0.01472
  26. 26.5.3 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.159 (b) 1.59 (c) 159 (d) 15.9
  27. 27.3.2 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.56 (b) 0.256 (c) 25.6 (d) 0.0256
  28. 28.5.6 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.448 (b) 44.8 (c) 4.48 (d) 448
  29. 29.0.63 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 30.87 (b) 0.3087 (c) 308.7 (d) 3.087
  30. 30.8.3 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.66 (b) 16.6 (c) 0.166 (d) 0.0166
  31. 31.9.5 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.85 (b) 0.285 (c) 285 (d) 28.5
  32. 32.8.8 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 704 (b) 70.4 (c) 0.704 (d) 7.04
  33. 33.0.41 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.82 (b) 0.082 (c) 0.00082 (d) 0.0082
  34. 34.0.22 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.76 (b) 17.6 (c) 0.176 (d) 0.0176
  35. 35.9.6 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.768 (b) 7.68 (c) 768 (d) 76.8
  36. 36.0.33 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.99 (b) 0.0099 (c) 0.00099 (d) 0.099
  37. 37.1.9 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.152 (b) 152 (c) 15.2 (d) 1.52
  38. 38.5.9 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.239 (b) 1239 (c) 12.39 (d) 123.9
  39. 39.0.38 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.66 (b) 0.266 (c) 0.0266 (d) 0.00266
  40. 40.1.6 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0128 (b) 1.28 (c) 12.8 (d) 0.128

Answer key

  1. 6.09
  2. 20.7
  3. 5.52
  4. 4.76
  5. 5.34
  6. 0.464
  7. 18.63
  8. 5.44
  9. 0.546
  10. 4.24
  11. 31.32
  12. 1.04
  13. 52.8
  14. 0.355
  15. 0.234
  16. 2.99
  17. 17.34
  18. 6.12
  19. 3.72
  20. 1.48
  21. 0.168
  22. 36.26
  23. 6.6
  24. 18.8
  25. 1.472
  26. 15.9
  27. 2.56
  28. 44.8
  29. 30.87
  30. 1.66
  31. 28.5
  32. 70.4
  33. 0.082
  34. 1.76
  35. 76.8
  36. 0.099
  37. 15.2
  38. 123.9
  39. 0.266
  40. 1.28

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