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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 910 · 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. 1.0.28 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1316 (b) 1.316 (c) 131.6 (d) 13.16
  2. 2.0.96 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.592 (b) 0.2592 (c) 25.92 (d) 259.2
  3. 3.0.38 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00114 (b) 0.0114 (c) 0.114 (d) 1.14
  4. 4.0.15 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 58.5 (b) 5.85 (c) 0.585 (d) 0.0585
  5. 5.0.47 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 112.8 (b) 0.1128 (c) 1.128 (d) 11.28
  6. 6.1.3 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26 (b) 0.026 (c) 0.26 (d) 2.6
  7. 7.3.3 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.53 (b) 135.3 (c) 1.353 (d) 0.1353
  8. 8.1.3 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 23.4 (b) 234 (c) 2.34 (d) 0.234
  9. 9.0.24 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.8 (b) 0.0168 (c) 0.168 (d) 1.68
  10. 10.0.31 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0062 (b) 0.062 (c) 0.00062 (d) 0.62
  11. 11.0.52 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0416 (b) 0.416 (c) 0.00416 (d) 4.16
  12. 12.2.4 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.2 (b) 0.192 (c) 1.92 (d) 0.0192
  13. 13.6.6 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.54 (b) 1.254 (c) 0.1254 (d) 125.4
  14. 14.0.62 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.86 (b) 0.0186 (c) 0.186 (d) 18.6
  15. 15.8.8 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 79.2 (b) 0.792 (c) 7.92 (d) 792
  16. 16.0.47 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1081 (b) 108.1 (c) 1.081 (d) 10.81
  17. 17.5.2 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 416 (b) 41.6 (c) 0.416 (d) 4.16
  18. 18.0.37 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.21 (b) 0.1221 (c) 122.1 (d) 1.221
  19. 19.0.42 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.084 (b) 0.0084 (c) 0.84 (d) 0.00084
  20. 20.0.51 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00459 (b) 0.0459 (c) 0.459 (d) 4.59
  21. 21.5.8 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 46.4 (b) 0.464 (c) 4.64 (d) 464
  22. 22.8.1 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.648 (b) 64.8 (c) 648 (d) 6.48
  23. 23.0.22 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0198 (b) 0.198 (c) 1.98 (d) 0.00198
  24. 24.6.1 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0366 (b) 0.366 (c) 3.66 (d) 36.6
  25. 25.0.54 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.972 (b) 9.72 (c) 0.00972 (d) 0.0972
  26. 26.7.9 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.158 (b) 1.58 (c) 158 (d) 15.8
  27. 27.2.5 × 25 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.625 (b) 6.25 (c) 625 (d) 62.5
  28. 28.4.1 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.287 (b) 28.7 (c) 2.87 (d) 287
  29. 29.5.2 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 104 (b) 1.04 (c) 0.104 (d) 10.4
  30. 30.5.4 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0648 (b) 0.648 (c) 64.8 (d) 6.48
  31. 31.1.7 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.36 (b) 0.136 (c) 136 (d) 13.6
  32. 32.0.74 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.626 (b) 36.26 (c) 0.3626 (d) 0.03626
  33. 33.1.7 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.38 (b) 0.0238 (c) 23.8 (d) 0.238
  34. 34.3.2 × 2.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.04 (b) 0.704 (c) 70.4 (d) 0.0704
  35. 35.0.52 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0104 (b) 0.00104 (c) 1.04 (d) 0.104
  36. 36.6.2 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0434 (b) 4.34 (c) 0.434 (d) 43.4
  37. 37.3.1 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 155 (b) 15.5 (c) 0.155 (d) 1.55
  38. 38.7.9 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 110.6 (b) 1.106 (c) 11.06 (d) 1106
  39. 39.2.7 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0216 (b) 0.216 (c) 2.16 (d) 21.6
  40. 40.7.2 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.84 (b) 1.584 (c) 158.4 (d) 1584

Answer key

  1. 13.16
  2. 25.92
  3. 0.114
  4. 5.85
  5. 11.28
  6. 2.6
  7. 13.53
  8. 23.4
  9. 1.68
  10. 0.062
  11. 0.416
  12. 1.92
  13. 12.54
  14. 1.86
  15. 79.2
  16. 10.81
  17. 41.6
  18. 12.21
  19. 0.084
  20. 0.459
  21. 46.4
  22. 64.8
  23. 0.198
  24. 3.66
  25. 0.972
  26. 15.8
  27. 62.5
  28. 28.7
  29. 10.4
  30. 6.48
  31. 13.6
  32. 3.626
  33. 2.38
  34. 7.04
  35. 0.104
  36. 4.34
  37. 15.5
  38. 110.6
  39. 2.16
  40. 158.4

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