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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 918 · 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. 1.6.5 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.85 (b) 585 (c) 0.585 (d) 58.5
  2. 2.2.4 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.48 (b) 4.8 (c) 0.0048 (d) 0.048
  3. 3.6.3 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.78 (b) 0.378 (c) 378 (d) 37.8
  4. 4.2.3 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.37 (b) 43.7 (c) 0.0437 (d) 0.437
  5. 5.0.34 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.36 (b) 13.6 (c) 0.0136 (d) 0.136
  6. 6.0.44 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01804 (b) 0.1804 (c) 18.04 (d) 1.804
  7. 7.4.8 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.32 (b) 432 (c) 43.2 (d) 0.432
  8. 8.0.42 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.46 (b) 54.6 (c) 0.0546 (d) 0.546
  9. 9.0.73 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0511 (b) 0.511 (c) 0.00511 (d) 5.11
  10. 10.6.9 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.829 (b) 0.2829 (c) 28.29 (d) 282.9
  11. 11.4.2 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.94 (b) 0.0294 (c) 29.4 (d) 0.294
  12. 12.0.27 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.432 (b) 0.00432 (c) 4.32 (d) 0.0432
  13. 13.0.75 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.02475 (b) 2.475 (c) 24.75 (d) 0.2475
  14. 14.0.48 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.32 (b) 0.432 (c) 0.0432 (d) 43.2
  15. 15.1.3 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 24.7 (b) 247 (c) 0.247 (d) 2.47
  16. 16.0.98 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.686 (b) 0.0686 (c) 0.00686 (d) 6.86
  17. 17.6.9 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.83 (b) 0.483 (c) 0.0483 (d) 48.3
  18. 18.0.89 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0801 (b) 0.801 (c) 8.01 (d) 80.1
  19. 19.5.8 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.72 (b) 1.972 (c) 197.2 (d) 0.1972
  20. 20.0.54 × 2.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1242 (b) 1.242 (c) 0.01242 (d) 12.42
  21. 21.0.98 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00392 (b) 3.92 (c) 0.392 (d) 0.0392
  22. 22.5.1 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 198.9 (b) 1989 (c) 19.89 (d) 1.989
  23. 23.9.3 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 46.5 (b) 4.65 (c) 465 (d) 0.465
  24. 24.0.51 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00102 (b) 0.102 (c) 1.02 (d) 0.0102
  25. 25.0.43 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.215 (b) 2.15 (c) 21.5 (d) 0.0215
  26. 26.7.1 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1278 (b) 12.78 (c) 1.278 (d) 127.8
  27. 27.0.81 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 25.11 (b) 2.511 (c) 251.1 (d) 0.2511
  28. 28.2.2 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0154 (b) 15.4 (c) 1.54 (d) 0.154
  29. 29.4.6 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.874 (b) 87.4 (c) 8.74 (d) 0.0874
  30. 30.0.12 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.036 (b) 0.0036 (c) 0.36 (d) 0.00036
  31. 31.1.7 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.102 (b) 1.02 (c) 10.2 (d) 102
  32. 32.0.79 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.27 (b) 0.1027 (c) 0.01027 (d) 1.027
  33. 33.0.12 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0072 (b) 0.072 (c) 0.72 (d) 0.00072
  34. 34.8.2 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.74 (b) 57.4 (c) 574 (d) 0.574
  35. 35.4.1 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 24.6 (b) 2.46 (c) 246 (d) 0.246
  36. 36.0.77 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00616 (b) 0.616 (c) 0.0616 (d) 6.16
  37. 37.2.1 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.88 (b) 58.8 (c) 0.0588 (d) 0.588
  38. 38.0.92 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 128.8 (b) 0.1288 (c) 12.88 (d) 1.288
  39. 39.0.28 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0168 (b) 16.8 (c) 0.168 (d) 1.68
  40. 40.2.3 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.138 (b) 13.8 (c) 1.38 (d) 0.0138

Answer key

  1. 58.5
  2. 0.48
  3. 37.8
  4. 4.37
  5. 1.36
  6. 1.804
  7. 43.2
  8. 5.46
  9. 0.511
  10. 28.29
  11. 2.94
  12. 0.432
  13. 2.475
  14. 4.32
  15. 24.7
  16. 0.686
  17. 4.83
  18. 8.01
  19. 19.72
  20. 1.242
  21. 0.392
  22. 198.9
  23. 46.5
  24. 0.102
  25. 2.15
  26. 127.8
  27. 25.11
  28. 1.54
  29. 8.74
  30. 0.036
  31. 10.2
  32. 1.027
  33. 0.072
  34. 57.4
  35. 24.6
  36. 0.616
  37. 5.88
  38. 12.88
  39. 1.68
  40. 1.38

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