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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 921 · 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. 1.5.1 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.989 (b) 198.9 (c) 19.89 (d) 1989
  2. 2.6.9 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 621 (b) 62.1 (c) 0.621 (d) 6.21
  3. 3.1.7 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.1 (b) 0.51 (c) 51 (d) 0.051
  4. 4.0.51 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.153 (b) 0.0153 (c) 15.3 (d) 1.53
  5. 5.0.34 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00986 (b) 0.0986 (c) 9.86 (d) 0.986
  6. 6.5.6 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.36 (b) 0.336 (c) 33.6 (d) 0.0336
  7. 7.0.62 × 34 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.108 (b) 21.08 (c) 0.2108 (d) 210.8
  8. 8.0.48 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2208 (b) 2.208 (c) 22.08 (d) 220.8
  9. 9.7.6 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.648 (b) 3648 (c) 364.8 (d) 36.48
  10. 10.6.8 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.6 (b) 0.136 (c) 136 (d) 1.36
  11. 11.7.1 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 85.2 (b) 8.52 (c) 0.852 (d) 852
  12. 12.9.8 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.588 (b) 5.88 (c) 58.8 (d) 588
  13. 13.1.8 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.054 (b) 5.4 (c) 54 (d) 0.54
  14. 14.6.3 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.6 (b) 126 (c) 0.126 (d) 1.26
  15. 15.1.4 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.2 (b) 0.0042 (c) 0.42 (d) 0.042
  16. 16.9.9 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 28.71 (b) 287.1 (c) 2.871 (d) 2871
  17. 17.0.79 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00395 (b) 0.0395 (c) 0.395 (d) 3.95
  18. 18.0.48 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1632 (b) 16.32 (c) 0.01632 (d) 1.632
  19. 19.0.74 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.924 (b) 19.24 (c) 0.1924 (d) 0.01924
  20. 20.9.5 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.045 (b) 0.1045 (c) 10.45 (d) 104.5
  21. 21.0.98 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0686 (b) 0.686 (c) 0.00686 (d) 6.86
  22. 22.0.78 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.638 (b) 16.38 (c) 0.1638 (d) 0.01638
  23. 23.0.13 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.208 (b) 0.0208 (c) 2.08 (d) 20.8
  24. 24.9.9 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.396 (b) 0.0396 (c) 39.6 (d) 3.96
  25. 25.0.89 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 25.81 (b) 2.581 (c) 0.02581 (d) 0.2581
  26. 26.6.4 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 83.2 (b) 0.832 (c) 8.32 (d) 832
  27. 27.8.8 × 2.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2024 (b) 2.024 (c) 20.24 (d) 202.4
  28. 28.0.57 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 222.3 (b) 2.223 (c) 0.2223 (d) 22.23
  29. 29.0.89 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0267 (b) 0.267 (c) 26.7 (d) 2.67
  30. 30.5.2 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.36 (b) 93.6 (c) 0.0936 (d) 0.936
  31. 31.2.4 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.864 (b) 86.4 (c) 8.64 (d) 864
  32. 32.8.2 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2706 (b) 270.6 (c) 2.706 (d) 27.06
  33. 33.5.6 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0616 (b) 6.16 (c) 61.6 (d) 0.616
  34. 34.0.75 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.25 (b) 0.0225 (c) 0.225 (d) 22.5
  35. 35.0.31 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0217 (b) 21.7 (c) 0.217 (d) 2.17
  36. 36.0.64 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.56 (b) 0.256 (c) 25.6 (d) 0.0256
  37. 37.6.6 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.94 (b) 0.0594 (c) 0.594 (d) 59.4
  38. 38.6.1 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.366 (b) 36.6 (c) 0.0366 (d) 3.66
  39. 39.8.4 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 151.2 (b) 1.512 (c) 1512 (d) 15.12
  40. 40.7.7 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.231 (b) 2.31 (c) 231 (d) 23.1

Answer key

  1. 198.9
  2. 62.1
  3. 5.1
  4. 1.53
  5. 0.986
  6. 3.36
  7. 21.08
  8. 22.08
  9. 364.8
  10. 13.6
  11. 85.2
  12. 58.8
  13. 5.4
  14. 12.6
  15. 0.42
  16. 287.1
  17. 0.395
  18. 1.632
  19. 1.924
  20. 10.45
  21. 0.686
  22. 1.638
  23. 2.08
  24. 3.96
  25. 2.581
  26. 83.2
  27. 20.24
  28. 22.23
  29. 2.67
  30. 9.36
  31. 86.4
  32. 270.6
  33. 6.16
  34. 2.25
  35. 2.17
  36. 2.56
  37. 5.94
  38. 3.66
  39. 151.2
  40. 23.1

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