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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 927 · 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. 1.5.9 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 177 (b) 0.177 (c) 1.77 (d) 17.7
  2. 2.9.7 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 23.28 (b) 232.8 (c) 2.328 (d) 2328
  3. 3.0.24 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00792 (b) 7.92 (c) 0.792 (d) 0.0792
  4. 4.0.65 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3055 (b) 3.055 (c) 30.55 (d) 305.5
  5. 5.5.2 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.572 (b) 0.0572 (c) 57.2 (d) 5.72
  6. 6.6.8 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.72 (b) 0.272 (c) 0.0272 (d) 27.2
  7. 7.7.5 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 525 (b) 0.525 (c) 52.5 (d) 5.25
  8. 8.0.38 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.216 (b) 12.16 (c) 121.6 (d) 0.1216
  9. 9.0.19 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.95 (b) 0.095 (c) 0.0095 (d) 0.00095
  10. 10.7.8 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 23.4 (b) 234 (c) 2.34 (d) 0.234
  11. 11.4.6 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0276 (b) 0.276 (c) 27.6 (d) 2.76
  12. 12.0.66 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.594 (b) 0.0594 (c) 5.94 (d) 0.00594
  13. 13.3.1 × 3.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1085 (b) 10.85 (c) 1.085 (d) 108.5
  14. 14.0.43 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.86 (b) 0.0086 (c) 0.00086 (d) 0.086
  15. 15.0.14 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00084 (b) 0.084 (c) 0.84 (d) 0.0084
  16. 16.0.89 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0623 (b) 0.00623 (c) 0.623 (d) 6.23
  17. 17.0.48 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.6 (b) 0.0096 (c) 0.096 (d) 0.96
  18. 18.1.9 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0494 (b) 0.494 (c) 49.4 (d) 4.94
  19. 19.0.68 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00612 (b) 0.612 (c) 0.0612 (d) 6.12
  20. 20.0.58 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 110.2 (b) 0.1102 (c) 11.02 (d) 1.102
  21. 21.0.57 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.171 (b) 1.71 (c) 0.00171 (d) 0.0171
  22. 22.0.32 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.92 (b) 0.0192 (c) 0.192 (d) 0.00192
  23. 23.0.51 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 20.4 (b) 2.04 (c) 0.0204 (d) 0.204
  24. 24.0.32 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.48 (b) 0.1248 (c) 124.8 (d) 1.248
  25. 25.0.81 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.05 (b) 0.0405 (c) 40.5 (d) 0.405
  26. 26.1.8 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 30.6 (b) 3.06 (c) 306 (d) 0.306
  27. 27.0.88 × 2.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.936 (b) 19.36 (c) 0.01936 (d) 0.1936
  28. 28.8.4 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 67.2 (b) 0.0672 (c) 0.672 (d) 6.72
  29. 29.0.62 × 3.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.356 (b) 0.2356 (c) 23.56 (d) 0.02356
  30. 30.0.55 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.165 (b) 16.5 (c) 1.65 (d) 0.0165
  31. 31.4.9 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1568 (b) 1.568 (c) 156.8 (d) 15.68
  32. 32.0.13 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.026 (b) 0.26 (c) 0.00026 (d) 0.0026
  33. 33.0.24 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0168 (b) 0.168 (c) 1.68 (d) 16.8
  34. 34.7.1 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 291.1 (b) 2911 (c) 29.11 (d) 2.911
  35. 35.3.3 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 29.7 (b) 0.297 (c) 2.97 (d) 0.0297
  36. 36.6.7 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.402 (b) 0.0402 (c) 40.2 (d) 4.02
  37. 37.0.86 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.58 (b) 0.0258 (c) 0.00258 (d) 0.258
  38. 38.0.26 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0182 (b) 0.00182 (c) 1.82 (d) 0.182
  39. 39.0.58 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.16 (b) 0.0116 (c) 0.116 (d) 11.6
  40. 40.0.13 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.416 (b) 4.16 (c) 0.0416 (d) 41.6

Answer key

  1. 17.7
  2. 232.8
  3. 0.792
  4. 30.55
  5. 5.72
  6. 2.72
  7. 52.5
  8. 12.16
  9. 0.095
  10. 23.4
  11. 2.76
  12. 0.594
  13. 10.85
  14. 0.086
  15. 0.084
  16. 0.623
  17. 0.96
  18. 4.94
  19. 0.612
  20. 11.02
  21. 0.171
  22. 0.192
  23. 2.04
  24. 12.48
  25. 4.05
  26. 30.6
  27. 1.936
  28. 6.72
  29. 2.356
  30. 1.65
  31. 156.8
  32. 0.026
  33. 1.68
  34. 291.1
  35. 2.97
  36. 4.02
  37. 0.258
  38. 0.182
  39. 1.16
  40. 4.16

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