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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 943 · 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. 1.0.49 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00245 (b) 0.0245 (c) 0.245 (d) 2.45
  2. 2.0.71 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0355 (b) 3.55 (c) 0.00355 (d) 0.355
  3. 3.3.2 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.4 (b) 0.0064 (c) 0.64 (d) 0.064
  4. 4.9.7 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.73 (b) 87.3 (c) 873 (d) 0.873
  5. 5.5.1 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 25.5 (b) 0.255 (c) 2.55 (d) 255
  6. 6.0.73 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.84 (b) 58.4 (c) 0.584 (d) 0.0584
  7. 7.3.2 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.56 (b) 0.256 (c) 25.6 (d) 256
  8. 8.0.59 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0177 (b) 17.7 (c) 0.177 (d) 1.77
  9. 9.7.9 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.59 (b) 165.9 (c) 1.659 (d) 1659
  10. 10.0.43 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.72 (b) 0.00172 (c) 0.172 (d) 0.0172
  11. 11.4.7 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.4 (b) 0.94 (c) 0.0094 (d) 0.094
  12. 12.0.86 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 395.6 (b) 0.3956 (c) 39.56 (d) 3.956
  13. 13.0.22 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 90.2 (b) 9.02 (c) 0.0902 (d) 0.902
  14. 14.7.3 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.657 (b) 65.7 (c) 0.0657 (d) 6.57
  15. 15.0.19 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.247 (b) 2.47 (c) 0.00247 (d) 0.0247
  16. 16.0.54 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 48.6 (b) 0.0486 (c) 4.86 (d) 0.486
  17. 17.3.2 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.12 (b) 1.312 (c) 0.1312 (d) 131.2
  18. 18.0.62 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.496 (b) 0.0496 (c) 4.96 (d) 0.00496
  19. 19.7.9 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0474 (b) 4.74 (c) 0.474 (d) 47.4
  20. 20.0.21 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 25.2 (b) 0.252 (c) 2.52 (d) 0.0252
  21. 21.9.6 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 864 (b) 0.864 (c) 86.4 (d) 8.64
  22. 22.7.1 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.207 (b) 120.7 (c) 1207 (d) 12.07
  23. 23.2.7 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.08 (b) 0.108 (c) 108 (d) 10.8
  24. 24.0.89 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.178 (b) 1.78 (c) 17.8 (d) 0.0178
  25. 25.4.2 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 20.16 (b) 201.6 (c) 0.2016 (d) 2.016
  26. 26.0.26 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0052 (b) 0.052 (c) 0.00052 (d) 0.52
  27. 27.4.4 × 2.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.12 (b) 0.1012 (c) 1.012 (d) 101.2
  28. 28.0.69 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1104 (b) 11.04 (c) 0.01104 (d) 1.104
  29. 29.3.7 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.296 (b) 0.0296 (c) 29.6 (d) 2.96
  30. 30.0.81 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.67 (b) 0.0567 (c) 0.567 (d) 0.00567
  31. 31.1.2 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.4 (b) 0.084 (c) 0.84 (d) 0.0084
  32. 32.2.2 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.96 (b) 396 (c) 0.396 (d) 39.6
  33. 33.6.9 × 25 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.25 (b) 1725 (c) 172.5 (d) 1.725
  34. 34.0.58 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01218 (b) 12.18 (c) 0.1218 (d) 1.218
  35. 35.0.68 × 34 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.312 (b) 231.2 (c) 0.2312 (d) 23.12
  36. 36.0.56 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.072 (b) 0.2072 (c) 20.72 (d) 207.2
  37. 37.1.7 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 34 (b) 3.4 (c) 0.034 (d) 0.34
  38. 38.8.3 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.64 (b) 664 (c) 66.4 (d) 0.664
  39. 39.3.2 × 3.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1024 (b) 102.4 (c) 10.24 (d) 1.024
  40. 40.0.31 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0899 (b) 0.899 (c) 0.00899 (d) 8.99

Answer key

  1. 0.245
  2. 0.355
  3. 0.64
  4. 87.3
  5. 25.5
  6. 5.84
  7. 25.6
  8. 1.77
  9. 165.9
  10. 0.172
  11. 0.94
  12. 39.56
  13. 9.02
  14. 6.57
  15. 0.247
  16. 4.86
  17. 13.12
  18. 0.496
  19. 4.74
  20. 2.52
  21. 86.4
  22. 120.7
  23. 10.8
  24. 1.78
  25. 20.16
  26. 0.052
  27. 10.12
  28. 1.104
  29. 2.96
  30. 0.567
  31. 0.84
  32. 39.6
  33. 172.5
  34. 1.218
  35. 23.12
  36. 20.72
  37. 3.4
  38. 66.4
  39. 10.24
  40. 0.899

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