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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 964 · 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. 1.7.4 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.48 (b) 148 (c) 0.148 (d) 14.8
  2. 2.3.8 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.2 (b) 0.0152 (c) 0.152 (d) 1.52
  3. 3.0.86 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.88 (b) 0.0688 (c) 0.688 (d) 68.8
  4. 4.0.65 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 45.5 (b) 4.55 (c) 0.0455 (d) 0.455
  5. 5.0.31 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.24 (b) 0.0124 (c) 0.124 (d) 0.00124
  6. 6.3.9 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1209 (b) 1.209 (c) 12.09 (d) 120.9
  7. 7.6.5 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.455 (b) 0.0455 (c) 4.55 (d) 45.5
  8. 8.5.3 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.59 (b) 0.159 (c) 15.9 (d) 159
  9. 9.7.3 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.584 (b) 58.4 (c) 584 (d) 5.84
  10. 10.2.1 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.2 (b) 0.042 (c) 42 (d) 0.42
  11. 11.0.35 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.45 (b) 0.00245 (c) 0.0245 (d) 0.245
  12. 12.0.47 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.094 (b) 0.94 (c) 0.0094 (d) 9.4
  13. 13.8.1 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 48.6 (b) 486 (c) 4.86 (d) 0.486
  14. 14.0.85 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.805 (b) 28.05 (c) 0.02805 (d) 0.2805
  15. 15.0.32 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.92 (b) 0.0192 (c) 0.00192 (d) 0.192
  16. 16.0.12 × 4.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0504 (b) 0.00504 (c) 0.504 (d) 5.04
  17. 17.9.7 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 22.31 (b) 223.1 (c) 2.231 (d) 2231
  18. 18.0.64 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.192 (b) 19.2 (c) 0.0192 (d) 1.92
  19. 19.4.8 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 220.8 (b) 22.08 (c) 2.208 (d) 0.2208
  20. 20.9.3 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 21.39 (b) 2139 (c) 213.9 (d) 2.139
  21. 21.0.34 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.06 (b) 0.00306 (c) 0.306 (d) 0.0306
  22. 22.3.6 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.108 (b) 108 (c) 1.08 (d) 10.8
  23. 23.0.57 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.399 (b) 3.99 (c) 0.00399 (d) 0.0399
  24. 24.0.26 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.078 (b) 7.8 (c) 0.0078 (d) 0.78
  25. 25.0.88 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 70.4 (b) 0.0704 (c) 0.704 (d) 7.04
  26. 26.9.3 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.186 (b) 186 (c) 18.6 (d) 1.86
  27. 27.0.21 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.063 (b) 0.0063 (c) 0.63 (d) 0.00063
  28. 28.1.5 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.35 (b) 43.5 (c) 0.0435 (d) 0.435
  29. 29.1.4 × 2.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.08 (b) 0.308 (c) 30.8 (d) 0.0308
  30. 30.2.4 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 168 (b) 16.8 (c) 0.168 (d) 1.68
  31. 31.6.7 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 134 (b) 1.34 (c) 0.134 (d) 13.4
  32. 32.2.8 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.2 (b) 0.112 (c) 1.12 (d) 0.0112
  33. 33.1.2 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.4 (b) 0.024 (c) 0.0024 (d) 0.24
  34. 34.4.4 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 264 (b) 0.264 (c) 26.4 (d) 2.64
  35. 35.0.19 × 4.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00798 (b) 0.798 (c) 0.0798 (d) 7.98
  36. 36.0.52 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01092 (b) 10.92 (c) 1.092 (d) 0.1092
  37. 37.0.49 × 45 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 220.5 (b) 2.205 (c) 22.05 (d) 0.2205
  38. 38.0.55 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1155 (b) 1.155 (c) 0.01155 (d) 11.55
  39. 39.6.3 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.04 (b) 50.4 (c) 0.504 (d) 504
  40. 40.3.3 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 132 (b) 13.2 (c) 0.132 (d) 1.32

Answer key

  1. 14.8
  2. 1.52
  3. 6.88
  4. 4.55
  5. 0.124
  6. 12.09
  7. 4.55
  8. 15.9
  9. 58.4
  10. 4.2
  11. 0.245
  12. 0.94
  13. 48.6
  14. 2.805
  15. 0.192
  16. 0.504
  17. 223.1
  18. 1.92
  19. 22.08
  20. 213.9
  21. 0.306
  22. 10.8
  23. 0.399
  24. 0.78
  25. 7.04
  26. 18.6
  27. 0.063
  28. 4.35
  29. 3.08
  30. 16.8
  31. 13.4
  32. 1.12
  33. 0.24
  34. 26.4
  35. 0.798
  36. 1.092
  37. 22.05
  38. 1.155
  39. 50.4
  40. 13.2

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