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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 974 · 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. 1.7.2 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 345.6 (b) 34.56 (c) 3.456 (d) 3456
  2. 2.0.36 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0324 (b) 0.324 (c) 0.00324 (d) 3.24
  3. 3.0.64 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0128 (b) 0.128 (c) 1.28 (d) 12.8
  4. 4.0.53 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26.5 (b) 0.0265 (c) 0.265 (d) 2.65
  5. 5.8.6 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0688 (b) 0.688 (c) 68.8 (d) 6.88
  6. 6.5.7 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 23.37 (b) 2.337 (c) 0.2337 (d) 233.7
  7. 7.0.96 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0768 (b) 0.768 (c) 76.8 (d) 7.68
  8. 8.1.3 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 611 (b) 6.11 (c) 0.611 (d) 61.1
  9. 9.2.3 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0713 (b) 71.3 (c) 7.13 (d) 0.713
  10. 10.2.3 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 36.8 (b) 0.368 (c) 3.68 (d) 368
  11. 11.0.25 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0425 (b) 0.425 (c) 42.5 (d) 4.25
  12. 12.0.83 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.249 (b) 2.49 (c) 0.0249 (d) 0.00249
  13. 13.6.5 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.185 (b) 0.3185 (c) 31.85 (d) 318.5
  14. 14.0.58 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.798 (b) 17.98 (c) 0.1798 (d) 179.8
  15. 15.9.7 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.88 (b) 0.388 (c) 38.8 (d) 388
  16. 16.0.96 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1344 (b) 0.01344 (c) 1.344 (d) 13.44
  17. 17.0.37 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0148 (b) 0.00148 (c) 1.48 (d) 0.148
  18. 18.8.4 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.88 (b) 58.8 (c) 588 (d) 0.588
  19. 19.5.4 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 43.2 (b) 4.32 (c) 432 (d) 0.432
  20. 20.3.5 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.105 (b) 10.5 (c) 1.05 (d) 105
  21. 21.0.97 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.85 (b) 0.485 (c) 0.00485 (d) 0.0485
  22. 22.0.98 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0686 (b) 6.86 (c) 0.00686 (d) 0.686
  23. 23.0.57 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0228 (b) 0.228 (c) 22.8 (d) 2.28
  24. 24.9.7 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.873 (b) 87.3 (c) 0.0873 (d) 8.73
  25. 25.0.32 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00352 (b) 0.352 (c) 3.52 (d) 0.0352
  26. 26.0.84 × 43 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 36.12 (b) 3.612 (c) 0.3612 (d) 361.2
  27. 27.7.3 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.365 (b) 365 (c) 3.65 (d) 36.5
  28. 28.4.7 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.376 (b) 37.6 (c) 3.76 (d) 376
  29. 29.0.64 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.72 (b) 0.1472 (c) 1.472 (d) 147.2
  30. 30.0.81 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00486 (b) 4.86 (c) 0.486 (d) 0.0486
  31. 31.4.8 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.2 (b) 1.92 (c) 0.192 (d) 192
  32. 32.2.7 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.189 (b) 1.89 (c) 189 (d) 18.9
  33. 33.0.22 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.4 (b) 0.0154 (c) 1.54 (d) 0.154
  34. 34.6.6 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0132 (b) 0.132 (c) 13.2 (d) 1.32
  35. 35.0.83 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.26 (b) 1.826 (c) 182.6 (d) 0.1826
  36. 36.0.31 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.96 (b) 0.496 (c) 0.0496 (d) 0.00496
  37. 37.5.5 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.5 (b) 1.65 (c) 0.165 (d) 165
  38. 38.8.1 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 251.1 (b) 2.511 (c) 2511 (d) 25.11
  39. 39.1.9 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.076 (b) 7.6 (c) 0.76 (d) 76
  40. 40.0.23 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.069 (b) 0.0069 (c) 6.9 (d) 0.69

Answer key

  1. 345.6
  2. 0.324
  3. 1.28
  4. 2.65
  5. 6.88
  6. 23.37
  7. 7.68
  8. 61.1
  9. 7.13
  10. 36.8
  11. 4.25
  12. 0.249
  13. 31.85
  14. 17.98
  15. 38.8
  16. 1.344
  17. 0.148
  18. 58.8
  19. 43.2
  20. 10.5
  21. 0.485
  22. 0.686
  23. 2.28
  24. 8.73
  25. 0.352
  26. 36.12
  27. 36.5
  28. 37.6
  29. 14.72
  30. 0.486
  31. 19.2
  32. 18.9
  33. 1.54
  34. 1.32
  35. 18.26
  36. 0.496
  37. 16.5
  38. 251.1
  39. 7.6
  40. 0.69

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