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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 978 · 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. 1.0.71 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.639 (b) 6.39 (c) 0.0639 (d) 0.00639
  2. 2.1.5 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0195 (b) 0.195 (c) 19.5 (d) 1.95
  3. 3.8.9 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 445 (b) 44.5 (c) 0.445 (d) 4.45
  4. 4.0.68 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 40.8 (b) 0.0408 (c) 0.408 (d) 4.08
  5. 5.7.2 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 35.28 (b) 352.8 (c) 0.3528 (d) 3.528
  6. 6.9.5 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 855 (b) 8.55 (c) 85.5 (d) 0.855
  7. 7.1.4 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.098 (b) 9.8 (c) 0.0098 (d) 0.98
  8. 8.7.7 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 53.9 (b) 539 (c) 5.39 (d) 0.539
  9. 9.0.59 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.54 (b) 0.354 (c) 0.00354 (d) 0.0354
  10. 10.0.18 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0126 (b) 1.26 (c) 12.6 (d) 0.126
  11. 11.0.29 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 104.4 (b) 0.1044 (c) 10.44 (d) 1.044
  12. 12.1.6 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 64 (b) 6.4 (c) 0.064 (d) 0.64
  13. 13.0.14 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0126 (b) 0.126 (c) 0.00126 (d) 1.26
  14. 14.4.3 × 25 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 107.5 (b) 1.075 (c) 1075 (d) 10.75
  15. 15.5.5 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.605 (b) 6.05 (c) 60.5 (d) 605
  16. 16.0.55 × 43 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.365 (b) 0.2365 (c) 23.65 (d) 236.5
  17. 17.0.61 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.27 (b) 0.0427 (c) 0.00427 (d) 0.427
  18. 18.2.8 × 34 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.952 (b) 9.52 (c) 952 (d) 95.2
  19. 19.0.83 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.747 (b) 0.0747 (c) 74.7 (d) 7.47
  20. 20.0.87 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.174 (b) 1.74 (c) 17.4 (d) 0.0174
  21. 21.0.51 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0408 (b) 0.408 (c) 0.00408 (d) 4.08
  22. 22.0.84 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1176 (b) 1.176 (c) 0.01176 (d) 11.76
  23. 23.2.8 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.96 (b) 0.196 (c) 196 (d) 19.6
  24. 24.0.47 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.11 (b) 0.611 (c) 61.1 (d) 0.0611
  25. 25.6.6 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.96 (b) 39.6 (c) 0.0396 (d) 0.396
  26. 26.8.2 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0246 (b) 0.246 (c) 24.6 (d) 2.46
  27. 27.3.2 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.2 (b) 1.92 (c) 0.0192 (d) 0.192
  28. 28.3.3 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0957 (b) 9.57 (c) 0.957 (d) 95.7
  29. 29.5.5 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2035 (b) 2.035 (c) 203.5 (d) 20.35
  30. 30.0.78 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 249.6 (b) 0.2496 (c) 24.96 (d) 2.496
  31. 31.5.1 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 112.2 (b) 1.122 (c) 1122 (d) 11.22
  32. 32.0.68 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0204 (b) 0.204 (c) 2.04 (d) 20.4
  33. 33.0.56 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.952 (b) 0.0952 (c) 9.52 (d) 0.00952
  34. 34.0.54 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.78 (b) 0.378 (c) 0.0378 (d) 37.8
  35. 35.0.56 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.112 (b) 0.0112 (c) 1.12 (d) 11.2
  36. 36.3.9 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0312 (b) 3.12 (c) 31.2 (d) 0.312
  37. 37.9.7 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 29.1 (b) 291 (c) 0.291 (d) 2.91
  38. 38.0.39 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.117 (b) 0.00117 (c) 0.0117 (d) 1.17
  39. 39.0.92 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 27.6 (b) 2.76 (c) 0.0276 (d) 0.276
  40. 40.5.8 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.174 (b) 0.0174 (c) 17.4 (d) 1.74

Answer key

  1. 0.639
  2. 1.95
  3. 44.5
  4. 4.08
  5. 35.28
  6. 85.5
  7. 0.98
  8. 53.9
  9. 0.354
  10. 1.26
  11. 10.44
  12. 6.4
  13. 0.126
  14. 107.5
  15. 60.5
  16. 23.65
  17. 0.427
  18. 95.2
  19. 7.47
  20. 1.74
  21. 0.408
  22. 1.176
  23. 19.6
  24. 6.11
  25. 3.96
  26. 2.46
  27. 1.92
  28. 9.57
  29. 203.5
  30. 24.96
  31. 112.2
  32. 2.04
  33. 0.952
  34. 3.78
  35. 1.12
  36. 3.12
  37. 29.1
  38. 0.117
  39. 2.76
  40. 1.74

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