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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 983 · 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. 1.1.7 × 15 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 25.5 (b) 255 (c) 0.255 (d) 2.55
  2. 2.1.9 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.057 (b) 57 (c) 0.57 (d) 5.7
  3. 3.3.7 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.28 (b) 162.8 (c) 1628 (d) 1.628
  4. 4.0.98 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0392 (b) 0.00392 (c) 3.92 (d) 0.392
  5. 5.0.61 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.244 (b) 0.00244 (c) 0.0244 (d) 2.44
  6. 6.0.67 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.211 (b) 221.1 (c) 0.2211 (d) 22.11
  7. 7.0.73 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.68 (b) 0.1168 (c) 1.168 (d) 116.8
  8. 8.0.27 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.189 (b) 0.0189 (c) 18.9 (d) 1.89
  9. 9.7.8 × 4.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 34.32 (b) 0.3432 (c) 3.432 (d) 343.2
  10. 10.0.14 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 23.8 (b) 0.238 (c) 2.38 (d) 0.0238
  11. 11.9.7 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0388 (b) 38.8 (c) 3.88 (d) 0.388
  12. 12.0.86 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.44 (b) 0.00344 (c) 0.344 (d) 0.0344
  13. 13.0.76 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00152 (b) 0.152 (c) 0.0152 (d) 1.52
  14. 14.0.24 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.216 (b) 21.6 (c) 0.0216 (d) 2.16
  15. 15.4.9 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 29.4 (b) 0.294 (c) 294 (d) 2.94
  16. 16.0.76 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.608 (b) 6.08 (c) 60.8 (d) 0.0608
  17. 17.0.47 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0094 (b) 0.094 (c) 9.4 (d) 0.94
  18. 18.6.7 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.335 (b) 0.0335 (c) 33.5 (d) 3.35
  19. 19.0.55 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.95 (b) 1.595 (c) 0.1595 (d) 159.5
  20. 20.0.79 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.03081 (b) 3.081 (c) 0.3081 (d) 30.81
  21. 21.9.8 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.66 (b) 1666 (c) 166.6 (d) 1.666
  22. 22.1.5 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 40.5 (b) 4.05 (c) 0.0405 (d) 0.405
  23. 23.0.67 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1407 (b) 140.7 (c) 14.07 (d) 1.407
  24. 24.0.32 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.192 (b) 19.2 (c) 0.0192 (d) 1.92
  25. 25.4.6 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.22 (b) 322 (c) 0.322 (d) 32.2
  26. 26.0.58 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.406 (b) 4.06 (c) 0.0406 (d) 0.00406
  27. 27.6.1 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.732 (b) 7.32 (c) 732 (d) 73.2
  28. 28.2.7 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0999 (b) 9.99 (c) 0.999 (d) 99.9
  29. 29.3.7 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 59.2 (b) 0.0592 (c) 0.592 (d) 5.92
  30. 30.2.6 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.546 (b) 5.46 (c) 54.6 (d) 546
  31. 31.5.6 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 61.6 (b) 616 (c) 6.16 (d) 0.616
  32. 32.5.9 × 3.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2242 (b) 22.42 (c) 2.242 (d) 224.2
  33. 33.0.49 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.43 (b) 0.0343 (c) 0.343 (d) 0.00343
  34. 34.0.97 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1261 (b) 1.261 (c) 126.1 (d) 12.61
  35. 35.0.41 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01271 (b) 0.1271 (c) 1.271 (d) 12.71
  36. 36.0.14 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.126 (b) 1.26 (c) 0.0126 (d) 12.6
  37. 37.1.9 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.399 (b) 39.9 (c) 0.0399 (d) 3.99
  38. 38.0.58 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.798 (b) 0.1798 (c) 17.98 (d) 0.01798
  39. 39.0.46 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1794 (b) 1.794 (c) 179.4 (d) 17.94
  40. 40.0.51 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.57 (b) 0.0357 (c) 35.7 (d) 0.357

Answer key

  1. 25.5
  2. 5.7
  3. 162.8
  4. 0.392
  5. 0.244
  6. 22.11
  7. 11.68
  8. 1.89
  9. 34.32
  10. 2.38
  11. 3.88
  12. 0.344
  13. 0.152
  14. 2.16
  15. 29.4
  16. 6.08
  17. 0.94
  18. 3.35
  19. 15.95
  20. 3.081
  21. 166.6
  22. 4.05
  23. 14.07
  24. 1.92
  25. 32.2
  26. 0.406
  27. 73.2
  28. 9.99
  29. 5.92
  30. 54.6
  31. 61.6
  32. 22.42
  33. 0.343
  34. 12.61
  35. 1.271
  36. 1.26
  37. 3.99
  38. 1.798
  39. 17.94
  40. 3.57

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