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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 986 · 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. 1.0.52 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0312 (b) 3.12 (c) 0.312 (d) 31.2
  2. 2.0.73 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.11 (b) 0.0511 (c) 0.511 (d) 51.1
  3. 3.2.7 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1323 (b) 132.3 (c) 1.323 (d) 13.23
  4. 4.0.46 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.34 (b) 1.334 (c) 133.4 (d) 0.1334
  5. 5.9.8 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.842 (b) 28.42 (c) 0.2842 (d) 284.2
  6. 6.0.17 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0782 (b) 0.00782 (c) 7.82 (d) 0.782
  7. 7.0.74 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3404 (b) 0.03404 (c) 3.404 (d) 34.04
  8. 8.5.9 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.77 (b) 0.177 (c) 17.7 (d) 0.0177
  9. 9.0.49 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.441 (b) 4.41 (c) 44.1 (d) 0.0441
  10. 10.0.87 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.174 (b) 1.74 (c) 17.4 (d) 0.0174
  11. 11.2.9 × 4.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.05 (b) 0.1305 (c) 1.305 (d) 130.5
  12. 12.4.3 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.731 (b) 73.1 (c) 0.0731 (d) 7.31
  13. 13.0.18 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.72 (b) 0.072 (c) 0.0072 (d) 0.00072
  14. 14.0.89 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2314 (b) 2.314 (c) 23.14 (d) 231.4
  15. 15.4.5 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.45 (b) 94.5 (c) 0.945 (d) 945
  16. 16.4.8 × 3.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 153.6 (b) 0.1536 (c) 1.536 (d) 15.36
  17. 17.0.46 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0414 (b) 0.414 (c) 0.00414 (d) 4.14
  18. 18.8.2 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1312 (b) 13.12 (c) 131.2 (d) 1.312
  19. 19.4.1 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.082 (b) 82 (c) 8.2 (d) 0.82
  20. 20.8.3 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3154 (b) 315.4 (c) 3.154 (d) 31.54
  21. 21.0.18 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.12 (b) 0.0612 (c) 0.00612 (d) 0.612
  22. 22.1.2 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.96 (b) 0.096 (c) 9.6 (d) 96
  23. 23.0.44 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.32 (b) 0.132 (c) 0.00132 (d) 0.0132
  24. 24.8.1 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.24 (b) 32.4 (c) 0.324 (d) 0.0324
  25. 25.8.4 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.116 (b) 0.4116 (c) 41.16 (d) 411.6
  26. 26.0.14 × 3.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.04 (b) 0.0504 (c) 0.504 (d) 0.00504
  27. 27.0.45 × 15 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.75 (b) 0.0675 (c) 67.5 (d) 0.675
  28. 28.0.55 × 1.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.825 (b) 8.25 (c) 0.0825 (d) 0.00825
  29. 29.0.96 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0576 (b) 0.00576 (c) 5.76 (d) 0.576
  30. 30.6.1 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.488 (b) 48.8 (c) 4.88 (d) 488
  31. 31.0.66 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0264 (b) 2.64 (c) 26.4 (d) 0.264
  32. 32.0.69 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0621 (b) 0.621 (c) 62.1 (d) 6.21
  33. 33.0.37 × 2.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00814 (b) 8.14 (c) 0.814 (d) 0.0814
  34. 34.7.9 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.16 (b) 31.6 (c) 316 (d) 0.316
  35. 35.0.88 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.64 (b) 0.264 (c) 26.4 (d) 0.0264
  36. 36.3.2 × 34 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.088 (b) 108.8 (c) 10.88 (d) 1088
  37. 37.0.12 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 22.8 (b) 0.228 (c) 2.28 (d) 0.0228
  38. 38.0.66 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0198 (b) 0.198 (c) 1.98 (d) 19.8
  39. 39.6.8 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 272 (b) 2.72 (c) 27.2 (d) 0.272
  40. 40.0.45 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.65 (b) 0.1665 (c) 166.5 (d) 1.665

Answer key

  1. 3.12
  2. 5.11
  3. 132.3
  4. 13.34
  5. 28.42
  6. 0.782
  7. 3.404
  8. 1.77
  9. 4.41
  10. 1.74
  11. 13.05
  12. 7.31
  13. 0.072
  14. 23.14
  15. 94.5
  16. 15.36
  17. 0.414
  18. 13.12
  19. 8.2
  20. 315.4
  21. 0.612
  22. 9.6
  23. 0.132
  24. 3.24
  25. 41.16
  26. 0.504
  27. 6.75
  28. 0.825
  29. 0.576
  30. 48.8
  31. 2.64
  32. 6.21
  33. 0.814
  34. 31.6
  35. 2.64
  36. 108.8
  37. 2.28
  38. 1.98
  39. 27.2
  40. 16.65

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