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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 996 · 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. 1.0.13 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.52 (b) 0.00052 (c) 0.0052 (d) 0.052
  2. 2.6.5 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 31.85 (b) 318.5 (c) 3185 (d) 3.185
  3. 3.0.24 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.96 (b) 0.096 (c) 9.6 (d) 0.0096
  4. 4.3.2 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.864 (b) 0.0864 (c) 8.64 (d) 86.4
  5. 5.1.9 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.893 (b) 89.3 (c) 8.93 (d) 893
  6. 6.4.9 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.029 (b) 102.9 (c) 10.29 (d) 0.1029
  7. 7.0.89 × 4.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.738 (b) 0.3738 (c) 0.03738 (d) 37.38
  8. 8.9.3 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 74.4 (b) 0.744 (c) 0.0744 (d) 7.44
  9. 9.0.45 × 2.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.125 (b) 0.01125 (c) 0.1125 (d) 11.25
  10. 10.0.76 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 28.12 (b) 2.812 (c) 0.2812 (d) 0.02812
  11. 11.9.5 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.565 (b) 25.65 (c) 256.5 (d) 2565
  12. 12.0.69 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01311 (b) 0.1311 (c) 1.311 (d) 13.11
  13. 13.8.8 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0704 (b) 0.704 (c) 7.04 (d) 70.4
  14. 14.0.46 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.84 (b) 0.184 (c) 0.0184 (d) 18.4
  15. 15.0.82 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.56 (b) 0.656 (c) 0.0656 (d) 65.6
  16. 16.9.2 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.564 (b) 156.4 (c) 0.1564 (d) 15.64
  17. 17.7.6 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.608 (b) 6.08 (c) 0.0608 (d) 60.8
  18. 18.0.33 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.57 (b) 0.0957 (c) 0.957 (d) 0.00957
  19. 19.0.46 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1334 (b) 13.34 (c) 1.334 (d) 0.01334
  20. 20.4.6 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.06 (b) 0.506 (c) 50.6 (d) 506
  21. 21.9.3 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.72 (b) 0.0372 (c) 0.372 (d) 37.2
  22. 22.9.3 × 2.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 21.39 (b) 0.2139 (c) 213.9 (d) 2.139
  23. 23.9.1 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 236.6 (b) 23.66 (c) 2.366 (d) 0.2366
  24. 24.3.2 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 54.4 (b) 544 (c) 0.544 (d) 5.44
  25. 25.0.19 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0361 (b) 3.61 (c) 0.361 (d) 36.1
  26. 26.2.8 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 134.4 (b) 13.44 (c) 1344 (d) 1.344
  27. 27.0.46 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.96 (b) 0.1196 (c) 119.6 (d) 1.196
  28. 28.6.3 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.26 (b) 0.126 (c) 12.6 (d) 0.0126
  29. 29.0.48 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.28 (b) 0.528 (c) 0.00528 (d) 0.0528
  30. 30.0.87 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.696 (b) 0.0696 (c) 6.96 (d) 0.00696
  31. 31.7.5 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 52.5 (b) 0.525 (c) 525 (d) 5.25
  32. 32.3.6 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 72 (b) 0.72 (c) 0.072 (d) 7.2
  33. 33.0.49 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01813 (b) 18.13 (c) 0.1813 (d) 1.813
  34. 34.7.9 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0711 (b) 0.711 (c) 71.1 (d) 7.11
  35. 35.0.59 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.31 (b) 0.531 (c) 0.00531 (d) 0.0531
  36. 36.0.21 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.042 (b) 0.00042 (c) 0.42 (d) 0.0042
  37. 37.3.7 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0111 (b) 11.1 (c) 1.11 (d) 0.111
  38. 38.1.8 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.58 (b) 558 (c) 55.8 (d) 0.558
  39. 39.0.32 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.312 (b) 131.2 (c) 0.1312 (d) 13.12
  40. 40.0.32 × 2.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0768 (b) 0.00768 (c) 7.68 (d) 0.768

Answer key

  1. 0.052
  2. 318.5
  3. 0.96
  4. 8.64
  5. 89.3
  6. 10.29
  7. 3.738
  8. 7.44
  9. 1.125
  10. 2.812
  11. 256.5
  12. 1.311
  13. 7.04
  14. 1.84
  15. 6.56
  16. 15.64
  17. 6.08
  18. 0.957
  19. 1.334
  20. 50.6
  21. 3.72
  22. 21.39
  23. 23.66
  24. 54.4
  25. 3.61
  26. 134.4
  27. 11.96
  28. 1.26
  29. 0.528
  30. 0.696
  31. 52.5
  32. 7.2
  33. 1.813
  34. 7.11
  35. 0.531
  36. 0.042
  37. 1.11
  38. 55.8
  39. 13.12
  40. 0.768

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