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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 116 · 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. 1.4.8 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.584 (b) 0.1584 (c) 158.4 (d) 15.84
  2. 2.9.3 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 74.4 (b) 7.44 (c) 0.0744 (d) 0.744
  3. 3.0.26 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 23.4 (b) 0.234 (c) 0.0234 (d) 2.34
  4. 4.9.1 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.46 (b) 0.546 (c) 54.6 (d) 546
  5. 5.7.1 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1491 (b) 149.1 (c) 1.491 (d) 14.91
  6. 6.9.1 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 273 (b) 2.73 (c) 0.273 (d) 27.3
  7. 7.0.69 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.414 (b) 4.14 (c) 41.4 (d) 0.0414
  8. 8.0.73 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 20.44 (b) 0.2044 (c) 204.4 (d) 2.044
  9. 9.1.8 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.8 (b) 108 (c) 1.08 (d) 0.108
  10. 10.9.3 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.139 (b) 2139 (c) 213.9 (d) 21.39
  11. 11.0.51 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.55 (b) 0.0255 (c) 25.5 (d) 0.255
  12. 12.0.58 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.64 (b) 0.0464 (c) 0.464 (d) 0.00464
  13. 13.0.55 × 25 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1375 (b) 137.5 (c) 1.375 (d) 13.75
  14. 14.0.69 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.52 (b) 0.0552 (c) 0.00552 (d) 0.552
  15. 15.0.97 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.194 (b) 19.4 (c) 0.0194 (d) 1.94
  16. 16.0.99 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00297 (b) 0.297 (c) 0.0297 (d) 2.97
  17. 17.0.78 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.02 (b) 0.702 (c) 70.2 (d) 0.0702
  18. 18.0.34 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0578 (b) 5.78 (c) 0.578 (d) 57.8
  19. 19.0.88 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.04048 (b) 0.4048 (c) 4.048 (d) 40.48
  20. 20.0.81 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.62 (b) 0.00162 (c) 0.162 (d) 0.0162
  21. 21.7.7 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 31.57 (b) 0.3157 (c) 3.157 (d) 315.7
  22. 22.1.8 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.44 (b) 0.0144 (c) 0.144 (d) 14.4
  23. 23.0.48 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.84 (b) 38.4 (c) 0.0384 (d) 0.384
  24. 24.0.36 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0252 (b) 0.252 (c) 25.2 (d) 2.52
  25. 25.3.3 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.32 (b) 0.0132 (c) 13.2 (d) 0.132
  26. 26.8.6 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0774 (b) 77.4 (c) 0.774 (d) 7.74
  27. 27.3.8 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.228 (b) 22.8 (c) 0.0228 (d) 2.28
  28. 28.0.73 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00292 (b) 0.292 (c) 0.0292 (d) 2.92
  29. 29.0.98 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.646 (b) 26.46 (c) 0.02646 (d) 0.2646
  30. 30.8.1 × 4.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 364.5 (b) 0.3645 (c) 36.45 (d) 3.645
  31. 31.0.29 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.7 (b) 0.087 (c) 0.87 (d) 0.0087
  32. 32.7.8 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 343.2 (b) 34.32 (c) 3432 (d) 3.432
  33. 33.0.67 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0335 (b) 3.35 (c) 0.335 (d) 33.5
  34. 34.3.2 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.24 (b) 0.224 (c) 22.4 (d) 224
  35. 35.0.97 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.73 (b) 0.873 (c) 0.0873 (d) 87.3
  36. 36.0.31 × 3.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1178 (b) 1.178 (c) 11.78 (d) 0.01178
  37. 37.5.6 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 95.2 (b) 952 (c) 0.952 (d) 9.52
  38. 38.2.3 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 46 (b) 4.6 (c) 0.046 (d) 0.46
  39. 39.0.33 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0462 (b) 0.462 (c) 4.62 (d) 46.2
  40. 40.0.17 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.89 (b) 0.289 (c) 28.9 (d) 0.0289

Answer key

  1. 15.84
  2. 7.44
  3. 2.34
  4. 54.6
  5. 14.91
  6. 27.3
  7. 4.14
  8. 20.44
  9. 10.8
  10. 213.9
  11. 2.55
  12. 0.464
  13. 13.75
  14. 0.552
  15. 1.94
  16. 0.297
  17. 7.02
  18. 5.78
  19. 4.048
  20. 0.162
  21. 31.57
  22. 1.44
  23. 3.84
  24. 2.52
  25. 1.32
  26. 7.74
  27. 2.28
  28. 0.292
  29. 2.646
  30. 36.45
  31. 0.87
  32. 343.2
  33. 3.35
  34. 22.4
  35. 8.73
  36. 1.178
  37. 95.2
  38. 4.6
  39. 4.62
  40. 2.89

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