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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 124 · 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. 1.6.6 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 257.4 (b) 2.574 (c) 25.74 (d) 0.2574
  2. 2.3.6 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 288 (b) 2.88 (c) 28.8 (d) 0.288
  3. 3.6.2 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0372 (b) 3.72 (c) 37.2 (d) 0.372
  4. 4.9.4 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.538 (b) 25.38 (c) 253.8 (d) 0.2538
  5. 5.0.13 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0078 (b) 0.78 (c) 0.00078 (d) 0.078
  6. 6.0.39 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.95 (b) 0.0195 (c) 0.195 (d) 19.5
  7. 7.9.7 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4462 (b) 4.462 (c) 446.2 (d) 44.62
  8. 8.1.2 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.6 (b) 0.036 (c) 0.36 (d) 36
  9. 9.2.2 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0044 (b) 0.44 (c) 4.4 (d) 0.044
  10. 10.0.13 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 46.8 (b) 0.468 (c) 4.68 (d) 0.0468
  11. 11.0.22 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.6 (b) 0.066 (c) 0.0066 (d) 0.66
  12. 12.0.89 × 4.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.4183 (b) 41.83 (c) 4.183 (d) 0.04183
  13. 13.0.54 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00486 (b) 0.486 (c) 4.86 (d) 0.0486
  14. 14.9.9 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 227.7 (b) 2277 (c) 22.77 (d) 2.277
  15. 15.0.83 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1411 (b) 0.01411 (c) 14.11 (d) 1.411
  16. 16.2.9 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.261 (b) 261 (c) 26.1 (d) 2.61
  17. 17.0.16 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.4 (b) 0.144 (c) 0.0144 (d) 1.44
  18. 18.0.59 × 3.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01888 (b) 18.88 (c) 0.1888 (d) 1.888
  19. 19.0.51 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.071 (b) 0.01071 (c) 10.71 (d) 0.1071
  20. 20.1.2 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.68 (b) 468 (c) 46.8 (d) 0.468
  21. 21.0.19 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.95 (b) 0.095 (c) 9.5 (d) 0.0095
  22. 22.0.27 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.9 (b) 0.0189 (c) 1.89 (d) 0.189
  23. 23.0.27 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 37.8 (b) 0.378 (c) 3.78 (d) 0.0378
  24. 24.0.23 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.414 (b) 4.14 (c) 41.4 (d) 0.0414
  25. 25.0.17 × 2.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.91 (b) 0.391 (c) 0.0391 (d) 0.00391
  26. 26.0.71 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 20.59 (b) 2.059 (c) 0.2059 (d) 0.02059
  27. 27.2.4 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 88.8 (b) 8.88 (c) 0.888 (d) 0.0888
  28. 28.6.4 × 4.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.816 (b) 28.16 (c) 281.6 (d) 0.2816
  29. 29.2.5 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 75 (b) 0.75 (c) 7.5 (d) 0.075
  30. 30.5.3 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.37 (b) 153.7 (c) 1.537 (d) 1537
  31. 31.7.7 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.93 (b) 69.3 (c) 0.693 (d) 0.0693
  32. 32.0.13 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.56 (b) 0.00156 (c) 0.0156 (d) 0.156
  33. 33.0.53 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.159 (b) 15.9 (c) 1.59 (d) 0.0159
  34. 34.2.9 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 63.8 (b) 638 (c) 6.38 (d) 0.638
  35. 35.7.2 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.016 (b) 201.6 (c) 0.2016 (d) 20.16
  36. 36.2.3 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.9 (b) 0.69 (c) 0.069 (d) 69
  37. 37.5.6 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 504 (b) 50.4 (c) 0.504 (d) 5.04
  38. 38.0.72 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1944 (b) 0.01944 (c) 19.44 (d) 1.944
  39. 39.8.8 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.92 (b) 0.0792 (c) 79.2 (d) 0.792
  40. 40.7.4 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 23.68 (b) 2.368 (c) 2368 (d) 236.8

Answer key

  1. 25.74
  2. 28.8
  3. 3.72
  4. 25.38
  5. 0.078
  6. 1.95
  7. 446.2
  8. 3.6
  9. 0.44
  10. 4.68
  11. 0.66
  12. 4.183
  13. 0.486
  14. 227.7
  15. 1.411
  16. 26.1
  17. 1.44
  18. 1.888
  19. 1.071
  20. 46.8
  21. 0.95
  22. 1.89
  23. 3.78
  24. 4.14
  25. 0.391
  26. 2.059
  27. 8.88
  28. 28.16
  29. 7.5
  30. 153.7
  31. 6.93
  32. 0.156
  33. 1.59
  34. 63.8
  35. 20.16
  36. 6.9
  37. 50.4
  38. 1.944
  39. 7.92
  40. 236.8

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