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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 133 · 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. 1.5.4 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.378 (b) 3.78 (c) 37.8 (d) 0.0378
  2. 2.0.94 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0752 (b) 75.2 (c) 0.752 (d) 7.52
  3. 3.0.47 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0094 (b) 9.4 (c) 0.94 (d) 0.094
  4. 4.0.92 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2484 (b) 24.84 (c) 2.484 (d) 0.02484
  5. 5.0.32 × 3.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1216 (b) 1.216 (c) 0.01216 (d) 12.16
  6. 6.5.3 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26.5 (b) 265 (c) 2.65 (d) 0.265
  7. 7.4.5 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.25 (b) 0.0225 (c) 22.5 (d) 0.225
  8. 8.9.3 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0558 (b) 5.58 (c) 0.558 (d) 55.8
  9. 9.0.89 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.691 (b) 0.1691 (c) 0.01691 (d) 16.91
  10. 10.0.22 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.2 (b) 1.32 (c) 0.132 (d) 0.0132
  11. 11.0.98 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2744 (b) 2.744 (c) 27.44 (d) 0.02744
  12. 12.0.89 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00801 (b) 0.801 (c) 8.01 (d) 0.0801
  13. 13.0.97 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.49 (b) 0.1649 (c) 1.649 (d) 0.01649
  14. 14.3.2 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.128 (b) 128 (c) 12.8 (d) 1.28
  15. 15.6.7 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.36 (b) 0.536 (c) 0.0536 (d) 53.6
  16. 16.0.22 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.154 (b) 0.0154 (c) 1.54 (d) 0.00154
  17. 17.9.3 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.279 (b) 27.9 (c) 2.79 (d) 0.0279
  18. 18.0.62 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.96 (b) 0.496 (c) 0.0496 (d) 49.6
  19. 19.0.18 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.08 (b) 0.0108 (c) 10.8 (d) 0.108
  20. 20.0.82 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.656 (b) 0.0656 (c) 6.56 (d) 65.6
  21. 21.7.8 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1638 (b) 1.638 (c) 16.38 (d) 163.8
  22. 22.0.75 × 1.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.125 (b) 0.01125 (c) 11.25 (d) 0.1125
  23. 23.0.46 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.138 (b) 0.0138 (c) 1.38 (d) 13.8
  24. 24.7.2 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 158.4 (b) 15.84 (c) 1584 (d) 1.584
  25. 25.0.79 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3792 (b) 3.792 (c) 37.92 (d) 379.2
  26. 26.0.77 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 300.3 (b) 0.3003 (c) 30.03 (d) 3.003
  27. 27.4.1 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.205 (b) 205 (c) 20.5 (d) 2.05
  28. 28.0.22 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0462 (b) 46.2 (c) 0.462 (d) 4.62
  29. 29.0.23 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.15 (b) 0.115 (c) 0.0115 (d) 11.5
  30. 30.0.43 × 45 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.35 (b) 0.1935 (c) 1.935 (d) 193.5
  31. 31.8.4 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 588 (b) 5.88 (c) 0.588 (d) 58.8
  32. 32.5.8 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.174 (b) 174 (c) 1.74 (d) 17.4
  33. 33.8.9 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.445 (b) 0.0445 (c) 44.5 (d) 4.45
  34. 34.0.28 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0504 (b) 0.504 (c) 5.04 (d) 50.4
  35. 35.0.86 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.042 (b) 0.4042 (c) 40.42 (d) 404.2
  36. 36.6.1 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.122 (b) 12.2 (c) 0.0122 (d) 1.22
  37. 37.0.97 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 310.4 (b) 31.04 (c) 3.104 (d) 0.3104
  38. 38.0.67 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.268 (b) 0.0268 (c) 0.00268 (d) 2.68
  39. 39.0.88 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.352 (b) 0.00352 (c) 0.0352 (d) 3.52
  40. 40.2.2 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.396 (b) 3.96 (c) 0.0396 (d) 39.6

Answer key

  1. 3.78
  2. 7.52
  3. 0.94
  4. 2.484
  5. 1.216
  6. 26.5
  7. 2.25
  8. 5.58
  9. 1.691
  10. 1.32
  11. 2.744
  12. 0.801
  13. 1.649
  14. 12.8
  15. 5.36
  16. 0.154
  17. 2.79
  18. 4.96
  19. 1.08
  20. 6.56
  21. 16.38
  22. 1.125
  23. 1.38
  24. 158.4
  25. 37.92
  26. 30.03
  27. 20.5
  28. 4.62
  29. 1.15
  30. 19.35
  31. 58.8
  32. 17.4
  33. 4.45
  34. 5.04
  35. 40.42
  36. 1.22
  37. 31.04
  38. 0.268
  39. 0.352
  40. 3.96

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