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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 162 · 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. 1.0.51 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00204 (b) 0.0204 (c) 2.04 (d) 0.204
  2. 2.1.8 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.92 (b) 79.2 (c) 0.792 (d) 792
  3. 3.4.8 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 38.4 (b) 3.84 (c) 0.384 (d) 0.0384
  4. 4.5.1 × 45 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2295 (b) 229.5 (c) 2.295 (d) 22.95
  5. 5.0.61 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2074 (b) 20.74 (c) 0.02074 (d) 2.074
  6. 6.0.56 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0448 (b) 4.48 (c) 0.00448 (d) 0.448
  7. 7.0.17 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.51 (b) 0.0051 (c) 0.051 (d) 5.1
  8. 8.0.82 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0574 (b) 5.74 (c) 0.00574 (d) 0.574
  9. 9.1.3 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.91 (b) 0.091 (c) 9.1 (d) 91
  10. 10.2.2 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.76 (b) 0.176 (c) 17.6 (d) 176
  11. 11.8.2 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3362 (b) 3.362 (c) 33.62 (d) 336.2
  12. 12.0.13 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0104 (b) 0.104 (c) 10.4 (d) 1.04
  13. 13.7.6 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0608 (b) 6.08 (c) 0.608 (d) 60.8
  14. 14.9.4 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.92 (b) 0.1692 (c) 1.692 (d) 169.2
  15. 15.0.69 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.381 (b) 338.1 (c) 33.81 (d) 0.3381
  16. 16.7.2 × 3.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2304 (b) 23.04 (c) 230.4 (d) 2.304
  17. 17.3.1 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1364 (b) 136.4 (c) 13.64 (d) 1.364
  18. 18.9.1 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 637 (b) 0.637 (c) 63.7 (d) 6.37
  19. 19.0.65 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1755 (b) 1.755 (c) 0.01755 (d) 17.55
  20. 20.3.1 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.4 (b) 0.124 (c) 0.0124 (d) 1.24
  21. 21.7.8 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2184 (b) 21.84 (c) 218.4 (d) 2.184
  22. 22.7.9 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 553 (b) 55.3 (c) 0.553 (d) 5.53
  23. 23.7.1 × 3.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2556 (b) 255.6 (c) 25.56 (d) 2.556
  24. 24.0.43 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0344 (b) 0.00344 (c) 0.344 (d) 3.44
  25. 25.0.48 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0144 (b) 0.144 (c) 14.4 (d) 1.44
  26. 26.4.1 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1107 (b) 110.7 (c) 1.107 (d) 11.07
  27. 27.0.14 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0098 (b) 0.098 (c) 9.8 (d) 0.98
  28. 28.2.1 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.4 (b) 0.84 (c) 0.084 (d) 84
  29. 29.7.7 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 261.8 (b) 26.18 (c) 0.2618 (d) 2.618
  30. 30.9.3 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.558 (b) 558 (c) 55.8 (d) 5.58
  31. 31.1.9 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.71 (b) 171 (c) 17.1 (d) 0.171
  32. 32.0.66 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0264 (b) 26.4 (c) 2.64 (d) 0.264
  33. 33.5.8 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 133.4 (b) 13.34 (c) 1.334 (d) 1334
  34. 34.0.26 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.104 (b) 0.0104 (c) 1.04 (d) 10.4
  35. 35.9.2 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.84 (b) 0.0184 (c) 0.184 (d) 18.4
  36. 36.3.3 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.099 (b) 9.9 (c) 0.0099 (d) 0.99
  37. 37.0.53 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0424 (b) 0.424 (c) 4.24 (d) 0.00424
  38. 38.2.9 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 113.1 (b) 0.1131 (c) 11.31 (d) 1.131
  39. 39.6.6 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0792 (b) 79.2 (c) 0.792 (d) 7.92
  40. 40.1.8 × 4.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.846 (b) 84.6 (c) 8.46 (d) 0.0846

Answer key

  1. 0.204
  2. 79.2
  3. 3.84
  4. 229.5
  5. 2.074
  6. 0.448
  7. 0.51
  8. 0.574
  9. 9.1
  10. 17.6
  11. 33.62
  12. 1.04
  13. 6.08
  14. 16.92
  15. 33.81
  16. 23.04
  17. 136.4
  18. 63.7
  19. 1.755
  20. 1.24
  21. 218.4
  22. 55.3
  23. 25.56
  24. 0.344
  25. 1.44
  26. 110.7
  27. 0.98
  28. 8.4
  29. 26.18
  30. 55.8
  31. 17.1
  32. 2.64
  33. 133.4
  34. 1.04
  35. 1.84
  36. 0.99
  37. 0.424
  38. 11.31
  39. 7.92
  40. 8.46

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