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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 168 · 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. 1.0.77 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1078 (b) 10.78 (c) 0.01078 (d) 1.078
  2. 2.0.85 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.765 (b) 0.0765 (c) 7.65 (d) 76.5
  3. 3.7.8 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.68 (b) 0.0468 (c) 0.468 (d) 46.8
  4. 4.6.3 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2016 (b) 2.016 (c) 201.6 (d) 20.16
  5. 5.4.2 × 3.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 134.4 (b) 1.344 (c) 13.44 (d) 0.1344
  6. 6.0.51 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.28 (b) 0.1428 (c) 142.8 (d) 1.428
  7. 7.7.1 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.213 (b) 21.3 (c) 2.13 (d) 213
  8. 8.1.4 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.68 (b) 0.168 (c) 0.0168 (d) 16.8
  9. 9.5.1 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1377 (b) 13.77 (c) 137.7 (d) 1.377
  10. 10.0.94 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0376 (b) 37.6 (c) 3.76 (d) 0.376
  11. 11.4.1 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1681 (b) 16.81 (c) 168.1 (d) 1.681
  12. 12.0.24 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00096 (b) 0.096 (c) 0.96 (d) 0.0096
  13. 13.0.32 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0832 (b) 0.832 (c) 8.32 (d) 83.2
  14. 14.0.64 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0576 (b) 0.00576 (c) 0.576 (d) 5.76
  15. 15.1.2 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 22.8 (b) 2.28 (c) 0.228 (d) 0.0228
  16. 16.1.2 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 552 (b) 0.552 (c) 55.2 (d) 5.52
  17. 17.0.46 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.4 (b) 0.184 (c) 0.0184 (d) 1.84
  18. 18.0.89 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0445 (b) 4.45 (c) 0.445 (d) 0.00445
  19. 19.2.9 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.174 (b) 0.0174 (c) 1.74 (d) 17.4
  20. 20.0.94 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 291.4 (b) 2.914 (c) 0.2914 (d) 29.14
  21. 21.0.83 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00581 (b) 0.581 (c) 5.81 (d) 0.0581
  22. 22.9.1 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 36.4 (b) 0.364 (c) 0.0364 (d) 3.64
  23. 23.1.3 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.91 (b) 0.091 (c) 91 (d) 9.1
  24. 24.0.31 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.41 (b) 0.341 (c) 0.0341 (d) 34.1
  25. 25.0.53 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.65 (b) 0.265 (c) 26.5 (d) 0.0265
  26. 26.4.8 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.32 (b) 0.432 (c) 43.2 (d) 0.0432
  27. 27.0.21 × 43 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.03 (b) 90.3 (c) 0.903 (d) 0.0903
  28. 28.0.68 × 2.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.32 (b) 1.632 (c) 0.1632 (d) 0.01632
  29. 29.0.99 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.96 (b) 0.396 (c) 39.6 (d) 0.0396
  30. 30.0.16 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.032 (b) 0.0032 (c) 0.32 (d) 3.2
  31. 31.0.16 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.128 (b) 1.28 (c) 0.0128 (d) 12.8
  32. 32.0.47 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0235 (b) 0.235 (c) 2.35 (d) 0.00235
  33. 33.0.58 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 110.2 (b) 0.1102 (c) 1.102 (d) 11.02
  34. 34.0.27 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.054 (b) 0.0054 (c) 0.00054 (d) 0.54
  35. 35.0.87 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3219 (b) 32.19 (c) 3.219 (d) 321.9
  36. 36.0.68 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01428 (b) 1.428 (c) 0.1428 (d) 14.28
  37. 37.0.62 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.96 (b) 0.496 (c) 0.0496 (d) 0.00496
  38. 38.0.38 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.6 (b) 0.76 (c) 0.0076 (d) 0.076
  39. 39.0.75 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1425 (b) 14.25 (c) 1.425 (d) 142.5
  40. 40.8.3 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2407 (b) 2.407 (c) 24.07 (d) 240.7

Answer key

  1. 1.078
  2. 7.65
  3. 4.68
  4. 201.6
  5. 13.44
  6. 14.28
  7. 21.3
  8. 1.68
  9. 13.77
  10. 3.76
  11. 16.81
  12. 0.096
  13. 8.32
  14. 0.576
  15. 2.28
  16. 55.2
  17. 1.84
  18. 0.445
  19. 1.74
  20. 29.14
  21. 0.581
  22. 3.64
  23. 9.1
  24. 3.41
  25. 2.65
  26. 4.32
  27. 9.03
  28. 1.632
  29. 3.96
  30. 0.32
  31. 1.28
  32. 0.235
  33. 11.02
  34. 0.054
  35. 32.19
  36. 1.428
  37. 0.496
  38. 0.76
  39. 14.25
  40. 240.7

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