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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 17 · 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. 1.8.6 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.58 (b) 25.8 (c) 0.0258 (d) 0.258
  2. 2.0.36 × 3.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.96 (b) 1.296 (c) 0.01296 (d) 0.1296
  3. 3.1.2 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 84 (b) 8.4 (c) 0.084 (d) 0.84
  4. 4.1.4 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.94 (b) 29.4 (c) 0.294 (d) 0.0294
  5. 5.6.8 × 43 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2924 (b) 2.924 (c) 29.24 (d) 292.4
  6. 6.0.32 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.096 (b) 9.6 (c) 0.0096 (d) 0.96
  7. 7.2.3 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.138 (b) 13.8 (c) 0.0138 (d) 1.38
  8. 8.5.7 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.85 (b) 28.5 (c) 0.0285 (d) 0.285
  9. 9.8.3 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 23.24 (b) 2.324 (c) 0.2324 (d) 232.4
  10. 10.0.17 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.357 (b) 0.0357 (c) 0.00357 (d) 3.57
  11. 11.0.52 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.936 (b) 0.0936 (c) 9.36 (d) 93.6
  12. 12.8.4 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0336 (b) 0.336 (c) 3.36 (d) 33.6
  13. 13.0.49 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0343 (b) 34.3 (c) 3.43 (d) 0.343
  14. 14.8.3 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1411 (b) 141.1 (c) 14.11 (d) 1.411
  15. 15.0.64 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.496 (b) 0.02496 (c) 0.2496 (d) 24.96
  16. 16.0.78 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00234 (b) 0.234 (c) 2.34 (d) 0.0234
  17. 17.8.2 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.4 (b) 0.164 (c) 0.0164 (d) 1.64
  18. 18.0.17 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0289 (b) 2.89 (c) 28.9 (d) 0.289
  19. 19.0.98 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0784 (b) 7.84 (c) 78.4 (d) 0.784
  20. 20.0.45 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.305 (b) 0.1305 (c) 13.05 (d) 130.5
  21. 21.5.1 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 86.7 (b) 8.67 (c) 0.0867 (d) 0.867
  22. 22.6.1 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.98 (b) 109.8 (c) 1.098 (d) 1098
  23. 23.9.8 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.686 (b) 6.86 (c) 686 (d) 68.6
  24. 24.0.87 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00435 (b) 0.435 (c) 0.0435 (d) 4.35
  25. 25.0.16 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.12 (b) 0.112 (c) 0.0112 (d) 0.00112
  26. 26.0.55 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.165 (b) 0.0165 (c) 0.00165 (d) 1.65
  27. 27.1.9 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0076 (b) 7.6 (c) 0.76 (d) 0.076
  28. 28.0.38 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0152 (b) 15.2 (c) 0.152 (d) 1.52
  29. 29.0.12 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.56 (b) 0.156 (c) 0.0156 (d) 15.6
  30. 30.6.7 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0201 (b) 2.01 (c) 20.1 (d) 0.201
  31. 31.6.8 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 27.2 (b) 2.72 (c) 0.272 (d) 272
  32. 32.0.63 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00126 (b) 0.0126 (c) 1.26 (d) 0.126
  33. 33.0.42 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.126 (b) 0.0126 (c) 1.26 (d) 0.00126
  34. 34.0.77 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.93 (b) 0.00693 (c) 0.0693 (d) 0.693
  35. 35.4.9 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.13 (b) 0.1813 (c) 181.3 (d) 1.813
  36. 36.9.7 × 25 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 242.5 (b) 24.25 (c) 2425 (d) 2.425
  37. 37.0.58 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26.68 (b) 2.668 (c) 0.2668 (d) 266.8
  38. 38.0.89 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.8 (b) 1.78 (c) 0.0178 (d) 0.178
  39. 39.1.8 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 288 (b) 28.8 (c) 2.88 (d) 0.288
  40. 40.0.12 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.48 (b) 0.0048 (c) 0.048 (d) 4.8

Answer key

  1. 2.58
  2. 1.296
  3. 8.4
  4. 2.94
  5. 292.4
  6. 0.96
  7. 1.38
  8. 2.85
  9. 23.24
  10. 0.357
  11. 9.36
  12. 3.36
  13. 3.43
  14. 14.11
  15. 2.496
  16. 0.234
  17. 1.64
  18. 2.89
  19. 7.84
  20. 13.05
  21. 8.67
  22. 109.8
  23. 68.6
  24. 0.435
  25. 0.112
  26. 0.165
  27. 0.76
  28. 1.52
  29. 1.56
  30. 2.01
  31. 27.2
  32. 0.126
  33. 0.126
  34. 0.693
  35. 18.13
  36. 242.5
  37. 26.68
  38. 1.78
  39. 28.8
  40. 0.48

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