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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 180 · 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. 1.1.2 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.24 (b) 2.4 (c) 0.0024 (d) 0.024
  2. 2.0.73 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.876 (b) 8.76 (c) 0.0876 (d) 87.6
  3. 3.2.6 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.78 (b) 78 (c) 7.8 (d) 0.078
  4. 4.0.31 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.48 (b) 0.0248 (c) 0.248 (d) 0.00248
  5. 5.0.41 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.287 (b) 28.7 (c) 2.87 (d) 0.0287
  6. 6.8.1 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 243 (b) 0.243 (c) 2.43 (d) 24.3
  7. 7.3.1 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.51 (b) 0.651 (c) 651 (d) 65.1
  8. 8.9.4 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.444 (b) 0.2444 (c) 24.44 (d) 244.4
  9. 9.0.63 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.9 (b) 1.89 (c) 0.0189 (d) 0.189
  10. 10.1.6 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.656 (b) 0.0656 (c) 65.6 (d) 6.56
  11. 11.0.59 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.413 (b) 4.13 (c) 0.00413 (d) 0.0413
  12. 12.6.3 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.04 (b) 50.4 (c) 0.504 (d) 504
  13. 13.7.9 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0711 (b) 71.1 (c) 0.711 (d) 7.11
  14. 14.0.29 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0493 (b) 49.3 (c) 0.493 (d) 4.93
  15. 15.0.69 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.139 (b) 21.39 (c) 213.9 (d) 0.2139
  16. 16.0.16 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.6 (b) 0.176 (c) 1.76 (d) 0.0176
  17. 17.0.92 × 4.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3956 (b) 0.03956 (c) 39.56 (d) 3.956
  18. 18.0.36 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.396 (b) 0.0396 (c) 0.00396 (d) 3.96
  19. 19.4.6 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.44 (b) 64.4 (c) 644 (d) 0.644
  20. 20.0.98 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.274 (b) 12.74 (c) 127.4 (d) 0.1274
  21. 21.9.2 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.368 (b) 368 (c) 36.8 (d) 3.68
  22. 22.3.2 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 28.8 (b) 2.88 (c) 0.0288 (d) 0.288
  23. 23.4.5 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.665 (b) 16.65 (c) 1665 (d) 166.5
  24. 24.4.5 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 405 (b) 0.405 (c) 40.5 (d) 4.05
  25. 25.0.31 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.217 (b) 0.0217 (c) 2.17 (d) 21.7
  26. 26.0.78 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 31.2 (b) 3.12 (c) 0.0312 (d) 0.312
  27. 27.0.79 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1659 (b) 165.9 (c) 16.59 (d) 1.659
  28. 28.6.6 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 224.4 (b) 0.2244 (c) 2.244 (d) 22.44
  29. 29.2.3 × 3.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.05 (b) 0.0805 (c) 80.5 (d) 0.805
  30. 30.0.14 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00056 (b) 0.56 (c) 0.0056 (d) 0.056
  31. 31.2.8 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 476 (b) 0.476 (c) 4.76 (d) 47.6
  32. 32.0.86 × 2.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01892 (b) 0.1892 (c) 18.92 (d) 1.892
  33. 33.1.9 × 15 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 28.5 (b) 2.85 (c) 0.285 (d) 285
  34. 34.8.6 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 352.6 (b) 3526 (c) 35.26 (d) 3.526
  35. 35.9.7 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 38.8 (b) 3.88 (c) 0.388 (d) 388
  36. 36.0.53 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.65 (b) 0.265 (c) 26.5 (d) 0.0265
  37. 37.9.6 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.152 (b) 115.2 (c) 11.52 (d) 1152
  38. 38.0.98 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.372 (b) 13.72 (c) 0.01372 (d) 0.1372
  39. 39.0.35 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 24.5 (b) 0.0245 (c) 0.245 (d) 2.45
  40. 40.4.5 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 315 (b) 0.315 (c) 3.15 (d) 31.5

Answer key

  1. 0.24
  2. 8.76
  3. 7.8
  4. 0.248
  5. 2.87
  6. 24.3
  7. 65.1
  8. 24.44
  9. 1.89
  10. 6.56
  11. 0.413
  12. 50.4
  13. 7.11
  14. 4.93
  15. 21.39
  16. 1.76
  17. 3.956
  18. 0.396
  19. 64.4
  20. 12.74
  21. 36.8
  22. 2.88
  23. 166.5
  24. 40.5
  25. 2.17
  26. 3.12
  27. 16.59
  28. 22.44
  29. 8.05
  30. 0.056
  31. 47.6
  32. 1.892
  33. 28.5
  34. 352.6
  35. 38.8
  36. 2.65
  37. 115.2
  38. 1.372
  39. 2.45
  40. 31.5

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