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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 186 · 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. 1.8.3 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.071 (b) 307.1 (c) 30.71 (d) 3071
  2. 2.0.17 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.4 (b) 0.34 (c) 0.034 (d) 0.0034
  3. 3.0.41 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 114.8 (b) 11.48 (c) 0.1148 (d) 1.148
  4. 4.5.8 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.6 (b) 0.0116 (c) 0.116 (d) 1.16
  5. 5.4.8 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 432 (b) 4.32 (c) 43.2 (d) 0.432
  6. 6.3.8 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.152 (b) 15.2 (c) 1.52 (d) 0.0152
  7. 7.2.1 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 92.4 (b) 9.24 (c) 924 (d) 0.924
  8. 8.6.8 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.48 (b) 0.0748 (c) 74.8 (d) 0.748
  9. 9.3.5 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.175 (b) 17.5 (c) 175 (d) 1.75
  10. 10.0.81 × 3.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 30.78 (b) 0.03078 (c) 3.078 (d) 0.3078
  11. 11.0.92 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.68 (b) 36.8 (c) 0.0368 (d) 0.368
  12. 12.5.5 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 38.5 (b) 385 (c) 3.85 (d) 0.385
  13. 13.3.4 × 4.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 149.6 (b) 0.1496 (c) 1.496 (d) 14.96
  14. 14.0.66 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.396 (b) 0.0396 (c) 39.6 (d) 3.96
  15. 15.1.9 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.304 (b) 304 (c) 3.04 (d) 30.4
  16. 16.7.7 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2618 (b) 261.8 (c) 2.618 (d) 26.18
  17. 17.0.52 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00312 (b) 3.12 (c) 0.312 (d) 0.0312
  18. 18.0.17 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0051 (b) 5.1 (c) 0.51 (d) 0.051
  19. 19.0.94 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 27.26 (b) 0.2726 (c) 0.02726 (d) 2.726
  20. 20.1.6 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.096 (b) 96 (c) 0.96 (d) 9.6
  21. 21.0.99 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.396 (b) 0.0396 (c) 3.96 (d) 39.6
  22. 22.0.73 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.584 (b) 0.0584 (c) 5.84 (d) 58.4
  23. 23.6.3 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 44.1 (b) 0.441 (c) 441 (d) 4.41
  24. 24.0.83 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.166 (b) 0.0166 (c) 0.00166 (d) 1.66
  25. 25.5.8 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 522 (b) 52.2 (c) 0.522 (d) 5.22
  26. 26.0.88 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.6 (b) 0.176 (c) 0.0176 (d) 1.76
  27. 27.1.3 × 1.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0195 (b) 19.5 (c) 0.195 (d) 1.95
  28. 28.0.98 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.96 (b) 0.0196 (c) 0.00196 (d) 0.196
  29. 29.7.2 × 42 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 30.24 (b) 3024 (c) 3.024 (d) 302.4
  30. 30.0.21 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.063 (b) 0.00063 (c) 0.63 (d) 0.0063
  31. 31.0.78 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.262 (b) 22.62 (c) 0.02262 (d) 0.2262
  32. 32.6.6 × 42 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.772 (b) 2772 (c) 27.72 (d) 277.2
  33. 33.0.79 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.081 (b) 30.81 (c) 0.03081 (d) 0.3081
  34. 34.4.3 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.677 (b) 0.1677 (c) 167.7 (d) 16.77
  35. 35.5.6 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.04 (b) 1.904 (c) 0.1904 (d) 190.4
  36. 36.0.39 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.156 (b) 1.56 (c) 0.0156 (d) 15.6
  37. 37.0.79 × 2.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.817 (b) 0.01817 (c) 18.17 (d) 0.1817
  38. 38.4.7 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.92 (b) 1.692 (c) 1692 (d) 169.2
  39. 39.6.7 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.216 (b) 321.6 (c) 32.16 (d) 3216
  40. 40.5.9 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.77 (b) 0.0177 (c) 17.7 (d) 0.177

Answer key

  1. 307.1
  2. 0.34
  3. 11.48
  4. 1.16
  5. 43.2
  6. 1.52
  7. 92.4
  8. 7.48
  9. 17.5
  10. 3.078
  11. 3.68
  12. 38.5
  13. 14.96
  14. 3.96
  15. 30.4
  16. 26.18
  17. 0.312
  18. 0.51
  19. 2.726
  20. 9.6
  21. 3.96
  22. 5.84
  23. 44.1
  24. 0.166
  25. 52.2
  26. 1.76
  27. 1.95
  28. 0.196
  29. 302.4
  30. 0.063
  31. 2.262
  32. 277.2
  33. 3.081
  34. 16.77
  35. 19.04
  36. 1.56
  37. 1.817
  38. 169.2
  39. 321.6
  40. 1.77

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