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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 20 · 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. 1.9.7 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.783 (b) 378.3 (c) 37.83 (d) 3783
  2. 2.0.97 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.03977 (b) 0.3977 (c) 3.977 (d) 39.77
  3. 3.0.67 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.139 (b) 0.1139 (c) 0.01139 (d) 11.39
  4. 4.0.34 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0204 (b) 20.4 (c) 0.204 (d) 2.04
  5. 5.4.5 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.05 (b) 0.405 (c) 0.0405 (d) 40.5
  6. 6.2.7 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 81 (b) 0.081 (c) 0.81 (d) 8.1
  7. 7.2.4 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.92 (b) 0.792 (c) 79.2 (d) 0.0792
  8. 8.0.93 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.79 (b) 0.0279 (c) 0.279 (d) 27.9
  9. 9.1.6 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 352 (b) 3.52 (c) 0.352 (d) 35.2
  10. 10.0.29 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.87 (b) 0.0087 (c) 0.087 (d) 8.7
  11. 11.0.13 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.17 (b) 0.0117 (c) 0.117 (d) 11.7
  12. 12.0.35 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.45 (b) 0.245 (c) 0.0245 (d) 24.5
  13. 13.0.81 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00729 (b) 0.729 (c) 7.29 (d) 0.0729
  14. 14.0.77 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.773 (b) 37.73 (c) 0.3773 (d) 377.3
  15. 15.1.7 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 187 (b) 0.187 (c) 18.7 (d) 1.87
  16. 16.0.21 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00042 (b) 0.0042 (c) 0.42 (d) 0.042
  17. 17.1.4 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0098 (b) 9.8 (c) 0.098 (d) 0.98
  18. 18.0.24 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.2 (b) 0.192 (c) 0.0192 (d) 1.92
  19. 19.1.5 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 31.5 (b) 0.315 (c) 3.15 (d) 0.0315
  20. 20.0.33 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.65 (b) 0.165 (c) 0.0165 (d) 0.00165
  21. 21.0.24 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.072 (b) 7.2 (c) 0.0072 (d) 0.72
  22. 22.0.17 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.63 (b) 0.0663 (c) 66.3 (d) 0.663
  23. 23.0.34 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.36 (b) 0.00136 (c) 0.0136 (d) 0.136
  24. 24.6.7 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1139 (b) 113.9 (c) 11.39 (d) 1.139
  25. 25.5.3 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 31.8 (b) 3.18 (c) 0.318 (d) 0.0318
  26. 26.0.39 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01911 (b) 19.11 (c) 1.911 (d) 0.1911
  27. 27.7.1 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.639 (b) 63.9 (c) 6.39 (d) 639
  28. 28.5.7 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 285 (b) 2.85 (c) 28.5 (d) 0.285
  29. 29.1.3 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0026 (b) 0.026 (c) 2.6 (d) 0.26
  30. 30.0.17 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 30.6 (b) 3.06 (c) 0.0306 (d) 0.306
  31. 31.7.6 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.204 (b) 2204 (c) 220.4 (d) 22.04
  32. 32.1.8 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 25.2 (b) 2.52 (c) 0.252 (d) 252
  33. 33.0.59 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.354 (b) 0.0354 (c) 3.54 (d) 0.00354
  34. 34.3.6 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 28.8 (b) 0.288 (c) 2.88 (d) 0.0288
  35. 35.0.71 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1207 (b) 120.7 (c) 12.07 (d) 1.207
  36. 36.5.2 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.6 (b) 156 (c) 1.56 (d) 0.156
  37. 37.0.69 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0828 (b) 8.28 (c) 82.8 (d) 0.828
  38. 38.7.3 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.84 (b) 58.4 (c) 0.584 (d) 584
  39. 39.7.3 × 4.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.139 (b) 31.39 (c) 0.3139 (d) 313.9
  40. 40.1.8 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.162 (b) 0.0162 (c) 1.62 (d) 16.2

Answer key

  1. 378.3
  2. 3.977
  3. 1.139
  4. 2.04
  5. 4.05
  6. 8.1
  7. 7.92
  8. 2.79
  9. 35.2
  10. 0.87
  11. 1.17
  12. 2.45
  13. 0.729
  14. 37.73
  15. 18.7
  16. 0.042
  17. 0.98
  18. 1.92
  19. 3.15
  20. 0.165
  21. 0.72
  22. 6.63
  23. 0.136
  24. 113.9
  25. 3.18
  26. 1.911
  27. 63.9
  28. 28.5
  29. 0.26
  30. 3.06
  31. 220.4
  32. 25.2
  33. 0.354
  34. 2.88
  35. 12.07
  36. 15.6
  37. 8.28
  38. 58.4
  39. 31.39
  40. 1.62

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