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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 201 · 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. 1.0.93 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.279 (b) 2.79 (c) 0.00279 (d) 0.0279
  2. 2.0.74 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.02 (b) 0.1702 (c) 1.702 (d) 170.2
  3. 3.0.23 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00092 (b) 0.92 (c) 0.0092 (d) 0.092
  4. 4.0.46 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0092 (b) 0.92 (c) 0.092 (d) 9.2
  5. 5.9.7 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0873 (b) 0.873 (c) 8.73 (d) 87.3
  6. 6.3.7 × 3.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.184 (b) 11.84 (c) 118.4 (d) 0.1184
  7. 7.4.1 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.328 (b) 328 (c) 3.28 (d) 32.8
  8. 8.4.4 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 162.8 (b) 16.28 (c) 1.628 (d) 0.1628
  9. 9.0.91 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 63.7 (b) 6.37 (c) 0.637 (d) 0.0637
  10. 10.0.37 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0074 (b) 0.074 (c) 7.4 (d) 0.74
  11. 11.0.59 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0177 (b) 0.00177 (c) 1.77 (d) 0.177
  12. 12.0.33 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0297 (b) 0.297 (c) 2.97 (d) 29.7
  13. 13.5.5 × 45 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 24.75 (b) 2.475 (c) 247.5 (d) 2475
  14. 14.2.2 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.02 (b) 0.0902 (c) 0.902 (d) 90.2
  15. 15.7.2 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.76 (b) 0.0576 (c) 0.576 (d) 57.6
  16. 16.0.33 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.858 (b) 0.00858 (c) 0.0858 (d) 8.58
  17. 17.0.87 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.09 (b) 0.609 (c) 60.9 (d) 0.0609
  18. 18.7.8 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.26 (b) 132.6 (c) 0.1326 (d) 1.326
  19. 19.2.5 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.5 (b) 1.75 (c) 0.175 (d) 0.0175
  20. 20.0.28 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01372 (b) 0.1372 (c) 1.372 (d) 13.72
  21. 21.1.7 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.119 (b) 0.0119 (c) 11.9 (d) 1.19
  22. 22.0.52 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1716 (b) 1.716 (c) 0.01716 (d) 17.16
  23. 23.3.2 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.56 (b) 25.6 (c) 0.256 (d) 256
  24. 24.0.39 × 25 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.75 (b) 0.975 (c) 0.0975 (d) 97.5
  25. 25.8.2 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26.24 (b) 2624 (c) 262.4 (d) 2.624
  26. 26.5.6 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.8 (b) 1.68 (c) 168 (d) 0.168
  27. 27.8.7 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.4 (b) 1.74 (c) 174 (d) 0.174
  28. 28.0.31 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0248 (b) 2.48 (c) 0.248 (d) 0.00248
  29. 29.1.3 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.65 (b) 65 (c) 0.065 (d) 6.5
  30. 30.0.14 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.64 (b) 0.0364 (c) 0.364 (d) 0.00364
  31. 31.6.4 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.664 (b) 166.4 (c) 16.64 (d) 0.1664
  32. 32.3.3 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.97 (b) 297 (c) 0.297 (d) 29.7
  33. 33.0.76 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.08 (b) 0.608 (c) 0.0608 (d) 60.8
  34. 34.5.8 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 27.84 (b) 2.784 (c) 278.4 (d) 0.2784
  35. 35.7.6 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.52 (b) 0.152 (c) 15.2 (d) 152
  36. 36.0.78 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.468 (b) 46.8 (c) 0.0468 (d) 4.68
  37. 37.0.32 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00928 (b) 0.0928 (c) 0.928 (d) 9.28
  38. 38.0.43 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0129 (b) 0.00129 (c) 0.129 (d) 1.29
  39. 39.3.8 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0152 (b) 1.52 (c) 15.2 (d) 0.152
  40. 40.1.6 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.096 (b) 96 (c) 9.6 (d) 0.96

Answer key

  1. 0.279
  2. 17.02
  3. 0.092
  4. 0.92
  5. 8.73
  6. 11.84
  7. 32.8
  8. 16.28
  9. 6.37
  10. 0.74
  11. 0.177
  12. 2.97
  13. 247.5
  14. 9.02
  15. 5.76
  16. 0.858
  17. 6.09
  18. 13.26
  19. 1.75
  20. 1.372
  21. 1.19
  22. 1.716
  23. 25.6
  24. 9.75
  25. 262.4
  26. 16.8
  27. 17.4
  28. 0.248
  29. 6.5
  30. 0.364
  31. 16.64
  32. 29.7
  33. 6.08
  34. 27.84
  35. 15.2
  36. 4.68
  37. 0.928
  38. 0.129
  39. 1.52
  40. 9.6

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