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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 218 · 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. 1.9.8 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 401.8 (b) 40.18 (c) 0.4018 (d) 4.018
  2. 2.0.94 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.82 (b) 0.282 (c) 0.0282 (d) 0.00282
  3. 3.7.8 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1404 (b) 14.04 (c) 140.4 (d) 1.404
  4. 4.9.3 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0372 (b) 3.72 (c) 0.372 (d) 37.2
  5. 5.9.2 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 82.8 (b) 0.828 (c) 828 (d) 8.28
  6. 6.0.87 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.348 (b) 0.0348 (c) 3.48 (d) 0.00348
  7. 7.0.84 × 3.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3024 (b) 30.24 (c) 0.03024 (d) 3.024
  8. 8.2.5 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.75 (b) 117.5 (c) 1175 (d) 1.175
  9. 9.0.33 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.231 (b) 0.0231 (c) 2.31 (d) 0.00231
  10. 10.7.9 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3081 (b) 3.081 (c) 308.1 (d) 30.81
  11. 11.0.66 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00594 (b) 0.0594 (c) 5.94 (d) 0.594
  12. 12.3.2 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.16 (b) 1.216 (c) 121.6 (d) 1216
  13. 13.4.1 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 20.5 (b) 0.205 (c) 0.0205 (d) 2.05
  14. 14.6.4 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.256 (b) 25.6 (c) 2.56 (d) 256
  15. 15.2.2 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.6 (b) 0.0066 (c) 0.66 (d) 0.066
  16. 16.2.9 × 34 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.86 (b) 0.986 (c) 986 (d) 98.6
  17. 17.1.3 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.078 (b) 7.8 (c) 0.78 (d) 78
  18. 18.0.17 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.306 (b) 0.0306 (c) 3.06 (d) 30.6
  19. 19.0.68 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00136 (b) 0.0136 (c) 0.136 (d) 1.36
  20. 20.1.5 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.75 (b) 7.5 (c) 75 (d) 0.075
  21. 21.6.1 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.732 (b) 73.2 (c) 0.0732 (d) 7.32
  22. 22.6.6 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2706 (b) 270.6 (c) 27.06 (d) 2.706
  23. 23.2.1 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.42 (b) 42 (c) 0.042 (d) 4.2
  24. 24.9.4 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.846 (b) 84.6 (c) 8.46 (d) 846
  25. 25.1.8 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0036 (b) 0.036 (c) 3.6 (d) 0.36
  26. 26.5.9 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.36 (b) 0.236 (c) 236 (d) 23.6
  27. 27.0.31 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.62 (b) 0.00062 (c) 0.062 (d) 0.0062
  28. 28.7.8 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2028 (b) 2.028 (c) 202.8 (d) 20.28
  29. 29.4.7 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.8 (b) 0.0188 (c) 0.188 (d) 1.88
  30. 30.5.2 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.364 (b) 364 (c) 36.4 (d) 3.64
  31. 31.6.2 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.372 (b) 372 (c) 3.72 (d) 37.2
  32. 32.0.95 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.665 (b) 0.0665 (c) 66.5 (d) 6.65
  33. 33.8.6 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.88 (b) 68.8 (c) 0.688 (d) 0.0688
  34. 34.3.1 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.62 (b) 6.2 (c) 62 (d) 0.062
  35. 35.5.6 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.76 (b) 1.176 (c) 0.1176 (d) 117.6
  36. 36.3.3 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0528 (b) 5.28 (c) 52.8 (d) 0.528
  37. 37.2.3 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.6 (b) 0.046 (c) 0.46 (d) 46
  38. 38.0.36 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.116 (b) 0.1116 (c) 11.16 (d) 0.01116
  39. 39.0.99 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.792 (b) 7.92 (c) 79.2 (d) 0.0792
  40. 40.0.36 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.252 (b) 0.00252 (c) 2.52 (d) 0.0252

Answer key

  1. 40.18
  2. 0.282
  3. 14.04
  4. 3.72
  5. 82.8
  6. 0.348
  7. 3.024
  8. 117.5
  9. 0.231
  10. 308.1
  11. 0.594
  12. 121.6
  13. 2.05
  14. 25.6
  15. 0.66
  16. 98.6
  17. 7.8
  18. 3.06
  19. 0.136
  20. 7.5
  21. 7.32
  22. 27.06
  23. 4.2
  24. 84.6
  25. 0.36
  26. 23.6
  27. 0.062
  28. 20.28
  29. 1.88
  30. 36.4
  31. 37.2
  32. 6.65
  33. 6.88
  34. 6.2
  35. 11.76
  36. 5.28
  37. 4.6
  38. 1.116
  39. 7.92
  40. 0.252

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