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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 223 · 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. 1.5.9 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.413 (b) 413 (c) 4.13 (d) 41.3
  2. 2.4.8 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.88 (b) 28.8 (c) 288 (d) 0.288
  3. 3.0.82 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00656 (b) 0.656 (c) 6.56 (d) 0.0656
  4. 4.2.8 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.68 (b) 86.8 (c) 0.868 (d) 868
  5. 5.8.1 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.486 (b) 0.0486 (c) 48.6 (d) 4.86
  6. 6.0.62 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.44 (b) 74.4 (c) 0.0744 (d) 0.744
  7. 7.0.38 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00494 (b) 0.0494 (c) 0.494 (d) 4.94
  8. 8.3.4 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.6 (b) 0.136 (c) 136 (d) 1.36
  9. 9.0.49 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 20.09 (b) 0.2009 (c) 0.02009 (d) 2.009
  10. 10.4.1 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.3 (b) 0.0123 (c) 1.23 (d) 0.123
  11. 11.9.6 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 86.4 (b) 8.64 (c) 864 (d) 0.864
  12. 12.0.22 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.4 (b) 1.54 (c) 0.0154 (d) 0.154
  13. 13.0.94 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0188 (b) 0.188 (c) 18.8 (d) 1.88
  14. 14.0.42 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01722 (b) 1.722 (c) 0.1722 (d) 17.22
  15. 15.0.95 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.03515 (b) 3.515 (c) 0.3515 (d) 35.15
  16. 16.0.43 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0301 (b) 0.301 (c) 0.00301 (d) 3.01
  17. 17.4.8 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 23.04 (b) 2304 (c) 230.4 (d) 2.304
  18. 18.3.7 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.74 (b) 7.4 (c) 0.074 (d) 74
  19. 19.0.17 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00476 (b) 0.0476 (c) 4.76 (d) 0.476
  20. 20.0.29 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.03 (b) 0.0203 (c) 0.203 (d) 20.3
  21. 21.0.82 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 32.8 (b) 0.328 (c) 0.0328 (d) 3.28
  22. 22.5.6 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.36 (b) 0.0336 (c) 33.6 (d) 0.336
  23. 23.0.22 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.044 (b) 4.4 (c) 0.0044 (d) 0.44
  24. 24.0.71 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.26 (b) 0.0426 (c) 0.426 (d) 0.00426
  25. 25.0.72 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2232 (b) 2.232 (c) 22.32 (d) 0.02232
  26. 26.1.6 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.48 (b) 4.8 (c) 48 (d) 0.048
  27. 27.2.8 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.4 (b) 0.84 (c) 0.084 (d) 84
  28. 28.3.3 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.353 (b) 13.53 (c) 135.3 (d) 0.1353
  29. 29.6.1 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 427 (b) 0.427 (c) 42.7 (d) 4.27
  30. 30.0.16 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.2 (b) 0.32 (c) 0.032 (d) 0.0032
  31. 31.8.7 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 52.2 (b) 522 (c) 5.22 (d) 0.522
  32. 32.5.8 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 232 (b) 23.2 (c) 0.232 (d) 2.32
  33. 33.7.9 × 4.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3318 (b) 331.8 (c) 3.318 (d) 33.18
  34. 34.7.8 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 171.6 (b) 1.716 (c) 17.16 (d) 1716
  35. 35.3.7 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0259 (b) 25.9 (c) 0.259 (d) 2.59
  36. 36.0.54 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.8 (b) 0.108 (c) 1.08 (d) 0.0108
  37. 37.9.9 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 69.3 (b) 0.693 (c) 6.93 (d) 693
  38. 38.7.5 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.575 (b) 0.1575 (c) 157.5 (d) 15.75
  39. 39.0.91 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00364 (b) 0.0364 (c) 3.64 (d) 0.364
  40. 40.2.6 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.2 (b) 52 (c) 0.52 (d) 0.052

Answer key

  1. 41.3
  2. 28.8
  3. 0.656
  4. 86.8
  5. 4.86
  6. 7.44
  7. 0.494
  8. 13.6
  9. 2.009
  10. 1.23
  11. 86.4
  12. 1.54
  13. 1.88
  14. 1.722
  15. 3.515
  16. 0.301
  17. 230.4
  18. 7.4
  19. 0.476
  20. 2.03
  21. 3.28
  22. 3.36
  23. 0.44
  24. 0.426
  25. 2.232
  26. 4.8
  27. 8.4
  28. 13.53
  29. 42.7
  30. 0.32
  31. 52.2
  32. 23.2
  33. 33.18
  34. 171.6
  35. 2.59
  36. 1.08
  37. 69.3
  38. 15.75
  39. 0.364
  40. 5.2

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