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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 231 · 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. 1.0.64 × 3.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2304 (b) 23.04 (c) 2.304 (d) 0.02304
  2. 2.9.1 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1547 (b) 15.47 (c) 154.7 (d) 1.547
  3. 3.0.42 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1218 (b) 12.18 (c) 0.01218 (d) 1.218
  4. 4.0.68 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.612 (b) 6.12 (c) 0.0612 (d) 61.2
  5. 5.5.7 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.81 (b) 188.1 (c) 1.881 (d) 0.1881
  6. 6.5.4 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0324 (b) 3.24 (c) 32.4 (d) 0.324
  7. 7.0.75 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.75 (b) 0.1275 (c) 0.01275 (d) 1.275
  8. 8.2.3 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.138 (b) 13.8 (c) 1.38 (d) 138
  9. 9.3.6 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.44 (b) 0.0144 (c) 14.4 (d) 0.144
  10. 10.4.9 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.96 (b) 0.196 (c) 19.6 (d) 0.0196
  11. 11.5.3 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.71 (b) 0.371 (c) 37.1 (d) 371
  12. 12.1.2 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 564 (b) 5.64 (c) 0.564 (d) 56.4
  13. 13.0.24 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0192 (b) 1.92 (c) 0.192 (d) 19.2
  14. 14.0.97 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0776 (b) 0.776 (c) 7.76 (d) 77.6
  15. 15.7.4 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 207.2 (b) 20.72 (c) 2.072 (d) 2072
  16. 16.3.4 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.68 (b) 0.068 (c) 6.8 (d) 68
  17. 17.4.1 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 28.7 (b) 287 (c) 2.87 (d) 0.287
  18. 18.5.5 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0275 (b) 27.5 (c) 2.75 (d) 0.275
  19. 19.0.16 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.288 (b) 0.0288 (c) 2.88 (d) 0.00288
  20. 20.0.52 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.104 (b) 1.04 (c) 0.00104 (d) 0.0104
  21. 21.0.94 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.538 (b) 25.38 (c) 253.8 (d) 0.2538
  22. 22.0.34 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00102 (b) 0.0102 (c) 1.02 (d) 0.102
  23. 23.3.4 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.38 (b) 0.0238 (c) 0.238 (d) 23.8
  24. 24.0.18 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0486 (b) 0.486 (c) 4.86 (d) 0.00486
  25. 25.0.24 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.24 (b) 0.0624 (c) 62.4 (d) 0.624
  26. 26.4.7 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 42.3 (b) 0.0423 (c) 0.423 (d) 4.23
  27. 27.0.14 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.84 (b) 8.4 (c) 0.084 (d) 0.0084
  28. 28.3.3 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.858 (b) 85.8 (c) 0.0858 (d) 8.58
  29. 29.7.4 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.48 (b) 0.148 (c) 148 (d) 14.8
  30. 30.0.76 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0152 (b) 0.00152 (c) 0.152 (d) 1.52
  31. 31.0.73 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00365 (b) 0.0365 (c) 3.65 (d) 0.365
  32. 32.7.4 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2294 (b) 229.4 (c) 2.294 (d) 22.94
  33. 33.0.24 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.72 (b) 0.072 (c) 0.00072 (d) 0.0072
  34. 34.2.7 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.43 (b) 0.0243 (c) 0.243 (d) 24.3
  35. 35.5.5 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.605 (b) 0.0605 (c) 60.5 (d) 6.05
  36. 36.8.6 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0516 (b) 51.6 (c) 0.516 (d) 5.16
  37. 37.0.96 × 42 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 403.2 (b) 0.4032 (c) 4.032 (d) 40.32
  38. 38.0.84 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.88 (b) 0.588 (c) 0.0588 (d) 0.00588
  39. 39.6.8 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.16 (b) 816 (c) 0.816 (d) 81.6
  40. 40.0.78 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.312 (b) 3.12 (c) 0.00312 (d) 0.0312

Answer key

  1. 2.304
  2. 15.47
  3. 1.218
  4. 6.12
  5. 18.81
  6. 3.24
  7. 1.275
  8. 13.8
  9. 1.44
  10. 1.96
  11. 37.1
  12. 56.4
  13. 1.92
  14. 7.76
  15. 207.2
  16. 6.8
  17. 28.7
  18. 2.75
  19. 0.288
  20. 0.104
  21. 25.38
  22. 0.102
  23. 2.38
  24. 0.486
  25. 6.24
  26. 4.23
  27. 0.84
  28. 8.58
  29. 14.8
  30. 0.152
  31. 0.365
  32. 22.94
  33. 0.072
  34. 2.43
  35. 6.05
  36. 5.16
  37. 40.32
  38. 0.588
  39. 81.6
  40. 0.312

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