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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 234 · 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. 1.3.4 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 88.4 (b) 8.84 (c) 0.884 (d) 0.0884
  2. 2.2.3 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.69 (b) 6.9 (c) 69 (d) 0.069
  3. 3.0.82 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.246 (b) 2.46 (c) 24.6 (d) 0.0246
  4. 4.0.12 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.048 (b) 0.48 (c) 4.8 (d) 0.0048
  5. 5.5.8 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.96 (b) 696 (c) 69.6 (d) 0.696
  6. 6.0.33 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00957 (b) 0.0957 (c) 9.57 (d) 0.957
  7. 7.7.2 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.144 (b) 14.4 (c) 1.44 (d) 0.0144
  8. 8.0.77 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00308 (b) 0.308 (c) 3.08 (d) 0.0308
  9. 9.0.97 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0485 (b) 0.00485 (c) 0.485 (d) 4.85
  10. 10.9.1 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.728 (b) 7.28 (c) 0.0728 (d) 72.8
  11. 11.8.9 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.24 (b) 0.1424 (c) 1.424 (d) 142.4
  12. 12.3.4 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.72 (b) 0.272 (c) 0.0272 (d) 27.2
  13. 13.2.9 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.7 (b) 0.0087 (c) 0.87 (d) 0.087
  14. 14.0.63 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2898 (b) 28.98 (c) 289.8 (d) 2.898
  15. 15.1.7 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.4 (b) 0.34 (c) 34 (d) 0.034
  16. 16.6.7 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26.13 (b) 2.613 (c) 2613 (d) 261.3
  17. 17.0.29 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00145 (b) 1.45 (c) 0.145 (d) 0.0145
  18. 18.0.69 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0828 (b) 8.28 (c) 82.8 (d) 0.828
  19. 19.9.9 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.94 (b) 0.594 (c) 594 (d) 59.4
  20. 20.0.48 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 23.04 (b) 2.304 (c) 0.02304 (d) 0.2304
  21. 21.0.72 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0504 (b) 50.4 (c) 0.504 (d) 5.04
  22. 22.6.3 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 189 (b) 18.9 (c) 1.89 (d) 0.189
  23. 23.0.97 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.776 (b) 0.0776 (c) 77.6 (d) 7.76
  24. 24.0.41 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.123 (b) 12.3 (c) 0.0123 (d) 1.23
  25. 25.3.9 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.702 (b) 7.02 (c) 702 (d) 70.2
  26. 26.9.8 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 392 (b) 39.2 (c) 3.92 (d) 0.392
  27. 27.4.7 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 23.5 (b) 0.235 (c) 2.35 (d) 235
  28. 28.2.4 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.072 (b) 0.0072 (c) 0.72 (d) 7.2
  29. 29.0.91 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.728 (b) 7.28 (c) 0.00728 (d) 0.0728
  30. 30.6.8 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 265.2 (b) 26.52 (c) 2.652 (d) 2652
  31. 31.7.9 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.474 (b) 4.74 (c) 0.0474 (d) 47.4
  32. 32.7.1 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.568 (b) 56.8 (c) 0.0568 (d) 5.68
  33. 33.0.72 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00288 (b) 0.288 (c) 2.88 (d) 0.0288
  34. 34.4.4 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.352 (b) 35.2 (c) 0.0352 (d) 3.52
  35. 35.0.68 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0476 (b) 0.00476 (c) 0.476 (d) 4.76
  36. 36.0.62 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0434 (b) 4.34 (c) 0.434 (d) 0.00434
  37. 37.0.19 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.95 (b) 0.0095 (c) 9.5 (d) 0.095
  38. 38.9.7 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.46 (b) 174.6 (c) 0.1746 (d) 1.746
  39. 39.0.41 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.82 (b) 8.2 (c) 0.082 (d) 0.0082
  40. 40.5.5 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 275 (b) 27.5 (c) 0.275 (d) 2.75

Answer key

  1. 8.84
  2. 6.9
  3. 2.46
  4. 0.48
  5. 69.6
  6. 0.957
  7. 1.44
  8. 0.308
  9. 0.485
  10. 7.28
  11. 14.24
  12. 2.72
  13. 0.87
  14. 28.98
  15. 3.4
  16. 261.3
  17. 0.145
  18. 8.28
  19. 59.4
  20. 2.304
  21. 5.04
  22. 18.9
  23. 7.76
  24. 1.23
  25. 70.2
  26. 39.2
  27. 23.5
  28. 0.72
  29. 0.728
  30. 265.2
  31. 4.74
  32. 5.68
  33. 0.288
  34. 3.52
  35. 0.476
  36. 0.434
  37. 0.95
  38. 17.46
  39. 0.82
  40. 27.5

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