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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 239 · 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. 1.7.6 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.836 (b) 8.36 (c) 83.6 (d) 836
  2. 2.6.1 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.732 (b) 0.0732 (c) 7.32 (d) 73.2
  3. 3.0.76 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.368 (b) 13.68 (c) 0.01368 (d) 0.1368
  4. 4.0.32 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.96 (b) 0.0096 (c) 0.096 (d) 9.6
  5. 5.4.7 × 42 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.74 (b) 1974 (c) 197.4 (d) 1.974
  6. 6.6.9 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0345 (b) 0.345 (c) 34.5 (d) 3.45
  7. 7.1.7 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0527 (b) 0.527 (c) 52.7 (d) 5.27
  8. 8.3.6 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.296 (b) 1296 (c) 12.96 (d) 129.6
  9. 9.3.8 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.076 (b) 0.76 (c) 76 (d) 7.6
  10. 10.3.3 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 99 (b) 9.9 (c) 0.99 (d) 0.099
  11. 11.8.1 × 3.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 291.6 (b) 2.916 (c) 29.16 (d) 0.2916
  12. 12.0.32 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.288 (b) 0.00288 (c) 0.0288 (d) 2.88
  13. 13.9.5 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 446.5 (b) 4465 (c) 4.465 (d) 44.65
  14. 14.4.6 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.886 (b) 0.1886 (c) 188.6 (d) 18.86
  15. 15.0.64 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.816 (b) 0.2816 (c) 28.16 (d) 281.6
  16. 16.6.8 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 27.2 (b) 0.272 (c) 2.72 (d) 0.0272
  17. 17.5.8 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0174 (b) 0.174 (c) 17.4 (d) 1.74
  18. 18.0.34 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0068 (b) 0.068 (c) 0.00068 (d) 0.68
  19. 19.3.8 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.76 (b) 7.6 (c) 0.0076 (d) 0.076
  20. 20.0.38 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 22.8 (b) 0.228 (c) 0.0228 (d) 2.28
  21. 21.7.4 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.92 (b) 59.2 (c) 0.592 (d) 0.0592
  22. 22.0.84 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 36.96 (b) 0.3696 (c) 3.696 (d) 369.6
  23. 23.0.94 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 24.44 (b) 2.444 (c) 0.02444 (d) 0.2444
  24. 24.0.19 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0171 (b) 17.1 (c) 1.71 (d) 0.171
  25. 25.9.8 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0392 (b) 3.92 (c) 39.2 (d) 0.392
  26. 26.0.94 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.188 (b) 18.8 (c) 1.88 (d) 0.0188
  27. 27.0.14 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.56 (b) 0.056 (c) 0.0056 (d) 5.6
  28. 28.0.29 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.696 (b) 6.96 (c) 0.0696 (d) 69.6
  29. 29.0.31 × 3.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1116 (b) 0.01116 (c) 11.16 (d) 1.116
  30. 30.0.53 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0159 (b) 0.159 (c) 1.59 (d) 15.9
  31. 31.4.3 × 42 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 180.6 (b) 1.806 (c) 18.06 (d) 1806
  32. 32.0.19 × 2.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00418 (b) 0.418 (c) 0.0418 (d) 4.18
  33. 33.9.7 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.194 (b) 19.4 (c) 0.0194 (d) 1.94
  34. 34.0.54 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0324 (b) 0.324 (c) 32.4 (d) 3.24
  35. 35.0.36 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.16 (b) 0.0216 (c) 0.216 (d) 21.6
  36. 36.0.24 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.48 (b) 4.8 (c) 0.048 (d) 0.0048
  37. 37.1.4 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.574 (b) 5.74 (c) 0.0574 (d) 57.4
  38. 38.9.1 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 546 (b) 54.6 (c) 0.546 (d) 5.46
  39. 39.9.5 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.995 (b) 199.5 (c) 19.95 (d) 1995
  40. 40.2.2 × 42 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 92.4 (b) 9.24 (c) 0.924 (d) 924

Answer key

  1. 83.6
  2. 7.32
  3. 1.368
  4. 0.96
  5. 197.4
  6. 3.45
  7. 5.27
  8. 129.6
  9. 7.6
  10. 9.9
  11. 29.16
  12. 0.288
  13. 446.5
  14. 18.86
  15. 28.16
  16. 2.72
  17. 1.74
  18. 0.068
  19. 0.76
  20. 2.28
  21. 5.92
  22. 36.96
  23. 2.444
  24. 1.71
  25. 3.92
  26. 1.88
  27. 0.56
  28. 6.96
  29. 1.116
  30. 1.59
  31. 180.6
  32. 0.418
  33. 1.94
  34. 3.24
  35. 2.16
  36. 0.48
  37. 5.74
  38. 54.6
  39. 199.5
  40. 92.4

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