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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 24 · 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. 1.0.12 × 2.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.76 (b) 0.00276 (c) 0.276 (d) 0.0276
  2. 2.3.5 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 171.5 (b) 1.715 (c) 0.1715 (d) 17.15
  3. 3.0.23 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.1 (b) 1.61 (c) 0.161 (d) 0.0161
  4. 4.3.2 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 22.4 (b) 224 (c) 2.24 (d) 0.224
  5. 5.4.6 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 41.4 (b) 0.0414 (c) 4.14 (d) 0.414
  6. 6.3.1 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 155 (b) 0.155 (c) 15.5 (d) 1.55
  7. 7.7.3 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.657 (b) 65.7 (c) 0.0657 (d) 6.57
  8. 8.9.9 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.8 (b) 1.98 (c) 0.198 (d) 198
  9. 9.0.32 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.576 (b) 5.76 (c) 57.6 (d) 0.0576
  10. 10.5.8 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.08 (b) 1.508 (c) 150.8 (d) 0.1508
  11. 11.9.1 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2639 (b) 263.9 (c) 2.639 (d) 26.39
  12. 12.0.34 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.204 (b) 0.00204 (c) 2.04 (d) 0.0204
  13. 13.0.53 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.06 (b) 0.0106 (c) 10.6 (d) 0.106
  14. 14.0.23 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00046 (b) 0.0046 (c) 0.46 (d) 0.046
  15. 15.0.52 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00156 (b) 0.0156 (c) 0.156 (d) 1.56
  16. 16.8.8 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 32.56 (b) 0.3256 (c) 325.6 (d) 3.256
  17. 17.0.67 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0201 (b) 0.00201 (c) 0.201 (d) 2.01
  18. 18.0.31 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.2 (b) 0.62 (c) 0.0062 (d) 0.062
  19. 19.0.12 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00096 (b) 0.0096 (c) 0.096 (d) 0.96
  20. 20.8.9 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 25.81 (b) 258.1 (c) 0.2581 (d) 2.581
  21. 21.0.26 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00052 (b) 0.052 (c) 0.52 (d) 0.0052
  22. 22.0.79 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.553 (b) 0.00553 (c) 0.0553 (d) 5.53
  23. 23.0.24 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.048 (b) 0.00048 (c) 0.48 (d) 0.0048
  24. 24.0.98 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.548 (b) 0.2548 (c) 254.8 (d) 25.48
  25. 25.0.65 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00195 (b) 0.195 (c) 0.0195 (d) 1.95
  26. 26.3.7 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 29.6 (b) 296 (c) 0.296 (d) 2.96
  27. 27.1.9 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0513 (b) 5.13 (c) 51.3 (d) 0.513
  28. 28.7.3 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 35.77 (b) 0.3577 (c) 357.7 (d) 3.577
  29. 29.2.3 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0782 (b) 7.82 (c) 0.782 (d) 78.2
  30. 30.6.1 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.3 (b) 0.183 (c) 1.83 (d) 183
  31. 31.9.2 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0184 (b) 0.184 (c) 18.4 (d) 1.84
  32. 32.9.4 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.504 (b) 1504 (c) 15.04 (d) 150.4
  33. 33.1.7 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 62.9 (b) 6.29 (c) 0.629 (d) 629
  34. 34.0.83 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.996 (b) 9.96 (c) 0.00996 (d) 0.0996
  35. 35.9.3 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.744 (b) 7.44 (c) 744 (d) 74.4
  36. 36.7.2 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.36 (b) 93.6 (c) 0.0936 (d) 0.936
  37. 37.1.3 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.6 (b) 26 (c) 0.26 (d) 0.026
  38. 38.1.9 × 43 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 817 (b) 0.817 (c) 81.7 (d) 8.17
  39. 39.0.81 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.29 (b) 0.0729 (c) 0.729 (d) 72.9
  40. 40.5.7 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.223 (b) 222.3 (c) 2223 (d) 22.23

Answer key

  1. 0.276
  2. 17.15
  3. 1.61
  4. 22.4
  5. 4.14
  6. 15.5
  7. 6.57
  8. 19.8
  9. 5.76
  10. 15.08
  11. 26.39
  12. 0.204
  13. 1.06
  14. 0.046
  15. 0.156
  16. 32.56
  17. 0.201
  18. 0.62
  19. 0.096
  20. 25.81
  21. 0.052
  22. 0.553
  23. 0.048
  24. 25.48
  25. 0.195
  26. 29.6
  27. 5.13
  28. 35.77
  29. 7.82
  30. 18.3
  31. 1.84
  32. 150.4
  33. 62.9
  34. 0.996
  35. 74.4
  36. 9.36
  37. 2.6
  38. 81.7
  39. 7.29
  40. 222.3

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