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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 263 · 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. 1.8.2 × 42 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.444 (b) 3444 (c) 34.44 (d) 344.4
  2. 2.0.98 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 284.2 (b) 28.42 (c) 0.2842 (d) 2.842
  3. 3.6.5 × 25 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.625 (b) 1625 (c) 16.25 (d) 162.5
  4. 4.6.4 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 28.16 (b) 2816 (c) 281.6 (d) 2.816
  5. 5.7.4 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 140.6 (b) 0.1406 (c) 14.06 (d) 1.406
  6. 6.1.5 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.45 (b) 0.045 (c) 4.5 (d) 45
  7. 7.9.4 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 75.2 (b) 0.752 (c) 7.52 (d) 0.0752
  8. 8.0.22 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.066 (b) 6.6 (c) 0.66 (d) 0.0066
  9. 9.0.56 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 106.4 (b) 1.064 (c) 0.1064 (d) 10.64
  10. 10.2.9 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 23.2 (b) 0.232 (c) 232 (d) 2.32
  11. 11.7.1 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.68 (b) 0.0568 (c) 0.568 (d) 56.8
  12. 12.3.2 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.88 (b) 0.288 (c) 28.8 (d) 0.0288
  13. 13.0.29 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.493 (b) 0.00493 (c) 0.0493 (d) 4.93
  14. 14.3.3 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.6 (b) 0.066 (c) 66 (d) 0.66
  15. 15.1.4 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.658 (b) 658 (c) 6.58 (d) 65.8
  16. 16.0.91 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0637 (b) 0.637 (c) 6.37 (d) 63.7
  17. 17.0.16 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0064 (b) 6.4 (c) 0.64 (d) 0.064
  18. 18.1.3 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.39 (b) 0.0039 (c) 3.9 (d) 0.039
  19. 19.1.8 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 828 (b) 0.828 (c) 82.8 (d) 8.28
  20. 20.9.3 × 4.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 39.99 (b) 399.9 (c) 0.3999 (d) 3.999
  21. 21.3.1 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.744 (b) 744 (c) 74.4 (d) 7.44
  22. 22.6.9 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 27.6 (b) 2.76 (c) 0.276 (d) 276
  23. 23.0.14 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.028 (b) 0.0028 (c) 0.00028 (d) 0.28
  24. 24.0.21 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.08 (b) 1.008 (c) 100.8 (d) 0.1008
  25. 25.0.23 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00207 (b) 2.07 (c) 0.207 (d) 0.0207
  26. 26.0.13 × 3.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00468 (b) 4.68 (c) 0.0468 (d) 0.468
  27. 27.8.4 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.336 (b) 0.0336 (c) 3.36 (d) 33.6
  28. 28.0.14 × 4.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0588 (b) 0.588 (c) 5.88 (d) 0.00588
  29. 29.6.1 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.732 (b) 0.0732 (c) 73.2 (d) 7.32
  30. 30.0.93 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.744 (b) 74.4 (c) 0.0744 (d) 7.44
  31. 31.0.72 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.12 (b) 0.01512 (c) 0.1512 (d) 1.512
  32. 32.0.36 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.144 (b) 0.00144 (c) 1.44 (d) 0.0144
  33. 33.0.51 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0714 (b) 7.14 (c) 71.4 (d) 0.714
  34. 34.0.37 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0074 (b) 0.00074 (c) 0.074 (d) 0.74
  35. 35.0.41 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.28 (b) 0.00328 (c) 0.328 (d) 0.0328
  36. 36.0.16 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.56 (b) 0.256 (c) 0.0256 (d) 25.6
  37. 37.8.1 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.567 (b) 567 (c) 56.7 (d) 5.67
  38. 38.8.8 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 352 (b) 35.2 (c) 3.52 (d) 0.352
  39. 39.0.51 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.57 (b) 0.0357 (c) 35.7 (d) 0.357
  40. 40.3.9 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.07 (b) 50.7 (c) 0.507 (d) 0.0507

Answer key

  1. 344.4
  2. 28.42
  3. 162.5
  4. 281.6
  5. 14.06
  6. 4.5
  7. 7.52
  8. 0.66
  9. 10.64
  10. 23.2
  11. 5.68
  12. 2.88
  13. 0.493
  14. 6.6
  15. 65.8
  16. 6.37
  17. 0.64
  18. 0.39
  19. 82.8
  20. 39.99
  21. 74.4
  22. 27.6
  23. 0.028
  24. 10.08
  25. 0.207
  26. 0.468
  27. 3.36
  28. 0.588
  29. 7.32
  30. 7.44
  31. 1.512
  32. 0.144
  33. 7.14
  34. 0.074
  35. 0.328
  36. 2.56
  37. 56.7
  38. 35.2
  39. 3.57
  40. 5.07

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