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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 267 · 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. 1.0.33 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.31 (b) 0.231 (c) 0.00231 (d) 0.0231
  2. 2.0.44 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.76 (b) 0.00176 (c) 0.176 (d) 0.0176
  3. 3.9.3 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.837 (b) 837 (c) 8.37 (d) 83.7
  4. 4.7.6 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.204 (b) 220.4 (c) 22.04 (d) 2204
  5. 5.6.2 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 37.2 (b) 372 (c) 3.72 (d) 0.372
  6. 6.4.9 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0294 (b) 29.4 (c) 2.94 (d) 0.294
  7. 7.4.2 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 294 (b) 0.294 (c) 2.94 (d) 29.4
  8. 8.2.8 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1372 (b) 1.372 (c) 13.72 (d) 137.2
  9. 9.1.3 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0052 (b) 0.052 (c) 0.52 (d) 5.2
  10. 10.0.39 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.351 (b) 3.51 (c) 0.0351 (d) 35.1
  11. 11.0.77 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0462 (b) 4.62 (c) 0.462 (d) 46.2
  12. 12.0.24 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.64 (b) 0.00264 (c) 0.0264 (d) 0.264
  13. 13.4.7 × 25 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1175 (b) 11.75 (c) 1.175 (d) 117.5
  14. 14.3.2 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.544 (b) 544 (c) 5.44 (d) 54.4
  15. 15.0.23 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0207 (b) 2.07 (c) 0.207 (d) 0.00207
  16. 16.7.4 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 29.6 (b) 2.96 (c) 0.296 (d) 296
  17. 17.1.5 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 615 (b) 0.615 (c) 6.15 (d) 61.5
  18. 18.4.7 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.82 (b) 282 (c) 0.282 (d) 28.2
  19. 19.0.59 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0236 (b) 0.236 (c) 0.00236 (d) 2.36
  20. 20.7.8 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.028 (b) 202.8 (c) 2028 (d) 20.28
  21. 21.9.6 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 67.2 (b) 6.72 (c) 0.672 (d) 672
  22. 22.9.2 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 202.4 (b) 2024 (c) 20.24 (d) 2.024
  23. 23.5.7 × 42 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 239.4 (b) 2394 (c) 23.94 (d) 2.394
  24. 24.5.1 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 459 (b) 4.59 (c) 0.459 (d) 45.9
  25. 25.1.2 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.4 (b) 0.144 (c) 1.44 (d) 0.0144
  26. 26.0.19 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0931 (b) 9.31 (c) 0.00931 (d) 0.931
  27. 27.3.8 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 79.8 (b) 7.98 (c) 0.798 (d) 0.0798
  28. 28.1.8 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.62 (b) 162 (c) 0.162 (d) 16.2
  29. 29.0.89 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.623 (b) 0.0623 (c) 0.00623 (d) 6.23
  30. 30.0.81 × 2.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1782 (b) 0.01782 (c) 17.82 (d) 1.782
  31. 31.0.73 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.438 (b) 4.38 (c) 0.0438 (d) 43.8
  32. 32.0.67 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.134 (b) 1.34 (c) 13.4 (d) 0.0134
  33. 33.0.75 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00525 (b) 0.0525 (c) 5.25 (d) 0.525
  34. 34.0.61 × 2.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.42 (b) 1.342 (c) 0.01342 (d) 0.1342
  35. 35.6.8 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.204 (b) 2.04 (c) 204 (d) 20.4
  36. 36.0.34 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.238 (b) 0.00238 (c) 2.38 (d) 0.0238
  37. 37.0.16 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.96 (b) 0.096 (c) 0.0096 (d) 0.00096
  38. 38.0.71 × 34 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 24.14 (b) 2.414 (c) 241.4 (d) 0.2414
  39. 39.8.9 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 80.1 (b) 8.01 (c) 0.801 (d) 801
  40. 40.1.9 × 34 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 64.6 (b) 646 (c) 6.46 (d) 0.646

Answer key

  1. 0.231
  2. 0.176
  3. 83.7
  4. 220.4
  5. 37.2
  6. 2.94
  7. 29.4
  8. 13.72
  9. 0.52
  10. 3.51
  11. 4.62
  12. 0.264
  13. 117.5
  14. 54.4
  15. 0.207
  16. 29.6
  17. 61.5
  18. 28.2
  19. 0.236
  20. 202.8
  21. 67.2
  22. 202.4
  23. 239.4
  24. 45.9
  25. 1.44
  26. 0.931
  27. 7.98
  28. 16.2
  29. 0.623
  30. 1.782
  31. 4.38
  32. 1.34
  33. 0.525
  34. 1.342
  35. 20.4
  36. 0.238
  37. 0.096
  38. 24.14
  39. 80.1
  40. 64.6

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