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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 272 · 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. 1.0.41 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.23 (b) 0.00123 (c) 0.0123 (d) 0.123
  2. 2.6.8 × 4.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 292.4 (b) 2.924 (c) 29.24 (d) 0.2924
  3. 3.0.88 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 290.4 (b) 2.904 (c) 29.04 (d) 0.2904
  4. 4.0.56 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0224 (b) 2.24 (c) 0.224 (d) 0.00224
  5. 5.2.1 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0126 (b) 1.26 (c) 0.126 (d) 12.6
  6. 6.0.76 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.68 (b) 136.8 (c) 0.1368 (d) 1.368
  7. 7.0.97 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.85 (b) 0.485 (c) 0.0485 (d) 48.5
  8. 8.6.1 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0183 (b) 0.183 (c) 1.83 (d) 18.3
  9. 9.4.3 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 51.6 (b) 0.516 (c) 516 (d) 5.16
  10. 10.1.5 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.5 (b) 1.05 (c) 0.0105 (d) 0.105
  11. 11.0.85 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.425 (b) 4.25 (c) 42.5 (d) 0.0425
  12. 12.0.19 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.057 (b) 0.00057 (c) 0.0057 (d) 0.57
  13. 13.2.4 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.144 (b) 0.0144 (c) 1.44 (d) 14.4
  14. 14.0.88 × 4.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.136 (b) 41.36 (c) 0.04136 (d) 0.4136
  15. 15.0.48 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.36 (b) 0.336 (c) 33.6 (d) 0.0336
  16. 16.7.4 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 22.2 (b) 2.22 (c) 0.222 (d) 222
  17. 17.5.3 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.802 (b) 0.1802 (c) 18.02 (d) 180.2
  18. 18.1.9 × 45 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.55 (b) 0.855 (c) 85.5 (d) 855
  19. 19.1.8 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 48.6 (b) 0.486 (c) 0.0486 (d) 4.86
  20. 20.4.6 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1334 (b) 133.4 (c) 1.334 (d) 13.34
  21. 21.0.15 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 49.5 (b) 0.495 (c) 0.0495 (d) 4.95
  22. 22.9.2 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 644 (b) 0.644 (c) 64.4 (d) 6.44
  23. 23.0.26 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.936 (b) 0.0936 (c) 93.6 (d) 9.36
  24. 24.4.1 × 4.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.04 (b) 180.4 (c) 1.804 (d) 0.1804
  25. 25.0.83 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.66 (b) 0.166 (c) 0.0166 (d) 0.00166
  26. 26.0.16 × 2.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00384 (b) 3.84 (c) 0.0384 (d) 0.384
  27. 27.0.29 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0087 (b) 8.7 (c) 0.087 (d) 0.87
  28. 28.0.99 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.96 (b) 0.396 (c) 0.0396 (d) 39.6
  29. 29.0.15 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0345 (b) 0.345 (c) 34.5 (d) 3.45
  30. 30.7.2 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.504 (b) 504 (c) 50.4 (d) 5.04
  31. 31.0.41 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0287 (b) 2.87 (c) 0.287 (d) 28.7
  32. 32.9.9 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.8 (b) 1.98 (c) 0.198 (d) 198
  33. 33.9.3 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 24.18 (b) 241.8 (c) 2.418 (d) 0.2418
  34. 34.9.4 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0188 (b) 18.8 (c) 0.188 (d) 1.88
  35. 35.7.7 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.54 (b) 15.4 (c) 0.154 (d) 0.0154
  36. 36.1.9 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 30.4 (b) 0.0304 (c) 3.04 (d) 0.304
  37. 37.0.64 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.984 (b) 198.4 (c) 0.1984 (d) 19.84
  38. 38.0.61 × 3.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.02318 (b) 0.2318 (c) 23.18 (d) 2.318
  39. 39.3.9 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 27.3 (b) 0.273 (c) 273 (d) 2.73
  40. 40.3.9 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0312 (b) 31.2 (c) 3.12 (d) 0.312

Answer key

  1. 0.123
  2. 29.24
  3. 29.04
  4. 0.224
  5. 1.26
  6. 13.68
  7. 4.85
  8. 1.83
  9. 51.6
  10. 1.05
  11. 4.25
  12. 0.057
  13. 1.44
  14. 4.136
  15. 3.36
  16. 22.2
  17. 18.02
  18. 85.5
  19. 4.86
  20. 13.34
  21. 4.95
  22. 64.4
  23. 9.36
  24. 18.04
  25. 0.166
  26. 0.384
  27. 0.87
  28. 3.96
  29. 3.45
  30. 50.4
  31. 2.87
  32. 19.8
  33. 24.18
  34. 1.88
  35. 1.54
  36. 3.04
  37. 19.84
  38. 2.318
  39. 27.3
  40. 3.12

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