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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 29 · 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. 1.0.98 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.842 (b) 28.42 (c) 0.02842 (d) 0.2842
  2. 2.4.5 × 4.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.115 (b) 21.15 (c) 211.5 (d) 0.2115
  3. 3.2.8 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.252 (b) 252 (c) 2.52 (d) 25.2
  4. 4.0.12 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0408 (b) 0.408 (c) 0.00408 (d) 4.08
  5. 5.4.6 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.276 (b) 276 (c) 2.76 (d) 27.6
  6. 6.2.2 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.2 (b) 1.32 (c) 0.0132 (d) 0.132
  7. 7.0.24 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.44 (b) 0.144 (c) 0.0144 (d) 14.4
  8. 8.4.3 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.15 (b) 215 (c) 0.215 (d) 21.5
  9. 9.8.2 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 24.6 (b) 0.0246 (c) 2.46 (d) 0.246
  10. 10.0.71 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.284 (b) 28.4 (c) 2.84 (d) 0.0284
  11. 11.0.79 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.27 (b) 1.027 (c) 102.7 (d) 0.1027
  12. 12.0.94 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.564 (b) 0.0564 (c) 0.00564 (d) 5.64
  13. 13.0.98 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.686 (b) 68.6 (c) 0.0686 (d) 6.86
  14. 14.2.9 × 1.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.435 (b) 43.5 (c) 0.0435 (d) 4.35
  15. 15.0.82 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 57.4 (b) 0.574 (c) 0.0574 (d) 5.74
  16. 16.0.28 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0868 (b) 0.868 (c) 8.68 (d) 86.8
  17. 17.0.57 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1026 (b) 10.26 (c) 102.6 (d) 1.026
  18. 18.0.27 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.891 (b) 8.91 (c) 0.0891 (d) 89.1
  19. 19.1.9 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.76 (b) 0.0076 (c) 7.6 (d) 0.076
  20. 20.4.4 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 352 (b) 35.2 (c) 3.52 (d) 0.352
  21. 21.0.82 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.164 (b) 1.64 (c) 0.0164 (d) 0.00164
  22. 22.4.8 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.096 (b) 96 (c) 9.6 (d) 0.96
  23. 23.9.2 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2668 (b) 266.8 (c) 26.68 (d) 2.668
  24. 24.4.1 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 32.8 (b) 0.328 (c) 3.28 (d) 0.0328
  25. 25.0.46 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00092 (b) 0.92 (c) 0.0092 (d) 0.092
  26. 26.5.7 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.114 (b) 11.4 (c) 1.14 (d) 114
  27. 27.0.12 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.8 (b) 0.0108 (c) 0.108 (d) 1.08
  28. 28.0.21 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.567 (b) 0.0567 (c) 5.67 (d) 0.00567
  29. 29.5.2 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 213.2 (b) 2.132 (c) 0.2132 (d) 21.32
  30. 30.0.65 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.95 (b) 0.00195 (c) 0.0195 (d) 0.195
  31. 31.9.9 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.267 (b) 32.67 (c) 326.7 (d) 3267
  32. 32.8.9 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.01 (b) 80.1 (c) 801 (d) 0.801
  33. 33.3.7 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0222 (b) 22.2 (c) 0.222 (d) 2.22
  34. 34.2.8 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.056 (b) 5.6 (c) 0.56 (d) 56
  35. 35.0.71 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0213 (b) 2.13 (c) 0.213 (d) 21.3
  36. 36.0.61 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0183 (b) 18.3 (c) 0.183 (d) 1.83
  37. 37.0.34 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.054 (b) 0.01054 (c) 0.1054 (d) 10.54
  38. 38.2.2 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.66 (b) 66 (c) 0.066 (d) 6.6
  39. 39.0.23 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0138 (b) 1.38 (c) 0.138 (d) 13.8
  40. 40.0.34 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0102 (b) 1.02 (c) 0.102 (d) 0.00102

Answer key

  1. 2.842
  2. 21.15
  3. 25.2
  4. 0.408
  5. 27.6
  6. 1.32
  7. 1.44
  8. 21.5
  9. 2.46
  10. 2.84
  11. 10.27
  12. 0.564
  13. 6.86
  14. 4.35
  15. 5.74
  16. 8.68
  17. 10.26
  18. 8.91
  19. 0.76
  20. 35.2
  21. 0.164
  22. 9.6
  23. 266.8
  24. 3.28
  25. 0.092
  26. 11.4
  27. 1.08
  28. 0.567
  29. 21.32
  30. 0.195
  31. 326.7
  32. 80.1
  33. 2.22
  34. 5.6
  35. 2.13
  36. 1.83
  37. 1.054
  38. 6.6
  39. 1.38
  40. 0.102

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