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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 301 · 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. 1.1.2 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.336 (b) 0.0336 (c) 3.36 (d) 33.6
  2. 2.9.1 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.73 (b) 0.0273 (c) 0.273 (d) 27.3
  3. 3.4.8 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 177.6 (b) 1.776 (c) 17.76 (d) 0.1776
  4. 4.6.5 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.845 (b) 8.45 (c) 84.5 (d) 845
  5. 5.1.8 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 32.4 (b) 3.24 (c) 0.0324 (d) 0.324
  6. 6.0.43 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2064 (b) 206.4 (c) 20.64 (d) 2.064
  7. 7.0.93 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.279 (b) 0.00279 (c) 2.79 (d) 0.0279
  8. 8.0.49 × 25 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.225 (b) 122.5 (c) 12.25 (d) 0.1225
  9. 9.3.2 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 105.6 (b) 10.56 (c) 1.056 (d) 0.1056
  10. 10.0.72 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.76 (b) 57.6 (c) 0.576 (d) 0.0576
  11. 11.0.83 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 30.71 (b) 0.3071 (c) 0.03071 (d) 3.071
  12. 12.6.7 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.34 (b) 0.0134 (c) 13.4 (d) 0.134
  13. 13.0.92 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3036 (b) 0.03036 (c) 3.036 (d) 30.36
  14. 14.6.6 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 323.4 (b) 3.234 (c) 32.34 (d) 3234
  15. 15.6.9 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 48.3 (b) 4.83 (c) 483 (d) 0.483
  16. 16.9.1 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.182 (b) 18.2 (c) 1.82 (d) 0.0182
  17. 17.5.4 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.62 (b) 16.2 (c) 0.162 (d) 162
  18. 18.4.2 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.86 (b) 138.6 (c) 1386 (d) 1.386
  19. 19.1.6 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.36 (b) 33.6 (c) 0.0336 (d) 0.336
  20. 20.0.69 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00138 (b) 0.0138 (c) 1.38 (d) 0.138
  21. 21.0.29 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.96 (b) 0.696 (c) 69.6 (d) 0.0696
  22. 22.5.3 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 21.2 (b) 2.12 (c) 0.212 (d) 212
  23. 23.3.6 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0108 (b) 10.8 (c) 0.108 (d) 1.08
  24. 24.0.41 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0328 (b) 3.28 (c) 0.328 (d) 32.8
  25. 25.2.1 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 168 (b) 1.68 (c) 16.8 (d) 0.168
  26. 26.0.57 × 34 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 193.8 (b) 1.938 (c) 19.38 (d) 0.1938
  27. 27.0.22 × 2.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.528 (b) 0.0528 (c) 0.00528 (d) 5.28
  28. 28.0.19 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.95 (b) 0.095 (c) 0.0095 (d) 9.5
  29. 29.4.7 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.786 (b) 1786 (c) 178.6 (d) 17.86
  30. 30.0.62 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.6 (b) 1.86 (c) 0.186 (d) 0.0186
  31. 31.0.68 × 4.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.02856 (b) 0.2856 (c) 2.856 (d) 28.56
  32. 32.2.9 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.03 (b) 203 (c) 0.203 (d) 20.3
  33. 33.0.69 × 1.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.035 (b) 10.35 (c) 0.1035 (d) 0.01035
  34. 34.3.1 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.2 (b) 0.0062 (c) 0.62 (d) 0.062
  35. 35.0.67 × 42 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.814 (b) 0.2814 (c) 28.14 (d) 281.4
  36. 36.7.6 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 20.52 (b) 205.2 (c) 2.052 (d) 2052
  37. 37.7.5 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 277.5 (b) 2.775 (c) 27.75 (d) 2775
  38. 38.4.6 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.4 (b) 1.84 (c) 0.184 (d) 184
  39. 39.0.94 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.64 (b) 0.564 (c) 0.0564 (d) 0.00564
  40. 40.8.5 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 765 (b) 7.65 (c) 76.5 (d) 0.765

Answer key

  1. 3.36
  2. 2.73
  3. 17.76
  4. 84.5
  5. 3.24
  6. 20.64
  7. 0.279
  8. 12.25
  9. 10.56
  10. 5.76
  11. 3.071
  12. 1.34
  13. 3.036
  14. 323.4
  15. 48.3
  16. 1.82
  17. 16.2
  18. 138.6
  19. 3.36
  20. 0.138
  21. 6.96
  22. 21.2
  23. 1.08
  24. 3.28
  25. 16.8
  26. 19.38
  27. 0.528
  28. 0.95
  29. 178.6
  30. 1.86
  31. 2.856
  32. 20.3
  33. 1.035
  34. 0.62
  35. 28.14
  36. 205.2
  37. 277.5
  38. 18.4
  39. 0.564
  40. 76.5

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