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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 302 · 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. 1.7.6 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.28 (b) 0.228 (c) 22.8 (d) 0.0228
  2. 2.9.3 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2046 (b) 2.046 (c) 20.46 (d) 204.6
  3. 3.0.77 × 42 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3234 (b) 3.234 (c) 32.34 (d) 323.4
  4. 4.4.4 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1672 (b) 1.672 (c) 16.72 (d) 167.2
  5. 5.0.94 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.256 (b) 22.56 (c) 225.6 (d) 0.2256
  6. 6.2.9 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 52.2 (b) 0.522 (c) 5.22 (d) 0.0522
  7. 7.0.67 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.536 (b) 0.0536 (c) 0.00536 (d) 5.36
  8. 8.5.9 × 15 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.85 (b) 885 (c) 88.5 (d) 0.885
  9. 9.7.2 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 64.8 (b) 0.0648 (c) 6.48 (d) 0.648
  10. 10.0.59 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.354 (b) 0.0354 (c) 0.00354 (d) 3.54
  11. 11.6.9 × 42 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.898 (b) 28.98 (c) 2898 (d) 289.8
  12. 12.3.8 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 91.2 (b) 0.912 (c) 912 (d) 9.12
  13. 13.9.3 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 35.34 (b) 353.4 (c) 3.534 (d) 3534
  14. 14.1.4 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0056 (b) 5.6 (c) 0.056 (d) 0.56
  15. 15.0.12 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.24 (b) 0.00024 (c) 0.024 (d) 0.0024
  16. 16.1.8 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 59.4 (b) 5.94 (c) 0.594 (d) 594
  17. 17.0.42 × 2.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.08 (b) 1.008 (c) 0.01008 (d) 0.1008
  18. 18.4.9 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.441 (b) 4.41 (c) 0.0441 (d) 44.1
  19. 19.3.6 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0108 (b) 0.108 (c) 1.08 (d) 10.8
  20. 20.0.37 × 43 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.91 (b) 159.1 (c) 1.591 (d) 0.1591
  21. 21.0.84 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.764 (b) 0.1764 (c) 17.64 (d) 0.01764
  22. 22.0.19 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.779 (b) 7.79 (c) 0.0779 (d) 77.9
  23. 23.8.9 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.712 (b) 71.2 (c) 7.12 (d) 0.0712
  24. 24.0.38 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.862 (b) 186.2 (c) 18.62 (d) 0.1862
  25. 25.0.62 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00124 (b) 0.0124 (c) 1.24 (d) 0.124
  26. 26.0.92 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.36 (b) 0.736 (c) 0.00736 (d) 0.0736
  27. 27.3.9 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 50.7 (b) 5.07 (c) 0.507 (d) 507
  28. 28.6.3 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 31.5 (b) 0.315 (c) 3.15 (d) 315
  29. 29.0.31 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.96 (b) 0.0496 (c) 0.496 (d) 49.6
  30. 30.5.2 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0468 (b) 4.68 (c) 46.8 (d) 0.468
  31. 31.0.18 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 39.6 (b) 3.96 (c) 0.396 (d) 0.0396
  32. 32.0.92 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 27.6 (b) 0.0276 (c) 2.76 (d) 0.276
  33. 33.8.4 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 33.6 (b) 0.0336 (c) 0.336 (d) 3.36
  34. 34.2.3 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.2 (b) 0.092 (c) 0.0092 (d) 0.92
  35. 35.3.7 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 148 (b) 14.8 (c) 0.148 (d) 1.48
  36. 36.7.2 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0504 (b) 5.04 (c) 50.4 (d) 0.504
  37. 37.1.4 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.98 (b) 0.098 (c) 0.0098 (d) 9.8
  38. 38.9.6 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 230.4 (b) 2.304 (c) 23.04 (d) 2304
  39. 39.2.3 × 3.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0805 (b) 8.05 (c) 80.5 (d) 0.805
  40. 40.1.7 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.1 (b) 0.0051 (c) 0.051 (d) 0.51

Answer key

  1. 2.28
  2. 204.6
  3. 32.34
  4. 167.2
  5. 22.56
  6. 5.22
  7. 0.536
  8. 88.5
  9. 6.48
  10. 0.354
  11. 289.8
  12. 91.2
  13. 353.4
  14. 0.56
  15. 0.024
  16. 59.4
  17. 1.008
  18. 4.41
  19. 1.08
  20. 15.91
  21. 1.764
  22. 7.79
  23. 7.12
  24. 18.62
  25. 0.124
  26. 0.736
  27. 50.7
  28. 31.5
  29. 4.96
  30. 4.68
  31. 3.96
  32. 2.76
  33. 3.36
  34. 0.92
  35. 14.8
  36. 5.04
  37. 0.98
  38. 230.4
  39. 8.05
  40. 0.51

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