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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 321 · 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. 1.0.13 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.234 (b) 0.0234 (c) 0.00234 (d) 2.34
  2. 2.0.33 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.198 (b) 0.00198 (c) 0.0198 (d) 1.98
  3. 3.9.9 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.396 (b) 3.96 (c) 0.0396 (d) 39.6
  4. 4.0.36 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0252 (b) 0.00252 (c) 0.252 (d) 2.52
  5. 5.0.78 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 25.74 (b) 2.574 (c) 257.4 (d) 0.2574
  6. 6.8.6 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 77.4 (b) 7.74 (c) 774 (d) 0.774
  7. 7.0.53 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0424 (b) 4.24 (c) 42.4 (d) 0.424
  8. 8.0.77 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.154 (b) 1.54 (c) 0.0154 (d) 15.4
  9. 9.0.92 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1564 (b) 15.64 (c) 1.564 (d) 0.01564
  10. 10.0.74 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.666 (b) 0.0666 (c) 66.6 (d) 6.66
  11. 11.0.19 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00323 (b) 0.0323 (c) 0.323 (d) 3.23
  12. 12.0.74 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 27.38 (b) 273.8 (c) 0.2738 (d) 2.738
  13. 13.0.63 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0567 (b) 56.7 (c) 5.67 (d) 0.567
  14. 14.0.29 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.7 (b) 0.0087 (c) 0.087 (d) 0.87
  15. 15.7.7 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.24 (b) 0.0924 (c) 0.924 (d) 92.4
  16. 16.0.83 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.98 (b) 0.00498 (c) 0.0498 (d) 0.498
  17. 17.2.8 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.308 (b) 30.8 (c) 3.08 (d) 0.0308
  18. 18.0.72 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00216 (b) 2.16 (c) 0.216 (d) 0.0216
  19. 19.3.9 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.02 (b) 0.702 (c) 702 (d) 70.2
  20. 20.0.78 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00312 (b) 0.0312 (c) 3.12 (d) 0.312
  21. 21.3.9 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.404 (b) 14.04 (c) 140.4 (d) 1404
  22. 22.4.8 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 192 (b) 19.2 (c) 0.192 (d) 1.92
  23. 23.0.61 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.88 (b) 0.0488 (c) 48.8 (d) 0.488
  24. 24.0.76 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.824 (b) 18.24 (c) 0.1824 (d) 182.4
  25. 25.9.4 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.658 (b) 6.58 (c) 65.8 (d) 658
  26. 26.3.3 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.2 (b) 0.132 (c) 0.0132 (d) 1.32
  27. 27.0.32 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.92 (b) 0.00192 (c) 0.192 (d) 0.0192
  28. 28.0.58 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.74 (b) 0.0174 (c) 0.174 (d) 17.4
  29. 29.6.3 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0189 (b) 18.9 (c) 1.89 (d) 0.189
  30. 30.3.3 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.98 (b) 0.198 (c) 19.8 (d) 198
  31. 31.0.72 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.576 (b) 5.76 (c) 0.0576 (d) 0.00576
  32. 32.0.54 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0972 (b) 9.72 (c) 97.2 (d) 0.972
  33. 33.1.3 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.39 (b) 0.0039 (c) 3.9 (d) 0.039
  34. 34.4.3 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.29 (b) 12.9 (c) 129 (d) 0.129
  35. 35.0.37 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0296 (b) 0.296 (c) 0.00296 (d) 2.96
  36. 36.5.3 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.477 (b) 4.77 (c) 0.0477 (d) 47.7
  37. 37.0.71 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.355 (b) 0.00355 (c) 3.55 (d) 0.0355
  38. 38.0.27 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0189 (b) 0.189 (c) 18.9 (d) 1.89
  39. 39.0.89 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0979 (b) 0.979 (c) 9.79 (d) 0.00979
  40. 40.1.4 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.056 (b) 5.6 (c) 0.0056 (d) 0.56

Answer key

  1. 0.234
  2. 0.198
  3. 3.96
  4. 0.252
  5. 25.74
  6. 77.4
  7. 4.24
  8. 1.54
  9. 1.564
  10. 6.66
  11. 0.323
  12. 27.38
  13. 5.67
  14. 0.87
  15. 9.24
  16. 0.498
  17. 3.08
  18. 0.216
  19. 70.2
  20. 0.312
  21. 140.4
  22. 19.2
  23. 4.88
  24. 18.24
  25. 65.8
  26. 1.32
  27. 0.192
  28. 1.74
  29. 1.89
  30. 19.8
  31. 0.576
  32. 9.72
  33. 0.39
  34. 12.9
  35. 0.296
  36. 4.77
  37. 0.355
  38. 1.89
  39. 0.979
  40. 0.56

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