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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 333 · 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. 1.0.28 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0196 (b) 1.96 (c) 0.196 (d) 19.6
  2. 2.7.5 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.25 (b) 0.0525 (c) 0.525 (d) 52.5
  3. 3.9.3 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2418 (b) 24.18 (c) 241.8 (d) 2.418
  4. 4.5.8 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0522 (b) 52.2 (c) 0.522 (d) 5.22
  5. 5.3.6 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.144 (b) 1.44 (c) 144 (d) 14.4
  6. 6.1.4 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.2 (b) 42 (c) 0.042 (d) 0.42
  7. 7.9.6 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.784 (b) 278.4 (c) 2784 (d) 27.84
  8. 8.0.89 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3471 (b) 34.71 (c) 347.1 (d) 3.471
  9. 9.0.27 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.23 (b) 0.1323 (c) 132.3 (d) 1.323
  10. 10.7.1 × 3.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 227.2 (b) 0.2272 (c) 22.72 (d) 2.272
  11. 11.0.78 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2028 (b) 202.8 (c) 2.028 (d) 20.28
  12. 12.6.7 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.938 (b) 9.38 (c) 938 (d) 93.8
  13. 13.0.27 × 2.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00675 (b) 6.75 (c) 0.0675 (d) 0.675
  14. 14.0.37 × 35 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.95 (b) 129.5 (c) 1.295 (d) 0.1295
  15. 15.5.2 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.04 (b) 0.0104 (c) 0.104 (d) 10.4
  16. 16.0.94 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00188 (b) 0.0188 (c) 0.188 (d) 1.88
  17. 17.0.89 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.56 (b) 0.356 (c) 0.00356 (d) 0.0356
  18. 18.5.4 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.86 (b) 48.6 (c) 0.486 (d) 486
  19. 19.0.19 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00779 (b) 7.79 (c) 0.0779 (d) 0.779
  20. 20.1.4 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0056 (b) 0.056 (c) 0.56 (d) 5.6
  21. 21.2.6 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.2 (b) 0.0182 (c) 1.82 (d) 0.182
  22. 22.8.7 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.261 (b) 26.1 (c) 2.61 (d) 261
  23. 23.6.8 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 544 (b) 54.4 (c) 5.44 (d) 0.544
  24. 24.0.36 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00108 (b) 0.0108 (c) 0.108 (d) 1.08
  25. 25.9.7 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.007 (b) 30.07 (c) 3007 (d) 300.7
  26. 26.0.72 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2088 (b) 20.88 (c) 0.02088 (d) 2.088
  27. 27.0.91 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.637 (b) 0.0637 (c) 0.00637 (d) 6.37
  28. 28.4.1 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.33 (b) 0.533 (c) 0.0533 (d) 53.3
  29. 29.9.6 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 364.8 (b) 3648 (c) 36.48 (d) 3.648
  30. 30.0.23 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00161 (b) 0.161 (c) 0.0161 (d) 1.61
  31. 31.2.4 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 744 (b) 74.4 (c) 0.744 (d) 7.44
  32. 32.4.8 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.36 (b) 336 (c) 33.6 (d) 0.336
  33. 33.0.42 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.94 (b) 0.0294 (c) 0.294 (d) 0.00294
  34. 34.0.64 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.28 (b) 1.728 (c) 0.1728 (d) 172.8
  35. 35.0.98 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.822 (b) 0.3822 (c) 0.03822 (d) 38.22
  36. 36.0.77 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.924 (b) 0.00924 (c) 9.24 (d) 0.0924
  37. 37.0.32 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.312 (b) 0.1312 (c) 131.2 (d) 13.12
  38. 38.2.9 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0174 (b) 0.174 (c) 17.4 (d) 1.74
  39. 39.0.59 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0236 (b) 0.236 (c) 23.6 (d) 2.36
  40. 40.8.8 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 246.4 (b) 2.464 (c) 2464 (d) 24.64

Answer key

  1. 1.96
  2. 5.25
  3. 241.8
  4. 5.22
  5. 14.4
  6. 4.2
  7. 278.4
  8. 34.71
  9. 13.23
  10. 22.72
  11. 20.28
  12. 93.8
  13. 0.675
  14. 12.95
  15. 1.04
  16. 0.188
  17. 0.356
  18. 48.6
  19. 0.779
  20. 0.56
  21. 1.82
  22. 26.1
  23. 54.4
  24. 0.108
  25. 300.7
  26. 2.088
  27. 0.637
  28. 5.33
  29. 364.8
  30. 0.161
  31. 74.4
  32. 33.6
  33. 0.294
  34. 17.28
  35. 3.822
  36. 0.924
  37. 13.12
  38. 1.74
  39. 2.36
  40. 246.4

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