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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 36 · 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. 1.2.4 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.168 (b) 0.0168 (c) 16.8 (d) 1.68
  2. 2.0.27 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.054 (b) 0.00054 (c) 0.54 (d) 0.0054
  3. 3.3.8 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.152 (b) 0.0152 (c) 1.52 (d) 15.2
  4. 4.5.1 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 204 (b) 0.204 (c) 20.4 (d) 2.04
  5. 5.8.7 × 2.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2175 (b) 217.5 (c) 21.75 (d) 2.175
  6. 6.1.3 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.6 (b) 0.026 (c) 0.26 (d) 26
  7. 7.0.74 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.332 (b) 13.32 (c) 0.1332 (d) 0.01332
  8. 8.8.3 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.747 (b) 7.47 (c) 0.0747 (d) 74.7
  9. 9.0.42 × 4.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1764 (b) 0.01764 (c) 1.764 (d) 17.64
  10. 10.5.1 × 3.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 193.8 (b) 0.1938 (c) 1.938 (d) 19.38
  11. 11.0.19 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 32.3 (b) 0.323 (c) 3.23 (d) 0.0323
  12. 12.0.78 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 288.6 (b) 2.886 (c) 28.86 (d) 0.2886
  13. 13.0.47 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 42.3 (b) 0.0423 (c) 0.423 (d) 4.23
  14. 14.0.34 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.952 (b) 0.0952 (c) 95.2 (d) 9.52
  15. 15.0.51 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.499 (b) 0.02499 (c) 24.99 (d) 0.2499
  16. 16.1.2 × 2.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0288 (b) 0.288 (c) 2.88 (d) 28.8
  17. 17.2.9 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 20.3 (b) 2.03 (c) 0.203 (d) 203
  18. 18.9.7 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 281.3 (b) 2.813 (c) 28.13 (d) 0.2813
  19. 19.0.81 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.91 (b) 89.1 (c) 0.0891 (d) 0.891
  20. 20.0.48 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.776 (b) 0.01776 (c) 17.76 (d) 0.1776
  21. 21.0.44 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.08 (b) 30.8 (c) 0.308 (d) 0.0308
  22. 22.4.9 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.41 (b) 44.1 (c) 0.0441 (d) 0.441
  23. 23.2.6 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 70.2 (b) 702 (c) 0.702 (d) 7.02
  24. 24.8.9 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3382 (b) 338.2 (c) 3.382 (d) 33.82
  25. 25.3.7 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.43 (b) 1.443 (c) 144.3 (d) 0.1443
  26. 26.5.2 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 202.8 (b) 2.028 (c) 2028 (d) 20.28
  27. 27.0.91 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.546 (b) 5.46 (c) 0.0546 (d) 0.00546
  28. 28.1.7 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.34 (b) 0.034 (c) 34 (d) 3.4
  29. 29.0.96 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.84 (b) 0.0384 (c) 0.00384 (d) 0.384
  30. 30.0.65 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00455 (b) 0.0455 (c) 0.455 (d) 4.55
  31. 31.6.8 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2244 (b) 2.244 (c) 22.44 (d) 224.4
  32. 32.4.2 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 20.16 (b) 2.016 (c) 0.2016 (d) 201.6
  33. 33.8.5 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.65 (b) 0.765 (c) 0.0765 (d) 76.5
  34. 34.0.41 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00779 (b) 0.779 (c) 7.79 (d) 0.0779
  35. 35.3.9 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.17 (b) 0.0117 (c) 0.117 (d) 11.7
  36. 36.0.59 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.118 (b) 1.18 (c) 0.0118 (d) 11.8
  37. 37.0.43 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00344 (b) 0.0344 (c) 3.44 (d) 0.344
  38. 38.0.15 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0045 (b) 0.045 (c) 0.00045 (d) 0.45
  39. 39.1.8 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.4 (b) 0.54 (c) 0.054 (d) 54
  40. 40.0.41 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0123 (b) 1.23 (c) 0.123 (d) 0.00123

Answer key

  1. 1.68
  2. 0.054
  3. 1.52
  4. 20.4
  5. 21.75
  6. 2.6
  7. 1.332
  8. 7.47
  9. 1.764
  10. 19.38
  11. 3.23
  12. 28.86
  13. 4.23
  14. 9.52
  15. 2.499
  16. 2.88
  17. 20.3
  18. 28.13
  19. 8.91
  20. 1.776
  21. 3.08
  22. 4.41
  23. 70.2
  24. 338.2
  25. 14.43
  26. 202.8
  27. 0.546
  28. 3.4
  29. 0.384
  30. 0.455
  31. 22.44
  32. 20.16
  33. 7.65
  34. 0.779
  35. 1.17
  36. 1.18
  37. 0.344
  38. 0.045
  39. 5.4
  40. 0.123

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