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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 371 · 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. 1.3.1 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.3 (b) 0.093 (c) 0.0093 (d) 0.93
  2. 2.0.48 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.432 (b) 43.2 (c) 0.0432 (d) 4.32
  3. 3.2.6 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.44 (b) 1.144 (c) 114.4 (d) 1144
  4. 4.8.5 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2295 (b) 2.295 (c) 22.95 (d) 229.5
  5. 5.0.73 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.219 (b) 0.0219 (c) 2.19 (d) 0.00219
  6. 6.1.8 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.072 (b) 72 (c) 0.72 (d) 7.2
  7. 7.0.47 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.739 (b) 0.1739 (c) 17.39 (d) 173.9
  8. 8.0.32 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.128 (b) 12.8 (c) 1.28 (d) 0.0128
  9. 9.0.41 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.82 (b) 8.2 (c) 0.082 (d) 0.0082
  10. 10.0.12 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.048 (b) 0.48 (c) 0.00048 (d) 0.0048
  11. 11.0.81 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.729 (b) 7.29 (c) 72.9 (d) 0.0729
  12. 12.5.4 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.108 (b) 1.08 (c) 10.8 (d) 0.0108
  13. 13.2.9 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.754 (b) 75.4 (c) 0.0754 (d) 7.54
  14. 14.2.1 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.63 (b) 0.063 (c) 63 (d) 6.3
  15. 15.7.4 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 66.6 (b) 0.0666 (c) 6.66 (d) 0.666
  16. 16.0.65 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2535 (b) 0.02535 (c) 25.35 (d) 2.535
  17. 17.0.42 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.126 (b) 0.00126 (c) 1.26 (d) 0.0126
  18. 18.0.74 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.02072 (b) 2.072 (c) 20.72 (d) 0.2072
  19. 19.5.1 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 117.3 (b) 11.73 (c) 1.173 (d) 1173
  20. 20.9.3 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.186 (b) 18.6 (c) 0.0186 (d) 1.86
  21. 21.3.3 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.8 (b) 198 (c) 0.198 (d) 1.98
  22. 22.0.28 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0112 (b) 1.12 (c) 0.00112 (d) 0.112
  23. 23.0.41 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00164 (b) 1.64 (c) 0.164 (d) 0.0164
  24. 24.0.61 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.83 (b) 0.183 (c) 0.00183 (d) 0.0183
  25. 25.8.5 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.295 (b) 0.2295 (c) 22.95 (d) 229.5
  26. 26.0.34 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.72 (b) 0.00272 (c) 0.272 (d) 0.0272
  27. 27.1.8 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 64.8 (b) 648 (c) 0.648 (d) 6.48
  28. 28.0.52 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 20.28 (b) 2.028 (c) 0.2028 (d) 0.02028
  29. 29.0.18 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 73.8 (b) 7.38 (c) 0.0738 (d) 0.738
  30. 30.0.52 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.08 (b) 0.208 (c) 20.8 (d) 0.0208
  31. 31.0.99 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0198 (b) 0.00198 (c) 0.198 (d) 1.98
  32. 32.0.72 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00288 (b) 0.0288 (c) 2.88 (d) 0.288
  33. 33.7.6 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 174.8 (b) 1.748 (c) 17.48 (d) 1748
  34. 34.0.89 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.46 (b) 1.246 (c) 124.6 (d) 0.1246
  35. 35.0.41 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0533 (b) 5.33 (c) 0.00533 (d) 0.533
  36. 36.9.5 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.565 (b) 2565 (c) 25.65 (d) 256.5
  37. 37.1.8 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.44 (b) 0.144 (c) 14.4 (d) 0.0144
  38. 38.3.3 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.61 (b) 0.561 (c) 0.0561 (d) 56.1
  39. 39.8.4 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.32 (b) 1932 (c) 1.932 (d) 193.2
  40. 40.9.1 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 191.1 (b) 0.1911 (c) 1.911 (d) 19.11

Answer key

  1. 0.93
  2. 4.32
  3. 114.4
  4. 229.5
  5. 0.219
  6. 7.2
  7. 17.39
  8. 1.28
  9. 0.82
  10. 0.048
  11. 7.29
  12. 1.08
  13. 7.54
  14. 6.3
  15. 6.66
  16. 2.535
  17. 0.126
  18. 2.072
  19. 117.3
  20. 1.86
  21. 19.8
  22. 0.112
  23. 0.164
  24. 0.183
  25. 22.95
  26. 0.272
  27. 64.8
  28. 2.028
  29. 7.38
  30. 2.08
  31. 0.198
  32. 0.288
  33. 174.8
  34. 12.46
  35. 0.533
  36. 256.5
  37. 1.44
  38. 5.61
  39. 193.2
  40. 19.11

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