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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 386 · 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. 1.9.3 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.813 (b) 38.13 (c) 0.3813 (d) 381.3
  2. 2.8.3 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.249 (b) 2.49 (c) 24.9 (d) 0.0249
  3. 3.0.19 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.52 (b) 0.152 (c) 0.00152 (d) 0.0152
  4. 4.5.4 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 48.6 (b) 4.86 (c) 486 (d) 0.486
  5. 5.1.7 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 119 (b) 11.9 (c) 0.119 (d) 1.19
  6. 6.8.9 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 34.71 (b) 3.471 (c) 3471 (d) 347.1
  7. 7.2.7 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.162 (b) 16.2 (c) 0.0162 (d) 1.62
  8. 8.1.6 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.432 (b) 0.0432 (c) 4.32 (d) 43.2
  9. 9.5.8 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.174 (b) 17.4 (c) 1.74 (d) 174
  10. 10.0.67 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0134 (b) 13.4 (c) 1.34 (d) 0.134
  11. 11.5.2 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0468 (b) 4.68 (c) 46.8 (d) 0.468
  12. 12.2.4 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.68 (b) 168 (c) 16.8 (d) 0.168
  13. 13.0.18 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.144 (b) 14.4 (c) 0.0144 (d) 1.44
  14. 14.0.18 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.036 (b) 3.6 (c) 0.0036 (d) 0.36
  15. 15.0.33 × 42 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 138.6 (b) 1.386 (c) 13.86 (d) 0.1386
  16. 16.2.2 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 66 (b) 6.6 (c) 0.066 (d) 0.66
  17. 17.3.5 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.245 (b) 24.5 (c) 0.0245 (d) 2.45
  18. 18.6.9 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0897 (b) 89.7 (c) 0.897 (d) 8.97
  19. 19.4.2 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.8 (b) 168 (c) 1.68 (d) 0.168
  20. 20.9.6 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 422.4 (b) 4224 (c) 42.24 (d) 4.224
  21. 21.1.3 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26 (b) 0.26 (c) 0.026 (d) 2.6
  22. 22.0.92 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0828 (b) 8.28 (c) 0.00828 (d) 0.828
  23. 23.7.8 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0156 (b) 0.156 (c) 15.6 (d) 1.56
  24. 24.7.1 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.988 (b) 1988 (c) 198.8 (d) 19.88
  25. 25.0.14 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0112 (b) 1.12 (c) 0.00112 (d) 0.112
  26. 26.0.17 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.051 (b) 0.51 (c) 0.00051 (d) 0.0051
  27. 27.0.47 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00376 (b) 0.0376 (c) 3.76 (d) 0.376
  28. 28.3.4 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0204 (b) 0.204 (c) 2.04 (d) 20.4
  29. 29.0.52 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.312 (b) 0.0312 (c) 31.2 (d) 3.12
  30. 30.0.22 × 4.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01034 (b) 10.34 (c) 1.034 (d) 0.1034
  31. 31.2.9 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 145 (b) 0.145 (c) 1.45 (d) 14.5
  32. 32.9.6 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 316.8 (b) 0.3168 (c) 3.168 (d) 31.68
  33. 33.8.4 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 151.2 (b) 1512 (c) 15.12 (d) 1.512
  34. 34.0.73 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0146 (b) 0.00146 (c) 1.46 (d) 0.146
  35. 35.2.6 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.078 (b) 0.78 (c) 78 (d) 7.8
  36. 36.0.49 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.41 (b) 44.1 (c) 0.0441 (d) 0.441
  37. 37.5.9 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.944 (b) 9.44 (c) 0.0944 (d) 94.4
  38. 38.0.35 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.05 (b) 0.0105 (c) 0.105 (d) 10.5
  39. 39.6.8 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 25.16 (b) 2.516 (c) 251.6 (d) 2516
  40. 40.3.9 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.7 (b) 1.17 (c) 0.117 (d) 117

Answer key

  1. 38.13
  2. 2.49
  3. 0.152
  4. 48.6
  5. 11.9
  6. 347.1
  7. 1.62
  8. 4.32
  9. 17.4
  10. 1.34
  11. 4.68
  12. 16.8
  13. 1.44
  14. 0.36
  15. 13.86
  16. 6.6
  17. 2.45
  18. 8.97
  19. 16.8
  20. 422.4
  21. 2.6
  22. 0.828
  23. 1.56
  24. 198.8
  25. 0.112
  26. 0.051
  27. 0.376
  28. 2.04
  29. 3.12
  30. 1.034
  31. 14.5
  32. 31.68
  33. 151.2
  34. 0.146
  35. 7.8
  36. 4.41
  37. 9.44
  38. 1.05
  39. 251.6
  40. 11.7

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