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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 392 · 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. 1.5.6 × 4.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2464 (b) 24.64 (c) 246.4 (d) 2.464
  2. 2.8.2 × 4.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 38.54 (b) 385.4 (c) 0.3854 (d) 3.854
  3. 3.0.42 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.84 (b) 0.00084 (c) 0.0084 (d) 0.084
  4. 4.1.5 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0045 (b) 0.45 (c) 4.5 (d) 0.045
  5. 5.2.6 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.38 (b) 0.338 (c) 338 (d) 33.8
  6. 6.3.4 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.6 (b) 1.36 (c) 0.0136 (d) 0.136
  7. 7.3.6 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 288 (b) 2.88 (c) 28.8 (d) 0.288
  8. 8.0.67 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1876 (b) 18.76 (c) 1.876 (d) 0.01876
  9. 9.0.85 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1445 (b) 14.45 (c) 144.5 (d) 1.445
  10. 10.4.9 × 2.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 122.5 (b) 0.1225 (c) 12.25 (d) 1.225
  11. 11.2.7 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1296 (b) 129.6 (c) 1.296 (d) 12.96
  12. 12.3.6 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 792 (b) 7.92 (c) 0.792 (d) 79.2
  13. 13.1.3 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.273 (b) 2.73 (c) 27.3 (d) 273
  14. 14.3.2 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.128 (b) 12.8 (c) 128 (d) 1.28
  15. 15.0.67 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.206 (b) 0.1206 (c) 0.01206 (d) 12.06
  16. 16.2.7 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.97 (b) 29.7 (c) 0.0297 (d) 0.297
  17. 17.0.86 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.58 (b) 0.0258 (c) 0.00258 (d) 0.258
  18. 18.0.56 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00168 (b) 1.68 (c) 0.168 (d) 0.0168
  19. 19.0.64 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0704 (b) 0.704 (c) 70.4 (d) 7.04
  20. 20.6.8 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.92 (b) 1292 (c) 129.2 (d) 1.292
  21. 21.0.41 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00246 (b) 2.46 (c) 0.246 (d) 0.0246
  22. 22.0.53 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0689 (b) 68.9 (c) 0.689 (d) 6.89
  23. 23.8.2 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 106.6 (b) 10.66 (c) 1066 (d) 1.066
  24. 24.7.9 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 39.5 (b) 0.395 (c) 3.95 (d) 0.0395
  25. 25.2.2 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 57.2 (b) 572 (c) 0.572 (d) 5.72
  26. 26.3.7 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 40.7 (b) 0.0407 (c) 4.07 (d) 0.407
  27. 27.9.6 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 67.2 (b) 6.72 (c) 0.0672 (d) 0.672
  28. 28.0.13 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0026 (b) 0.026 (c) 2.6 (d) 0.26
  29. 29.3.2 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.92 (b) 0.0992 (c) 99.2 (d) 0.992
  30. 30.4.7 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.188 (b) 1.88 (c) 0.0188 (d) 18.8
  31. 31.2.1 × 4.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0987 (b) 9.87 (c) 0.987 (d) 98.7
  32. 32.0.67 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.34 (b) 0.0134 (c) 0.00134 (d) 0.134
  33. 33.2.2 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.792 (b) 79.2 (c) 792 (d) 7.92
  34. 34.0.13 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.81 (b) 0.481 (c) 0.00481 (d) 0.0481
  35. 35.6.3 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.78 (b) 37.8 (c) 0.0378 (d) 0.378
  36. 36.4.7 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 42.3 (b) 423 (c) 4.23 (d) 0.423
  37. 37.0.65 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00195 (b) 0.195 (c) 0.0195 (d) 1.95
  38. 38.4.1 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.3 (b) 123 (c) 0.123 (d) 1.23
  39. 39.0.44 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.968 (b) 0.0968 (c) 9.68 (d) 96.8
  40. 40.2.5 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.225 (b) 22.5 (c) 0.0225 (d) 2.25

Answer key

  1. 24.64
  2. 38.54
  3. 0.084
  4. 0.45
  5. 33.8
  6. 1.36
  7. 28.8
  8. 1.876
  9. 14.45
  10. 12.25
  11. 12.96
  12. 79.2
  13. 27.3
  14. 12.8
  15. 1.206
  16. 2.97
  17. 0.258
  18. 0.168
  19. 7.04
  20. 129.2
  21. 0.246
  22. 6.89
  23. 106.6
  24. 3.95
  25. 57.2
  26. 4.07
  27. 6.72
  28. 0.26
  29. 9.92
  30. 1.88
  31. 9.87
  32. 0.134
  33. 79.2
  34. 0.481
  35. 3.78
  36. 42.3
  37. 0.195
  38. 12.3
  39. 9.68
  40. 2.25

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