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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 41 · 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. 1.1.8 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.62 (b) 162 (c) 0.162 (d) 16.2
  2. 2.4.1 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 779 (b) 77.9 (c) 7.79 (d) 0.779
  3. 3.2.2 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.6 (b) 0.176 (c) 1.76 (d) 176
  4. 4.8.7 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2958 (b) 29.58 (c) 2.958 (d) 295.8
  5. 5.6.2 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.68 (b) 0.868 (c) 86.8 (d) 868
  6. 6.9.6 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 86.4 (b) 8.64 (c) 0.864 (d) 0.0864
  7. 7.0.29 × 43 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.47 (b) 124.7 (c) 1.247 (d) 0.1247
  8. 8.9.1 × 15 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.65 (b) 136.5 (c) 1.365 (d) 1365
  9. 9.1.4 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.2 (b) 0.042 (c) 42 (d) 0.42
  10. 10.2.3 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.092 (b) 0.92 (c) 0.0092 (d) 9.2
  11. 11.0.27 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0243 (b) 0.00243 (c) 2.43 (d) 0.243
  12. 12.0.19 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.28 (b) 0.228 (c) 22.8 (d) 0.0228
  13. 13.0.64 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.192 (b) 0.00192 (c) 1.92 (d) 0.0192
  14. 14.0.53 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.12 (b) 0.0212 (c) 0.212 (d) 0.00212
  15. 15.3.4 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.102 (b) 0.0102 (c) 1.02 (d) 10.2
  16. 16.6.7 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26.8 (b) 0.268 (c) 2.68 (d) 268
  17. 17.0.26 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.2 (b) 0.0052 (c) 0.052 (d) 0.52
  18. 18.0.84 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 28.56 (b) 0.2856 (c) 0.02856 (d) 2.856
  19. 19.7.9 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 237 (b) 0.237 (c) 23.7 (d) 2.37
  20. 20.0.95 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.02755 (b) 0.2755 (c) 2.755 (d) 27.55
  21. 21.7.7 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2156 (b) 21.56 (c) 2.156 (d) 215.6
  22. 22.6.1 × 4.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 262.3 (b) 0.2623 (c) 2.623 (d) 26.23
  23. 23.2.1 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 546 (b) 0.546 (c) 54.6 (d) 5.46
  24. 24.0.14 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.476 (b) 0.0476 (c) 0.00476 (d) 4.76
  25. 25.0.49 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0294 (b) 0.00294 (c) 2.94 (d) 0.294
  26. 26.0.93 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.674 (b) 0.01674 (c) 16.74 (d) 0.1674
  27. 27.3.5 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.35 (b) 73.5 (c) 0.735 (d) 735
  28. 28.3.7 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.074 (b) 7.4 (c) 74 (d) 0.74
  29. 29.0.53 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0954 (b) 0.00954 (c) 0.954 (d) 9.54
  30. 30.4.2 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0294 (b) 2.94 (c) 0.294 (d) 29.4
  31. 31.0.33 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.023 (b) 0.1023 (c) 10.23 (d) 0.01023
  32. 32.0.26 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00884 (b) 0.884 (c) 8.84 (d) 0.0884
  33. 33.7.2 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.12 (b) 1512 (c) 151.2 (d) 1.512
  34. 34.0.43 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.87 (b) 0.387 (c) 0.0387 (d) 38.7
  35. 35.0.22 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.078 (b) 0.01078 (c) 10.78 (d) 0.1078
  36. 36.0.23 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1127 (b) 1.127 (c) 11.27 (d) 0.01127
  37. 37.7.1 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 42.6 (b) 4.26 (c) 426 (d) 0.426
  38. 38.1.9 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.76 (b) 0.076 (c) 0.0076 (d) 7.6
  39. 39.0.92 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.44 (b) 0.644 (c) 0.0644 (d) 64.4
  40. 40.6.2 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 124 (b) 0.124 (c) 12.4 (d) 1.24

Answer key

  1. 16.2
  2. 77.9
  3. 17.6
  4. 29.58
  5. 86.8
  6. 8.64
  7. 12.47
  8. 136.5
  9. 4.2
  10. 0.92
  11. 0.243
  12. 2.28
  13. 0.192
  14. 0.212
  15. 1.02
  16. 26.8
  17. 0.52
  18. 2.856
  19. 23.7
  20. 2.755
  21. 21.56
  22. 26.23
  23. 54.6
  24. 0.476
  25. 0.294
  26. 1.674
  27. 73.5
  28. 7.4
  29. 0.954
  30. 2.94
  31. 1.023
  32. 0.884
  33. 151.2
  34. 3.87
  35. 1.078
  36. 1.127
  37. 42.6
  38. 0.76
  39. 6.44
  40. 12.4

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