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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 412 · 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. 1.0.74 × 3.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.02812 (b) 0.2812 (c) 2.812 (d) 28.12
  2. 2.6.2 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1736 (b) 17.36 (c) 173.6 (d) 1.736
  3. 3.5.9 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 27.73 (b) 277.3 (c) 2773 (d) 2.773
  4. 4.1.4 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.4 (b) 0.154 (c) 1.54 (d) 154
  5. 5.4.5 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 31.5 (b) 0.315 (c) 315 (d) 3.15
  6. 6.6.2 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 43.4 (b) 4.34 (c) 0.434 (d) 434
  7. 7.0.32 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.128 (b) 1.28 (c) 0.0128 (d) 12.8
  8. 8.0.97 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0291 (b) 0.291 (c) 0.00291 (d) 2.91
  9. 9.0.93 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.372 (b) 3.72 (c) 0.0372 (d) 0.00372
  10. 10.0.22 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00066 (b) 0.0066 (c) 0.66 (d) 0.066
  11. 11.0.47 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 84.6 (b) 0.846 (c) 8.46 (d) 0.0846
  12. 12.0.38 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 22.8 (b) 0.0228 (c) 0.228 (d) 2.28
  13. 13.3.1 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.3 (b) 93 (c) 0.093 (d) 0.93
  14. 14.9.7 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1164 (b) 1.164 (c) 116.4 (d) 11.64
  15. 15.0.33 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 95.7 (b) 0.957 (c) 9.57 (d) 0.0957
  16. 16.4.8 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.68 (b) 1.968 (c) 196.8 (d) 0.1968
  17. 17.6.7 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.03 (b) 0.603 (c) 0.0603 (d) 60.3
  18. 18.9.2 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.024 (b) 20.24 (c) 2024 (d) 202.4
  19. 19.0.16 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.656 (b) 0.0656 (c) 6.56 (d) 0.00656
  20. 20.0.55 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0495 (b) 4.95 (c) 0.495 (d) 0.00495
  21. 21.6.9 × 3.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.484 (b) 24.84 (c) 0.2484 (d) 248.4
  22. 22.0.38 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.94 (b) 0.00494 (c) 0.494 (d) 0.0494
  23. 23.0.89 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0445 (b) 0.00445 (c) 4.45 (d) 0.445
  24. 24.2.8 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.056 (b) 5.6 (c) 0.56 (d) 56
  25. 25.2.1 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 924 (b) 0.924 (c) 92.4 (d) 9.24
  26. 26.3.7 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 170.2 (b) 17.02 (c) 0.1702 (d) 1.702
  27. 27.2.4 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.32 (b) 0.432 (c) 432 (d) 43.2
  28. 28.0.93 × 4.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.04371 (b) 4.371 (c) 0.4371 (d) 43.71
  29. 29.7.8 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.68 (b) 468 (c) 0.468 (d) 46.8
  30. 30.2.7 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.43 (b) 0.243 (c) 0.0243 (d) 24.3
  31. 31.0.46 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.368 (b) 0.0368 (c) 3.68 (d) 0.00368
  32. 32.5.8 × 3.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 208.8 (b) 0.2088 (c) 20.88 (d) 2.088
  33. 33.4.2 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 130.2 (b) 13.02 (c) 1302 (d) 1.302
  34. 34.0.74 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0148 (b) 14.8 (c) 1.48 (d) 0.148
  35. 35.0.32 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0096 (b) 9.6 (c) 0.096 (d) 0.96
  36. 36.8.1 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.77 (b) 137.7 (c) 0.1377 (d) 1.377
  37. 37.6.5 × 15 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 97.5 (b) 9.75 (c) 975 (d) 0.975
  38. 38.0.57 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00456 (b) 0.456 (c) 0.0456 (d) 4.56
  39. 39.0.31 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0186 (b) 0.00186 (c) 1.86 (d) 0.186
  40. 40.0.82 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.38 (b) 0.0738 (c) 0.00738 (d) 0.738

Answer key

  1. 2.812
  2. 17.36
  3. 277.3
  4. 15.4
  5. 31.5
  6. 43.4
  7. 1.28
  8. 0.291
  9. 0.372
  10. 0.066
  11. 8.46
  12. 2.28
  13. 9.3
  14. 11.64
  15. 9.57
  16. 19.68
  17. 6.03
  18. 202.4
  19. 0.656
  20. 0.495
  21. 24.84
  22. 0.494
  23. 0.445
  24. 5.6
  25. 92.4
  26. 17.02
  27. 43.2
  28. 4.371
  29. 46.8
  30. 2.43
  31. 0.368
  32. 20.88
  33. 130.2
  34. 1.48
  35. 0.96
  36. 13.77
  37. 97.5
  38. 0.456
  39. 0.186
  40. 0.738

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