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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 415 · 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. 1.0.34 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.38 (b) 0.0238 (c) 0.238 (d) 0.00238
  2. 2.6.2 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 55.8 (b) 0.558 (c) 0.0558 (d) 5.58
  3. 3.0.63 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.41 (b) 0.0441 (c) 0.441 (d) 0.00441
  4. 4.7.6 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 304 (b) 3.04 (c) 30.4 (d) 0.304
  5. 5.0.24 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.072 (b) 0.72 (c) 0.0072 (d) 7.2
  6. 6.0.56 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.224 (b) 0.0224 (c) 2.24 (d) 22.4
  7. 7.5.3 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0212 (b) 0.212 (c) 2.12 (d) 21.2
  8. 8.3.9 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 159.9 (b) 15.99 (c) 1.599 (d) 0.1599
  9. 9.0.74 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.666 (b) 0.00666 (c) 0.0666 (d) 6.66
  10. 10.1.7 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0119 (b) 1.19 (c) 11.9 (d) 0.119
  11. 11.0.96 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 134.4 (b) 13.44 (c) 1.344 (d) 0.1344
  12. 12.4.4 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 39.6 (b) 3.96 (c) 0.396 (d) 396
  13. 13.0.45 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01215 (b) 12.15 (c) 1.215 (d) 0.1215
  14. 14.0.35 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1715 (b) 171.5 (c) 1.715 (d) 17.15
  15. 15.3.1 × 4.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1364 (b) 1.364 (c) 136.4 (d) 13.64
  16. 16.3.7 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.74 (b) 74 (c) 0.074 (d) 7.4
  17. 17.3.8 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.04 (b) 304 (c) 30.4 (d) 0.304
  18. 18.7.7 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 385 (b) 38.5 (c) 3.85 (d) 0.385
  19. 19.2.2 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 28.6 (b) 286 (c) 0.286 (d) 2.86
  20. 20.0.71 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0284 (b) 2.84 (c) 0.284 (d) 0.00284
  21. 21.0.68 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 54.4 (b) 0.544 (c) 0.0544 (d) 5.44
  22. 22.0.76 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0304 (b) 0.00304 (c) 0.304 (d) 3.04
  23. 23.0.39 × 45 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 175.5 (b) 17.55 (c) 0.1755 (d) 1.755
  24. 24.0.86 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 318.2 (b) 31.82 (c) 3.182 (d) 0.3182
  25. 25.7.2 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.216 (b) 2.16 (c) 0.0216 (d) 21.6
  26. 26.0.54 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00486 (b) 0.0486 (c) 4.86 (d) 0.486
  27. 27.8.9 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.34 (b) 0.0534 (c) 53.4 (d) 0.534
  28. 28.0.87 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.22 (b) 0.522 (c) 0.0522 (d) 52.2
  29. 29.0.96 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.88 (b) 0.00288 (c) 0.0288 (d) 0.288
  30. 30.5.7 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 51.3 (b) 5.13 (c) 0.513 (d) 513
  31. 31.0.56 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01848 (b) 0.1848 (c) 1.848 (d) 18.48
  32. 32.3.9 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 66.3 (b) 663 (c) 0.663 (d) 6.63
  33. 33.0.48 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.88 (b) 0.0288 (c) 28.8 (d) 0.288
  34. 34.0.83 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.02822 (b) 2.822 (c) 0.2822 (d) 28.22
  35. 35.6.7 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.73 (b) 1.273 (c) 127.3 (d) 0.1273
  36. 36.0.57 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.456 (b) 4.56 (c) 45.6 (d) 0.0456
  37. 37.5.6 × 2.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1344 (b) 1.344 (c) 13.44 (d) 134.4
  38. 38.0.27 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 97.2 (b) 0.0972 (c) 0.972 (d) 9.72
  39. 39.9.9 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.81 (b) 1881 (c) 188.1 (d) 1.881
  40. 40.3.8 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.228 (b) 22.8 (c) 2.28 (d) 0.0228

Answer key

  1. 0.238
  2. 5.58
  3. 0.441
  4. 30.4
  5. 0.72
  6. 2.24
  7. 2.12
  8. 15.99
  9. 0.666
  10. 1.19
  11. 13.44
  12. 39.6
  13. 1.215
  14. 17.15
  15. 13.64
  16. 7.4
  17. 30.4
  18. 38.5
  19. 28.6
  20. 0.284
  21. 5.44
  22. 0.304
  23. 17.55
  24. 31.82
  25. 2.16
  26. 0.486
  27. 5.34
  28. 5.22
  29. 0.288
  30. 51.3
  31. 1.848
  32. 66.3
  33. 2.88
  34. 2.822
  35. 12.73
  36. 4.56
  37. 13.44
  38. 9.72
  39. 188.1
  40. 2.28

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