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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 421 · 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. 1.9.7 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 194 (b) 1.94 (c) 0.194 (d) 19.4
  2. 2.0.38 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00304 (b) 3.04 (c) 0.304 (d) 0.0304
  3. 3.5.4 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.216 (b) 2.16 (c) 21.6 (d) 216
  4. 4.1.9 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 20.9 (b) 2.09 (c) 0.209 (d) 209
  5. 5.7.6 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 68.4 (b) 0.684 (c) 6.84 (d) 684
  6. 6.9.9 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 79.2 (b) 0.792 (c) 7.92 (d) 792
  7. 7.7.2 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.648 (b) 64.8 (c) 648 (d) 6.48
  8. 8.3.9 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.21 (b) 1.521 (c) 152.1 (d) 1521
  9. 9.0.19 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.95 (b) 0.0095 (c) 9.5 (d) 0.095
  10. 10.5.5 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 38.5 (b) 385 (c) 3.85 (d) 0.385
  11. 11.9.4 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 37.6 (b) 376 (c) 0.376 (d) 3.76
  12. 12.0.21 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.98 (b) 0.0798 (c) 0.798 (d) 79.8
  13. 13.8.9 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 418.3 (b) 41.83 (c) 4.183 (d) 4183
  14. 14.0.27 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.459 (b) 0.0459 (c) 4.59 (d) 0.00459
  15. 15.4.6 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.2 (b) 0.92 (c) 0.0092 (d) 0.092
  16. 16.0.65 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.195 (b) 0.00195 (c) 1.95 (d) 0.0195
  17. 17.9.5 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.85 (b) 0.0285 (c) 28.5 (d) 0.285
  18. 18.6.3 × 35 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 220.5 (b) 22.05 (c) 2.205 (d) 2205
  19. 19.0.33 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0099 (b) 0.99 (c) 0.099 (d) 9.9
  20. 20.1.3 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 39 (b) 0.039 (c) 3.9 (d) 0.39
  21. 21.3.7 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1184 (b) 1.184 (c) 118.4 (d) 11.84
  22. 22.3.1 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.99 (b) 0.899 (c) 899 (d) 89.9
  23. 23.0.13 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0052 (b) 0.00052 (c) 0.052 (d) 0.52
  24. 24.5.8 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.4 (b) 1.74 (c) 174 (d) 0.174
  25. 25.0.21 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.7 (b) 1.47 (c) 0.0147 (d) 0.147
  26. 26.0.56 × 42 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 23.52 (b) 2.352 (c) 0.2352 (d) 235.2
  27. 27.0.68 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.272 (b) 27.2 (c) 0.0272 (d) 2.72
  28. 28.0.37 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.33 (b) 33.3 (c) 0.333 (d) 0.0333
  29. 29.0.74 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 59.2 (b) 0.0592 (c) 0.592 (d) 5.92
  30. 30.0.74 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0296 (b) 0.296 (c) 0.00296 (d) 2.96
  31. 31.0.25 × 35 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0875 (b) 87.5 (c) 8.75 (d) 0.875
  32. 32.0.79 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2923 (b) 0.02923 (c) 29.23 (d) 2.923
  33. 33.0.63 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0567 (b) 0.00567 (c) 5.67 (d) 0.567
  34. 34.2.9 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.6 (b) 0.116 (c) 0.0116 (d) 1.16
  35. 35.2.4 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.16 (b) 0.216 (c) 21.6 (d) 216
  36. 36.7.9 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.553 (b) 55.3 (c) 0.0553 (d) 5.53
  37. 37.0.21 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.4 (b) 0.0084 (c) 0.084 (d) 0.84
  38. 38.1.4 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.8 (b) 0.98 (c) 0.0098 (d) 0.098
  39. 39.8.6 × 42 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3612 (b) 3.612 (c) 361.2 (d) 36.12
  40. 40.8.8 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 149.6 (b) 14.96 (c) 1.496 (d) 1496

Answer key

  1. 19.4
  2. 0.304
  3. 21.6
  4. 20.9
  5. 68.4
  6. 79.2
  7. 64.8
  8. 152.1
  9. 0.95
  10. 38.5
  11. 37.6
  12. 7.98
  13. 418.3
  14. 0.459
  15. 0.92
  16. 0.195
  17. 2.85
  18. 220.5
  19. 0.99
  20. 3.9
  21. 118.4
  22. 89.9
  23. 0.052
  24. 17.4
  25. 1.47
  26. 23.52
  27. 2.72
  28. 3.33
  29. 5.92
  30. 0.296
  31. 8.75
  32. 2.923
  33. 0.567
  34. 1.16
  35. 21.6
  36. 5.53
  37. 0.84
  38. 0.98
  39. 361.2
  40. 149.6

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