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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 423 · 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. 1.0.39 × 25 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.75 (b) 0.975 (c) 0.0975 (d) 97.5
  2. 2.2.7 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 432 (b) 4.32 (c) 43.2 (d) 0.432
  3. 3.6.7 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.469 (b) 4.69 (c) 0.0469 (d) 46.9
  4. 4.0.13 × 2.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.12 (b) 0.00312 (c) 0.312 (d) 0.0312
  5. 5.1.2 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.084 (b) 84 (c) 8.4 (d) 0.84
  6. 6.7.3 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3504 (b) 3.504 (c) 35.04 (d) 350.4
  7. 7.0.22 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00132 (b) 0.0132 (c) 1.32 (d) 0.132
  8. 8.4.6 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.276 (b) 2.76 (c) 27.6 (d) 276
  9. 9.0.19 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.114 (b) 11.4 (c) 1.14 (d) 0.0114
  10. 10.2.3 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.299 (b) 2.99 (c) 299 (d) 29.9
  11. 11.3.1 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.72 (b) 0.0372 (c) 37.2 (d) 0.372
  12. 12.0.81 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0648 (b) 6.48 (c) 0.648 (d) 0.00648
  13. 13.7.3 × 4.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3212 (b) 32.12 (c) 321.2 (d) 3.212
  14. 14.4.8 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 22.56 (b) 225.6 (c) 2256 (d) 2.256
  15. 15.0.93 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.79 (b) 0.0279 (c) 27.9 (d) 0.279
  16. 16.3.1 × 3.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.85 (b) 0.1085 (c) 1.085 (d) 108.5
  17. 17.2.2 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.76 (b) 17.6 (c) 0.176 (d) 176
  18. 18.4.5 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.485 (b) 148.5 (c) 1485 (d) 14.85
  19. 19.3.3 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.66 (b) 66 (c) 0.066 (d) 6.6
  20. 20.9.2 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.552 (b) 55.2 (c) 5.52 (d) 552
  21. 21.9.7 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2716 (b) 27.16 (c) 2.716 (d) 271.6
  22. 22.0.83 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.166 (b) 0.0166 (c) 0.00166 (d) 1.66
  23. 23.7.3 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.292 (b) 292 (c) 29.2 (d) 2.92
  24. 24.0.54 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.78 (b) 0.378 (c) 0.0378 (d) 0.00378
  25. 25.3.3 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.24 (b) 92.4 (c) 0.924 (d) 0.0924
  26. 26.8.6 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 344 (b) 0.344 (c) 34.4 (d) 3.44
  27. 27.0.24 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.216 (b) 2.16 (c) 21.6 (d) 0.0216
  28. 28.9.6 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.824 (b) 182.4 (c) 18.24 (d) 0.1824
  29. 29.4.6 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.38 (b) 0.0138 (c) 0.138 (d) 13.8
  30. 30.6.6 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 31.68 (b) 316.8 (c) 3168 (d) 3.168
  31. 31.0.27 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.35 (b) 0.0135 (c) 0.00135 (d) 0.135
  32. 32.0.21 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.147 (b) 0.00147 (c) 0.0147 (d) 1.47
  33. 33.5.8 × 43 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 249.4 (b) 24.94 (c) 2.494 (d) 2494
  34. 34.0.68 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.428 (b) 0.1428 (c) 142.8 (d) 14.28
  35. 35.4.1 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.92 (b) 49.2 (c) 0.492 (d) 492
  36. 36.0.79 × 25 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.75 (b) 0.1975 (c) 197.5 (d) 1.975
  37. 37.0.67 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.68 (b) 0.0268 (c) 0.268 (d) 0.00268
  38. 38.0.64 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.192 (b) 1.92 (c) 0.0192 (d) 19.2
  39. 39.0.33 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00231 (b) 0.231 (c) 0.0231 (d) 2.31
  40. 40.8.3 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.166 (b) 1.66 (c) 16.6 (d) 166

Answer key

  1. 9.75
  2. 43.2
  3. 4.69
  4. 0.312
  5. 8.4
  6. 350.4
  7. 0.132
  8. 27.6
  9. 1.14
  10. 29.9
  11. 3.72
  12. 0.648
  13. 32.12
  14. 225.6
  15. 2.79
  16. 10.85
  17. 17.6
  18. 148.5
  19. 6.6
  20. 55.2
  21. 271.6
  22. 0.166
  23. 29.2
  24. 0.378
  25. 9.24
  26. 34.4
  27. 2.16
  28. 18.24
  29. 1.38
  30. 316.8
  31. 0.135
  32. 0.147
  33. 249.4
  34. 14.28
  35. 49.2
  36. 19.75
  37. 0.268
  38. 1.92
  39. 0.231
  40. 16.6

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