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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 432 · 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. 1.1.4 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 22.4 (b) 2.24 (c) 224 (d) 0.224
  2. 2.0.27 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.9 (b) 0.189 (c) 1.89 (d) 0.0189
  3. 3.3.7 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0222 (b) 22.2 (c) 0.222 (d) 2.22
  4. 4.9.7 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 135.8 (b) 13.58 (c) 1358 (d) 1.358
  5. 5.2.6 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 127.4 (b) 12.74 (c) 1274 (d) 1.274
  6. 6.0.78 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 28.08 (b) 280.8 (c) 0.2808 (d) 2.808
  7. 7.0.49 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 142.1 (b) 0.1421 (c) 1.421 (d) 14.21
  8. 8.0.78 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.6 (b) 1.56 (c) 0.0156 (d) 0.156
  9. 9.0.44 × 4.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.48 (b) 0.01848 (c) 0.1848 (d) 1.848
  10. 10.5.1 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1836 (b) 18.36 (c) 183.6 (d) 1.836
  11. 11.0.71 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0142 (b) 0.142 (c) 14.2 (d) 1.42
  12. 12.0.33 × 2.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.25 (b) 0.00825 (c) 0.0825 (d) 0.825
  13. 13.0.84 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.28 (b) 142.8 (c) 0.1428 (d) 1.428
  14. 14.0.25 × 4.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1075 (b) 1.075 (c) 10.75 (d) 0.01075
  15. 15.7.1 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1349 (b) 1.349 (c) 13.49 (d) 134.9
  16. 16.0.52 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 98.8 (b) 9.88 (c) 0.0988 (d) 0.988
  17. 17.0.26 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0234 (b) 0.00234 (c) 2.34 (d) 0.234
  18. 18.1.9 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.23 (b) 323 (c) 0.323 (d) 32.3
  19. 19.4.3 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.31 (b) 0.0731 (c) 73.1 (d) 0.731
  20. 20.6.3 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 233.1 (b) 2.331 (c) 23.31 (d) 0.2331
  21. 21.0.44 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 39.6 (b) 0.396 (c) 3.96 (d) 0.0396
  22. 22.8.4 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.32 (b) 1932 (c) 1.932 (d) 193.2
  23. 23.0.29 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.334 (b) 0.1334 (c) 0.01334 (d) 13.34
  24. 24.3.6 × 2.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.28 (b) 0.828 (c) 82.8 (d) 0.0828
  25. 25.1.4 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 30.8 (b) 3.08 (c) 0.308 (d) 308
  26. 26.0.71 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.911 (b) 291.1 (c) 0.2911 (d) 29.11
  27. 27.7.9 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 31.6 (b) 0.316 (c) 316 (d) 3.16
  28. 28.5.4 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.78 (b) 0.0378 (c) 37.8 (d) 0.378
  29. 29.0.62 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.558 (b) 5.58 (c) 0.0558 (d) 55.8
  30. 30.6.2 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.86 (b) 0.0186 (c) 0.186 (d) 18.6
  31. 31.5.3 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 143.1 (b) 14.31 (c) 1.431 (d) 0.1431
  32. 32.0.69 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 62.1 (b) 0.621 (c) 6.21 (d) 0.0621
  33. 33.1.3 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.273 (b) 27.3 (c) 0.0273 (d) 2.73
  34. 34.5.9 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.177 (b) 177 (c) 17.7 (d) 1.77
  35. 35.2.2 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.396 (b) 396 (c) 3.96 (d) 39.6
  36. 36.0.94 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26.32 (b) 0.2632 (c) 263.2 (d) 2.632
  37. 37.0.51 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0408 (b) 0.408 (c) 4.08 (d) 40.8
  38. 38.5.8 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.116 (b) 1.16 (c) 11.6 (d) 116
  39. 39.8.3 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2822 (b) 28.22 (c) 2.822 (d) 282.2
  40. 40.8.8 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.56 (b) 0.1056 (c) 1.056 (d) 105.6

Answer key

  1. 22.4
  2. 1.89
  3. 2.22
  4. 135.8
  5. 127.4
  6. 28.08
  7. 14.21
  8. 1.56
  9. 1.848
  10. 183.6
  11. 1.42
  12. 0.825
  13. 14.28
  14. 1.075
  15. 134.9
  16. 9.88
  17. 0.234
  18. 32.3
  19. 7.31
  20. 23.31
  21. 3.96
  22. 193.2
  23. 1.334
  24. 8.28
  25. 30.8
  26. 29.11
  27. 31.6
  28. 3.78
  29. 5.58
  30. 1.86
  31. 14.31
  32. 6.21
  33. 2.73
  34. 17.7
  35. 39.6
  36. 26.32
  37. 4.08
  38. 11.6
  39. 28.22
  40. 10.56

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