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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 433 · 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. 1.0.28 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0336 (b) 33.6 (c) 3.36 (d) 0.336
  2. 2.4.7 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.82 (b) 0.0282 (c) 0.282 (d) 28.2
  3. 3.5.6 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.512 (b) 151.2 (c) 1512 (d) 15.12
  4. 4.0.36 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.476 (b) 147.6 (c) 14.76 (d) 0.1476
  5. 5.0.96 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2592 (b) 2.592 (c) 259.2 (d) 25.92
  6. 6.4.4 × 2.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1012 (b) 10.12 (c) 101.2 (d) 1.012
  7. 7.4.6 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.4 (b) 1.84 (c) 0.184 (d) 184
  8. 8.0.89 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.78 (b) 0.178 (c) 0.0178 (d) 17.8
  9. 9.0.84 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0336 (b) 3.36 (c) 0.336 (d) 0.00336
  10. 10.6.7 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 603 (b) 0.603 (c) 6.03 (d) 60.3
  11. 11.0.55 × 43 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 23.65 (b) 0.2365 (c) 2.365 (d) 236.5
  12. 12.0.81 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.67 (b) 0.567 (c) 0.0567 (d) 0.00567
  13. 13.0.26 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 28.6 (b) 0.0286 (c) 2.86 (d) 0.286
  14. 14.0.28 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0336 (b) 0.00336 (c) 3.36 (d) 0.336
  15. 15.7.6 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 30.4 (b) 0.0304 (c) 0.304 (d) 3.04
  16. 16.2.8 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.6 (b) 56 (c) 0.56 (d) 0.056
  17. 17.2.9 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.174 (b) 1.74 (c) 17.4 (d) 174
  18. 18.8.2 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.246 (b) 24.6 (c) 0.0246 (d) 2.46
  19. 19.7.7 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.54 (b) 154 (c) 0.154 (d) 15.4
  20. 20.0.63 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.315 (b) 0.0315 (c) 0.00315 (d) 3.15
  21. 21.4.1 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 69.7 (b) 0.697 (c) 697 (d) 6.97
  22. 22.6.2 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.124 (b) 124 (c) 1.24 (d) 12.4
  23. 23.0.67 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0737 (b) 73.7 (c) 7.37 (d) 0.737
  24. 24.7.6 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2204 (b) 22.04 (c) 220.4 (d) 2.204
  25. 25.0.86 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.76 (b) 0.1376 (c) 0.01376 (d) 1.376
  26. 26.3.2 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.064 (b) 0.64 (c) 6.4 (d) 0.0064
  27. 27.0.36 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.72 (b) 0.0072 (c) 0.072 (d) 7.2
  28. 28.9.9 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 29.7 (b) 297 (c) 0.297 (d) 2.97
  29. 29.4.7 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0141 (b) 14.1 (c) 0.141 (d) 1.41
  30. 30.5.9 × 3.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2242 (b) 22.42 (c) 2.242 (d) 224.2
  31. 31.7.9 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.96 (b) 189.6 (c) 1.896 (d) 1896
  32. 32.0.29 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00232 (b) 0.0232 (c) 0.232 (d) 2.32
  33. 33.7.1 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.97 (b) 0.497 (c) 0.0497 (d) 49.7
  34. 34.1.7 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.085 (b) 8.5 (c) 0.85 (d) 0.0085
  35. 35.0.37 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0222 (b) 2.22 (c) 0.222 (d) 22.2
  36. 36.2.1 × 2.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 50.4 (b) 0.504 (c) 0.0504 (d) 5.04
  37. 37.0.63 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.378 (b) 0.00378 (c) 3.78 (d) 0.0378
  38. 38.1.5 × 2.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.345 (b) 34.5 (c) 3.45 (d) 0.0345
  39. 39.0.79 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0395 (b) 3.95 (c) 0.00395 (d) 0.395
  40. 40.1.4 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.28 (b) 28 (c) 0.028 (d) 2.8

Answer key

  1. 3.36
  2. 2.82
  3. 151.2
  4. 14.76
  5. 25.92
  6. 10.12
  7. 18.4
  8. 1.78
  9. 0.336
  10. 60.3
  11. 23.65
  12. 0.567
  13. 2.86
  14. 0.336
  15. 3.04
  16. 5.6
  17. 17.4
  18. 2.46
  19. 15.4
  20. 0.315
  21. 69.7
  22. 12.4
  23. 7.37
  24. 22.04
  25. 1.376
  26. 0.64
  27. 0.72
  28. 29.7
  29. 1.41
  30. 22.42
  31. 189.6
  32. 0.232
  33. 4.97
  34. 0.85
  35. 2.22
  36. 5.04
  37. 0.378
  38. 3.45
  39. 0.395
  40. 2.8

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