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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 439 · 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. 1.0.96 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 259.2 (b) 2.592 (c) 0.2592 (d) 25.92
  2. 2.0.18 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.108 (b) 1.08 (c) 0.0108 (d) 0.00108
  3. 3.3.6 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 32.4 (b) 0.0324 (c) 0.324 (d) 3.24
  4. 4.0.96 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.68 (b) 0.768 (c) 0.00768 (d) 0.0768
  5. 5.7.9 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.316 (b) 0.0316 (c) 3.16 (d) 31.6
  6. 6.0.77 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.02233 (b) 0.2233 (c) 2.233 (d) 22.33
  7. 7.0.93 × 4.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.04092 (b) 4.092 (c) 40.92 (d) 0.4092
  8. 8.0.93 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.302 (b) 0.01302 (c) 13.02 (d) 0.1302
  9. 9.0.92 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.552 (b) 55.2 (c) 0.0552 (d) 5.52
  10. 10.1.8 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.108 (b) 1.08 (c) 0.0108 (d) 10.8
  11. 11.4.9 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 235.2 (b) 23.52 (c) 0.2352 (d) 2.352
  12. 12.0.51 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.89 (b) 198.9 (c) 1.989 (d) 0.1989
  13. 13.9.8 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0392 (b) 39.2 (c) 3.92 (d) 0.392
  14. 14.0.68 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0408 (b) 0.408 (c) 0.00408 (d) 4.08
  15. 15.0.84 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.24 (b) 0.0924 (c) 0.924 (d) 0.00924
  16. 16.3.8 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.76 (b) 7.6 (c) 0.0076 (d) 0.076
  17. 17.0.66 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.88 (b) 0.1188 (c) 1.188 (d) 0.01188
  18. 18.7.9 × 2.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1896 (b) 18.96 (c) 189.6 (d) 1.896
  19. 19.0.29 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.61 (b) 0.0261 (c) 0.261 (d) 26.1
  20. 20.9.9 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.97 (b) 0.297 (c) 29.7 (d) 297
  21. 21.7.3 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.19 (b) 21.9 (c) 219 (d) 0.219
  22. 22.0.43 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.258 (b) 0.00258 (c) 2.58 (d) 0.0258
  23. 23.0.25 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.25 (b) 0.225 (c) 0.0225 (d) 0.00225
  24. 24.3.7 × 35 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 129.5 (b) 1.295 (c) 12.95 (d) 1295
  25. 25.0.53 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.219 (b) 121.9 (c) 12.19 (d) 0.1219
  26. 26.3.1 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.155 (b) 1.55 (c) 155 (d) 15.5
  27. 27.0.23 × 43 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 98.9 (b) 0.989 (c) 9.89 (d) 0.0989
  28. 28.1.8 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.162 (b) 1.62 (c) 16.2 (d) 0.0162
  29. 29.9.3 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 38.13 (b) 3.813 (c) 0.3813 (d) 381.3
  30. 30.0.79 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 37.92 (b) 379.2 (c) 0.3792 (d) 3.792
  31. 31.0.12 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.04 (b) 20.4 (c) 0.204 (d) 0.0204
  32. 32.6.2 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.6 (b) 1.86 (c) 186 (d) 0.186
  33. 33.0.22 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.98 (b) 0.0198 (c) 19.8 (d) 0.198
  34. 34.0.22 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00176 (b) 1.76 (c) 0.0176 (d) 0.176
  35. 35.1.3 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.026 (b) 0.0026 (c) 0.26 (d) 2.6
  36. 36.0.52 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01612 (b) 16.12 (c) 1.612 (d) 0.1612
  37. 37.4.5 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.405 (b) 405 (c) 40.5 (d) 4.05
  38. 38.5.7 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 22.8 (b) 0.228 (c) 228 (d) 2.28
  39. 39.0.82 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01558 (b) 15.58 (c) 1.558 (d) 0.1558
  40. 40.2.1 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0105 (b) 1.05 (c) 0.105 (d) 10.5

Answer key

  1. 25.92
  2. 0.108
  3. 3.24
  4. 0.768
  5. 3.16
  6. 2.233
  7. 4.092
  8. 1.302
  9. 5.52
  10. 1.08
  11. 23.52
  12. 19.89
  13. 3.92
  14. 0.408
  15. 0.924
  16. 0.76
  17. 1.188
  18. 18.96
  19. 2.61
  20. 29.7
  21. 21.9
  22. 0.258
  23. 0.225
  24. 129.5
  25. 12.19
  26. 15.5
  27. 9.89
  28. 1.62
  29. 38.13
  30. 37.92
  31. 2.04
  32. 18.6
  33. 1.98
  34. 0.176
  35. 0.26
  36. 1.612
  37. 40.5
  38. 22.8
  39. 1.558
  40. 1.05

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