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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 455 · 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. 1.6.9 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 82.8 (b) 8.28 (c) 0.0828 (d) 0.828
  2. 2.0.37 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0111 (b) 1.11 (c) 0.111 (d) 11.1
  3. 3.4.7 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 282 (b) 2.82 (c) 28.2 (d) 0.282
  4. 4.0.31 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.79 (b) 0.00279 (c) 0.279 (d) 0.0279
  5. 5.5.3 × 2.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.19 (b) 1.219 (c) 121.9 (d) 0.1219
  6. 6.3.6 × 4.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.92 (b) 1.692 (c) 0.1692 (d) 169.2
  7. 7.4.9 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.47 (b) 0.147 (c) 14.7 (d) 147
  8. 8.8.9 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 142.4 (b) 14.24 (c) 1.424 (d) 1424
  9. 9.2.5 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.25 (b) 12.5 (c) 0.125 (d) 0.0125
  10. 10.0.85 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.03145 (b) 3.145 (c) 0.3145 (d) 31.45
  11. 11.8.4 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2184 (b) 21.84 (c) 2.184 (d) 218.4
  12. 12.9.5 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0285 (b) 2.85 (c) 28.5 (d) 0.285
  13. 13.2.1 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.63 (b) 0.063 (c) 0.0063 (d) 6.3
  14. 14.3.4 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 204 (b) 20.4 (c) 2.04 (d) 0.204
  15. 15.9.5 × 3.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3325 (b) 3.325 (c) 332.5 (d) 33.25
  16. 16.2.4 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 105.6 (b) 10.56 (c) 1056 (d) 1.056
  17. 17.7.1 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1988 (b) 19.88 (c) 1.988 (d) 198.8
  18. 18.0.76 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2812 (b) 28.12 (c) 281.2 (d) 2.812
  19. 19.6.7 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0134 (b) 0.134 (c) 13.4 (d) 1.34
  20. 20.8.1 × 3.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.916 (b) 291.6 (c) 0.2916 (d) 29.16
  21. 21.8.2 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 131.2 (b) 1312 (c) 13.12 (d) 1.312
  22. 22.0.12 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.168 (b) 0.0168 (c) 0.00168 (d) 1.68
  23. 23.9.3 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.651 (b) 6.51 (c) 0.0651 (d) 65.1
  24. 24.8.5 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.615 (b) 16.15 (c) 161.5 (d) 1615
  25. 25.4.1 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.87 (b) 0.0287 (c) 28.7 (d) 0.287
  26. 26.1.7 × 4.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.731 (b) 73.1 (c) 0.0731 (d) 7.31
  27. 27.0.73 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.212 (b) 321.2 (c) 0.3212 (d) 32.12
  28. 28.4.9 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.45 (b) 24.5 (c) 0.0245 (d) 0.245
  29. 29.3.7 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1776 (b) 1.776 (c) 17.76 (d) 177.6
  30. 30.0.32 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.28 (b) 0.928 (c) 0.0928 (d) 0.00928
  31. 31.2.3 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.44 (b) 64.4 (c) 0.644 (d) 0.0644
  32. 32.4.7 × 4.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2021 (b) 20.21 (c) 202.1 (d) 2.021
  33. 33.9.8 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 45.08 (b) 4.508 (c) 0.4508 (d) 450.8
  34. 34.1.7 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.119 (b) 1.19 (c) 11.9 (d) 0.0119
  35. 35.1.9 × 2.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.437 (b) 4.37 (c) 43.7 (d) 0.0437
  36. 36.0.27 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.42 (b) 0.01242 (c) 1.242 (d) 0.1242
  37. 37.0.63 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.01 (b) 0.1701 (c) 170.1 (d) 1.701
  38. 38.1.8 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.576 (b) 57.6 (c) 5.76 (d) 576
  39. 39.0.13 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00351 (b) 0.0351 (c) 3.51 (d) 0.351
  40. 40.0.41 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.164 (b) 1.64 (c) 0.0164 (d) 0.00164

Answer key

  1. 8.28
  2. 1.11
  3. 28.2
  4. 0.279
  5. 12.19
  6. 16.92
  7. 14.7
  8. 142.4
  9. 1.25
  10. 3.145
  11. 218.4
  12. 2.85
  13. 0.63
  14. 20.4
  15. 33.25
  16. 105.6
  17. 198.8
  18. 28.12
  19. 1.34
  20. 29.16
  21. 131.2
  22. 0.168
  23. 6.51
  24. 161.5
  25. 2.87
  26. 7.31
  27. 32.12
  28. 2.45
  29. 17.76
  30. 0.928
  31. 6.44
  32. 20.21
  33. 45.08
  34. 1.19
  35. 4.37
  36. 1.242
  37. 17.01
  38. 57.6
  39. 0.351
  40. 0.164

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