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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 465 · 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. 1.5.4 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 216 (b) 0.216 (c) 21.6 (d) 2.16
  2. 2.0.93 × 4.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3906 (b) 39.06 (c) 3.906 (d) 0.03906
  3. 3.8.1 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.82 (b) 1782 (c) 178.2 (d) 1.782
  4. 4.9.6 × 4.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 42.24 (b) 0.4224 (c) 422.4 (d) 4.224
  5. 5.4.9 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.94 (b) 0.0294 (c) 29.4 (d) 0.294
  6. 6.7.9 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 395 (b) 0.395 (c) 39.5 (d) 3.95
  7. 7.0.64 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00384 (b) 0.384 (c) 3.84 (d) 0.0384
  8. 8.7.4 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 296 (b) 0.296 (c) 2.96 (d) 29.6
  9. 9.2.7 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0081 (b) 8.1 (c) 0.081 (d) 0.81
  10. 10.0.67 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0335 (b) 3.35 (c) 33.5 (d) 0.335
  11. 11.0.43 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.58 (b) 0.0258 (c) 0.00258 (d) 0.258
  12. 12.0.35 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.45 (b) 0.245 (c) 0.0245 (d) 24.5
  13. 13.0.26 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.08 (b) 0.208 (c) 0.0208 (d) 20.8
  14. 14.0.36 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.28 (b) 82.8 (c) 0.0828 (d) 0.828
  15. 15.0.89 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.67 (b) 0.0267 (c) 26.7 (d) 0.267
  16. 16.6.1 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.305 (b) 3.05 (c) 0.0305 (d) 30.5
  17. 17.0.13 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.37 (b) 0.00637 (c) 0.0637 (d) 0.637
  18. 18.2.2 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 24.2 (b) 2.42 (c) 0.242 (d) 242
  19. 19.0.77 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00616 (b) 6.16 (c) 0.0616 (d) 0.616
  20. 20.6.9 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.552 (b) 5.52 (c) 55.2 (d) 0.0552
  21. 21.5.9 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 413 (b) 41.3 (c) 4.13 (d) 0.413
  22. 22.5.7 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.28 (b) 22.8 (c) 228 (d) 0.228
  23. 23.0.94 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.692 (b) 16.92 (c) 169.2 (d) 0.1692
  24. 24.3.3 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 297 (b) 29.7 (c) 0.297 (d) 2.97
  25. 25.1.3 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.39 (b) 3.9 (c) 0.0039 (d) 0.039
  26. 26.0.87 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.174 (b) 0.0174 (c) 1.74 (d) 17.4
  27. 27.0.77 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.385 (b) 38.5 (c) 0.0385 (d) 3.85
  28. 28.9.9 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.366 (b) 33.66 (c) 0.3366 (d) 336.6
  29. 29.0.83 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00664 (b) 0.0664 (c) 6.64 (d) 0.664
  30. 30.6.2 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.24 (b) 0.124 (c) 12.4 (d) 124
  31. 31.0.79 × 34 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.686 (b) 268.6 (c) 0.2686 (d) 26.86
  32. 32.3.8 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 91.2 (b) 0.912 (c) 9.12 (d) 912
  33. 33.4.2 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.32 (b) 1932 (c) 1.932 (d) 193.2
  34. 34.0.52 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00416 (b) 0.416 (c) 4.16 (d) 0.0416
  35. 35.0.33 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 72.6 (b) 0.726 (c) 0.0726 (d) 7.26
  36. 36.0.66 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.32 (b) 0.132 (c) 13.2 (d) 0.0132
  37. 37.9.8 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.508 (b) 45.08 (c) 450.8 (d) 0.4508
  38. 38.0.82 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.164 (b) 0.0164 (c) 0.00164 (d) 1.64
  39. 39.5.3 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1113 (b) 1.113 (c) 11.13 (d) 111.3
  40. 40.0.35 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.65 (b) 66.5 (c) 0.665 (d) 0.0665

Answer key

  1. 21.6
  2. 3.906
  3. 178.2
  4. 42.24
  5. 2.94
  6. 39.5
  7. 0.384
  8. 29.6
  9. 0.81
  10. 3.35
  11. 0.258
  12. 2.45
  13. 2.08
  14. 8.28
  15. 2.67
  16. 3.05
  17. 0.637
  18. 24.2
  19. 0.616
  20. 5.52
  21. 41.3
  22. 22.8
  23. 16.92
  24. 29.7
  25. 0.39
  26. 1.74
  27. 3.85
  28. 33.66
  29. 0.664
  30. 12.4
  31. 26.86
  32. 91.2
  33. 193.2
  34. 0.416
  35. 7.26
  36. 1.32
  37. 45.08
  38. 0.164
  39. 111.3
  40. 6.65

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