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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 468 · 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. 1.6.4 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0256 (b) 25.6 (c) 2.56 (d) 0.256
  2. 2.0.36 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 79.2 (b) 0.792 (c) 7.92 (d) 0.0792
  3. 3.0.98 × 2.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.254 (b) 22.54 (c) 0.2254 (d) 0.02254
  4. 4.6.3 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 28.98 (b) 289.8 (c) 2.898 (d) 0.2898
  5. 5.6.5 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 20.15 (b) 201.5 (c) 2015 (d) 2.015
  6. 6.8.3 × 3.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.905 (b) 0.2905 (c) 290.5 (d) 29.05
  7. 7.0.96 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.112 (b) 211.2 (c) 0.2112 (d) 21.12
  8. 8.0.94 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.92 (b) 169.2 (c) 1.692 (d) 0.1692
  9. 9.1.2 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.336 (b) 33.6 (c) 3.36 (d) 336
  10. 10.8.3 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 174.3 (b) 1.743 (c) 0.1743 (d) 17.43
  11. 11.0.19 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.12 (b) 91.2 (c) 0.912 (d) 0.0912
  12. 12.9.1 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.55 (b) 0.455 (c) 45.5 (d) 0.0455
  13. 13.4.7 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.094 (b) 0.0094 (c) 9.4 (d) 0.94
  14. 14.0.26 × 4.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01118 (b) 1.118 (c) 11.18 (d) 0.1118
  15. 15.2.1 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.189 (b) 18.9 (c) 1.89 (d) 189
  16. 16.4.6 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.4 (b) 0.184 (c) 184 (d) 1.84
  17. 17.5.4 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 140.4 (b) 14.04 (c) 1404 (d) 1.404
  18. 18.6.3 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 50.4 (b) 0.0504 (c) 5.04 (d) 0.504
  19. 19.9.7 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.291 (b) 291 (c) 2.91 (d) 29.1
  20. 20.7.7 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.62 (b) 0.462 (c) 46.2 (d) 462
  21. 21.0.77 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0308 (b) 30.8 (c) 0.308 (d) 3.08
  22. 22.2.4 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 43.2 (b) 0.432 (c) 432 (d) 4.32
  23. 23.0.97 × 15 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.455 (b) 145.5 (c) 0.1455 (d) 14.55
  24. 24.0.33 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.462 (b) 4.62 (c) 0.0462 (d) 46.2
  25. 25.0.67 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.469 (b) 4.69 (c) 0.0469 (d) 0.00469
  26. 26.6.1 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.928 (b) 0.2928 (c) 29.28 (d) 292.8
  27. 27.0.33 × 4.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1551 (b) 1.551 (c) 0.01551 (d) 15.51
  28. 28.1.9 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.14 (b) 0.114 (c) 114 (d) 11.4
  29. 29.6.4 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.84 (b) 0.384 (c) 384 (d) 38.4
  30. 30.0.91 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0455 (b) 0.455 (c) 0.00455 (d) 4.55
  31. 31.9.3 × 3.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 29.76 (b) 0.2976 (c) 2.976 (d) 297.6
  32. 32.0.55 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0275 (b) 2.75 (c) 0.275 (d) 0.00275
  33. 33.3.3 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.198 (b) 1.98 (c) 19.8 (d) 198
  34. 34.0.75 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0225 (b) 22.5 (c) 2.25 (d) 0.225
  35. 35.5.3 × 3.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2014 (b) 20.14 (c) 201.4 (d) 2.014
  36. 36.1.2 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.588 (b) 5.88 (c) 588 (d) 58.8
  37. 37.7.6 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 304 (b) 3.04 (c) 0.304 (d) 30.4
  38. 38.7.7 × 35 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 269.5 (b) 2695 (c) 2.695 (d) 26.95
  39. 39.0.98 × 2.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2156 (b) 21.56 (c) 0.02156 (d) 2.156
  40. 40.0.58 × 2.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01392 (b) 1.392 (c) 13.92 (d) 0.1392

Answer key

  1. 2.56
  2. 7.92
  3. 2.254
  4. 28.98
  5. 201.5
  6. 29.05
  7. 21.12
  8. 16.92
  9. 33.6
  10. 17.43
  11. 9.12
  12. 4.55
  13. 0.94
  14. 1.118
  15. 18.9
  16. 18.4
  17. 140.4
  18. 5.04
  19. 29.1
  20. 46.2
  21. 3.08
  22. 43.2
  23. 14.55
  24. 4.62
  25. 0.469
  26. 29.28
  27. 1.551
  28. 11.4
  29. 38.4
  30. 0.455
  31. 29.76
  32. 0.275
  33. 19.8
  34. 2.25
  35. 20.14
  36. 58.8
  37. 30.4
  38. 269.5
  39. 2.156
  40. 1.392

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