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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 471 · 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. 1.0.42 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.294 (b) 2.94 (c) 29.4 (d) 0.0294
  2. 2.0.84 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.04 (b) 0.504 (c) 50.4 (d) 0.0504
  3. 3.4.7 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.162 (b) 0.2162 (c) 216.2 (d) 21.62
  4. 4.0.83 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2656 (b) 26.56 (c) 265.6 (d) 2.656
  5. 5.0.73 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00292 (b) 0.292 (c) 0.0292 (d) 2.92
  6. 6.7.5 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.325 (b) 232.5 (c) 2325 (d) 23.25
  7. 7.0.33 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.52 (b) 0.1452 (c) 145.2 (d) 1.452
  8. 8.9.1 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.639 (b) 26.39 (c) 0.2639 (d) 263.9
  9. 9.4.8 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 288 (b) 28.8 (c) 2.88 (d) 0.288
  10. 10.1.9 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.4 (b) 114 (c) 0.114 (d) 1.14
  11. 11.4.2 × 43 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1806 (b) 1.806 (c) 18.06 (d) 180.6
  12. 12.0.59 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0236 (b) 0.236 (c) 23.6 (d) 2.36
  13. 13.6.5 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.455 (b) 455 (c) 4.55 (d) 45.5
  14. 14.0.41 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.3 (b) 0.123 (c) 0.0123 (d) 1.23
  15. 15.3.9 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.12 (b) 31.2 (c) 0.312 (d) 312
  16. 16.0.33 × 42 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.386 (b) 138.6 (c) 13.86 (d) 0.1386
  17. 17.3.5 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 171.5 (b) 17.15 (c) 1.715 (d) 1715
  18. 18.9.1 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 637 (b) 6.37 (c) 63.7 (d) 0.637
  19. 19.1.9 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.2 (b) 0.0152 (c) 1.52 (d) 0.152
  20. 20.9.8 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 39.2 (b) 0.392 (c) 0.0392 (d) 3.92
  21. 21.5.7 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 22.8 (b) 0.228 (c) 228 (d) 2.28
  22. 22.1.7 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0034 (b) 0.034 (c) 0.34 (d) 3.4
  23. 23.8.7 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.435 (b) 43.5 (c) 435 (d) 4.35
  24. 24.0.59 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.36 (b) 0.0236 (c) 0.00236 (d) 0.236
  25. 25.0.71 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0497 (b) 4.97 (c) 0.497 (d) 0.00497
  26. 26.0.62 × 42 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.604 (b) 0.2604 (c) 26.04 (d) 260.4
  27. 27.0.26 × 3.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.832 (b) 8.32 (c) 0.00832 (d) 0.0832
  28. 28.3.4 × 3.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.224 (b) 0.1224 (c) 122.4 (d) 12.24
  29. 29.0.28 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.224 (b) 2.24 (c) 0.00224 (d) 0.0224
  30. 30.0.82 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0656 (b) 0.656 (c) 0.00656 (d) 6.56
  31. 31.0.87 × 2.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01914 (b) 1.914 (c) 0.1914 (d) 19.14
  32. 32.0.21 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0189 (b) 0.189 (c) 1.89 (d) 18.9
  33. 33.0.16 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.12 (b) 0.112 (c) 0.0112 (d) 11.2
  34. 34.0.18 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0126 (b) 0.126 (c) 1.26 (d) 12.6
  35. 35.3.3 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.584 (b) 0.1584 (c) 15.84 (d) 158.4
  36. 36.1.9 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.532 (b) 5.32 (c) 53.2 (d) 0.0532
  37. 37.5.8 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 34.8 (b) 3.48 (c) 348 (d) 0.348
  38. 38.8.3 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 66.4 (b) 0.664 (c) 6.64 (d) 0.0664
  39. 39.7.5 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.75 (b) 1.275 (c) 127.5 (d) 1275
  40. 40.6.7 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.747 (b) 27.47 (c) 274.7 (d) 2747

Answer key

  1. 2.94
  2. 5.04
  3. 21.62
  4. 26.56
  5. 0.292
  6. 232.5
  7. 14.52
  8. 26.39
  9. 28.8
  10. 11.4
  11. 180.6
  12. 2.36
  13. 45.5
  14. 1.23
  15. 31.2
  16. 13.86
  17. 171.5
  18. 63.7
  19. 1.52
  20. 3.92
  21. 22.8
  22. 0.34
  23. 43.5
  24. 0.236
  25. 0.497
  26. 26.04
  27. 0.832
  28. 12.24
  29. 0.224
  30. 0.656
  31. 1.914
  32. 1.89
  33. 1.12
  34. 1.26
  35. 15.84
  36. 5.32
  37. 34.8
  38. 6.64
  39. 127.5
  40. 274.7

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