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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 472 · 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 × 42 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2688 (b) 26.88 (c) 268.8 (d) 2.688
  2. 2.8.8 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.144 (b) 0.1144 (c) 11.44 (d) 114.4
  3. 3.8.3 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.743 (b) 1743 (c) 17.43 (d) 174.3
  4. 4.7.9 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.081 (b) 30.81 (c) 0.3081 (d) 308.1
  5. 5.2.3 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.98 (b) 0.598 (c) 59.8 (d) 0.0598
  6. 6.2.8 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.56 (b) 0.0056 (c) 5.6 (d) 0.056
  7. 7.0.93 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.44 (b) 0.0744 (c) 0.00744 (d) 0.744
  8. 8.2.4 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0648 (b) 0.648 (c) 6.48 (d) 64.8
  9. 9.7.2 × 4.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3168 (b) 316.8 (c) 3.168 (d) 31.68
  10. 10.3.4 × 4.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.28 (b) 142.8 (c) 0.1428 (d) 1.428
  11. 11.7.7 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 53.9 (b) 5.39 (c) 0.0539 (d) 0.539
  12. 12.3.9 × 42 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.38 (b) 163.8 (c) 1638 (d) 1.638
  13. 13.0.19 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.28 (b) 22.8 (c) 0.228 (d) 0.0228
  14. 14.2.4 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.168 (b) 1.68 (c) 16.8 (d) 168
  15. 15.0.34 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.06 (b) 0.0306 (c) 0.306 (d) 30.6
  16. 16.4.2 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.4 (b) 84 (c) 0.084 (d) 0.84
  17. 17.0.78 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3042 (b) 3.042 (c) 30.42 (d) 304.2
  18. 18.8.6 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 34.4 (b) 0.344 (c) 344 (d) 3.44
  19. 19.0.89 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00534 (b) 0.534 (c) 0.0534 (d) 5.34
  20. 20.5.9 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.7 (b) 1.77 (c) 0.177 (d) 177
  21. 21.2.3 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.9 (b) 0.069 (c) 69 (d) 0.69
  22. 22.0.19 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.7 (b) 0.0057 (c) 0.57 (d) 0.057
  23. 23.0.89 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2581 (b) 2.581 (c) 25.81 (d) 258.1
  24. 24.0.36 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.252 (b) 25.2 (c) 2.52 (d) 0.0252
  25. 25.3.9 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0195 (b) 0.195 (c) 19.5 (d) 1.95
  26. 26.0.25 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.25 (b) 0.225 (c) 22.5 (d) 0.0225
  27. 27.8.1 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.05 (b) 0.405 (c) 40.5 (d) 0.0405
  28. 28.0.34 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0068 (b) 0.68 (c) 0.00068 (d) 0.068
  29. 29.0.66 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.8 (b) 0.198 (c) 0.0198 (d) 1.98
  30. 30.0.58 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0174 (b) 1.74 (c) 0.174 (d) 17.4
  31. 31.0.31 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.24 (b) 0.00124 (c) 0.124 (d) 0.0124
  32. 32.0.88 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.36 (b) 1.936 (c) 0.1936 (d) 193.6
  33. 33.2.4 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1056 (b) 10.56 (c) 1.056 (d) 105.6
  34. 34.8.3 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.079 (b) 0.1079 (c) 107.9 (d) 10.79
  35. 35.0.42 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0294 (b) 0.294 (c) 2.94 (d) 0.00294
  36. 36.4.8 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.432 (b) 0.0432 (c) 43.2 (d) 4.32
  37. 37.9.6 × 4.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 40.32 (b) 4.032 (c) 403.2 (d) 0.4032
  38. 38.0.37 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0259 (b) 0.259 (c) 2.59 (d) 25.9
  39. 39.2.1 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.26 (b) 0.126 (c) 12.6 (d) 126
  40. 40.6.1 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 305 (b) 3.05 (c) 0.305 (d) 30.5

Answer key

  1. 268.8
  2. 11.44
  3. 174.3
  4. 30.81
  5. 5.98
  6. 0.56
  7. 0.744
  8. 6.48
  9. 31.68
  10. 14.28
  11. 5.39
  12. 163.8
  13. 2.28
  14. 16.8
  15. 3.06
  16. 8.4
  17. 30.42
  18. 34.4
  19. 0.534
  20. 17.7
  21. 6.9
  22. 0.57
  23. 25.81
  24. 2.52
  25. 1.95
  26. 2.25
  27. 4.05
  28. 0.068
  29. 1.98
  30. 1.74
  31. 0.124
  32. 19.36
  33. 105.6
  34. 10.79
  35. 0.294
  36. 4.32
  37. 40.32
  38. 2.59
  39. 12.6
  40. 30.5

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