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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 473 · 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. 1.0.68 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.476 (b) 0.0476 (c) 0.00476 (d) 4.76
  2. 2.0.64 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0256 (b) 0.00256 (c) 0.256 (d) 2.56
  3. 3.2.6 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.078 (b) 7.8 (c) 0.78 (d) 0.0078
  4. 4.4.4 × 3.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1584 (b) 158.4 (c) 15.84 (d) 1.584
  5. 5.0.39 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.51 (b) 0.351 (c) 35.1 (d) 0.0351
  6. 6.7.9 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 63.2 (b) 632 (c) 0.632 (d) 6.32
  7. 7.1.4 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.112 (b) 11.2 (c) 1.12 (d) 112
  8. 8.1.7 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.36 (b) 0.136 (c) 0.0136 (d) 13.6
  9. 9.0.34 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.204 (b) 0.0204 (c) 2.04 (d) 20.4
  10. 10.0.18 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.6 (b) 0.36 (c) 0.036 (d) 0.0036
  11. 11.0.61 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 286.7 (b) 2.867 (c) 0.2867 (d) 28.67
  12. 12.0.29 × 3.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1015 (b) 0.01015 (c) 10.15 (d) 1.015
  13. 13.5.3 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.71 (b) 0.0371 (c) 0.371 (d) 37.1
  14. 14.7.7 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 231 (b) 0.231 (c) 2.31 (d) 23.1
  15. 15.0.94 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0846 (b) 84.6 (c) 8.46 (d) 0.846
  16. 16.0.48 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.96 (b) 9.6 (c) 0.096 (d) 0.0096
  17. 17.7.8 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.184 (b) 218.4 (c) 2184 (d) 21.84
  18. 18.9.7 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.067 (b) 10.67 (c) 106.7 (d) 1067
  19. 19.0.22 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0594 (b) 0.00594 (c) 0.594 (d) 5.94
  20. 20.0.28 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.196 (b) 1.96 (c) 0.00196 (d) 0.0196
  21. 21.0.94 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.02538 (b) 25.38 (c) 0.2538 (d) 2.538
  22. 22.0.69 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.59 (b) 75.9 (c) 0.0759 (d) 0.759
  23. 23.3.4 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 306 (b) 0.306 (c) 3.06 (d) 30.6
  24. 24.0.81 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.162 (b) 0.0162 (c) 0.00162 (d) 1.62
  25. 25.9.5 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 28.5 (b) 0.285 (c) 285 (d) 2.85
  26. 26.0.24 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.096 (b) 0.96 (c) 0.0096 (d) 9.6
  27. 27.8.3 × 35 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 290.5 (b) 2.905 (c) 29.05 (d) 2905
  28. 28.3.3 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.98 (b) 19.8 (c) 0.198 (d) 0.0198
  29. 29.0.25 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0175 (b) 0.00175 (c) 0.175 (d) 1.75
  30. 30.0.38 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0608 (b) 6.08 (c) 60.8 (d) 0.608
  31. 31.4.4 × 4.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.936 (b) 193.6 (c) 0.1936 (d) 19.36
  32. 32.0.13 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.39 (b) 0.039 (c) 0.0039 (d) 3.9
  33. 33.1.4 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.6 (b) 0.126 (c) 1.26 (d) 126
  34. 34.0.21 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 60.9 (b) 6.09 (c) 0.0609 (d) 0.609
  35. 35.0.18 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0864 (b) 8.64 (c) 86.4 (d) 0.864
  36. 36.0.48 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.384 (b) 3.84 (c) 0.00384 (d) 0.0384
  37. 37.9.6 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.76 (b) 0.0576 (c) 57.6 (d) 0.576
  38. 38.0.78 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.02886 (b) 0.2886 (c) 28.86 (d) 2.886
  39. 39.0.62 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00682 (b) 0.0682 (c) 0.682 (d) 6.82
  40. 40.0.23 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0207 (b) 20.7 (c) 2.07 (d) 0.207

Answer key

  1. 0.476
  2. 0.256
  3. 0.78
  4. 15.84
  5. 3.51
  6. 63.2
  7. 11.2
  8. 1.36
  9. 2.04
  10. 0.36
  11. 28.67
  12. 1.015
  13. 3.71
  14. 23.1
  15. 8.46
  16. 0.96
  17. 218.4
  18. 106.7
  19. 0.594
  20. 0.196
  21. 2.538
  22. 7.59
  23. 30.6
  24. 0.162
  25. 28.5
  26. 0.96
  27. 290.5
  28. 1.98
  29. 0.175
  30. 6.08
  31. 19.36
  32. 0.39
  33. 12.6
  34. 6.09
  35. 8.64
  36. 0.384
  37. 5.76
  38. 2.886
  39. 0.682
  40. 2.07

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