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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 478 · 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. 1.0.46 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0276 (b) 27.6 (c) 0.276 (d) 2.76
  2. 2.4.9 × 1.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0735 (b) 0.735 (c) 7.35 (d) 73.5
  3. 3.7.1 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.923 (b) 9.23 (c) 923 (d) 92.3
  4. 4.0.21 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.294 (b) 0.00294 (c) 0.0294 (d) 2.94
  5. 5.0.27 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.351 (b) 3.51 (c) 35.1 (d) 0.0351
  6. 6.0.29 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.058 (b) 0.0058 (c) 0.58 (d) 5.8
  7. 7.0.46 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.276 (b) 0.00276 (c) 0.0276 (d) 2.76
  8. 8.0.98 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.588 (b) 5.88 (c) 58.8 (d) 0.0588
  9. 9.3.9 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 31.2 (b) 0.312 (c) 0.0312 (d) 3.12
  10. 10.2.2 × 3.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0792 (b) 0.792 (c) 7.92 (d) 79.2
  11. 11.1.4 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 112 (b) 11.2 (c) 1.12 (d) 0.112
  12. 12.2.6 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.78 (b) 7.8 (c) 0.078 (d) 78
  13. 13.6.1 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.49 (b) 0.549 (c) 0.0549 (d) 54.9
  14. 14.7.6 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.52 (b) 15.2 (c) 0.152 (d) 152
  15. 15.6.2 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 55.8 (b) 0.0558 (c) 0.558 (d) 5.58
  16. 16.0.66 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 46.2 (b) 0.0462 (c) 4.62 (d) 0.462
  17. 17.0.16 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.272 (b) 2.72 (c) 0.0272 (d) 27.2
  18. 18.5.1 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 969 (b) 9.69 (c) 96.9 (d) 0.969
  19. 19.0.64 × 34 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 21.76 (b) 0.2176 (c) 2.176 (d) 217.6
  20. 20.0.86 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1978 (b) 197.8 (c) 19.78 (d) 1.978
  21. 21.0.39 × 2.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.858 (b) 0.0858 (c) 0.00858 (d) 8.58
  22. 22.4.8 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 81.6 (b) 8.16 (c) 0.816 (d) 0.0816
  23. 23.1.6 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.44 (b) 54.4 (c) 0.544 (d) 0.0544
  24. 24.7.7 × 3.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.464 (b) 24.64 (c) 0.2464 (d) 246.4
  25. 25.3.4 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.258 (b) 12.58 (c) 1258 (d) 125.8
  26. 26.0.63 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00441 (b) 4.41 (c) 0.441 (d) 0.0441
  27. 27.0.81 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00729 (b) 7.29 (c) 0.0729 (d) 0.729
  28. 28.4.2 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.134 (b) 113.4 (c) 11.34 (d) 1134
  29. 29.0.27 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.62 (b) 0.162 (c) 0.0162 (d) 16.2
  30. 30.4.9 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 117.6 (b) 11.76 (c) 1176 (d) 1.176
  31. 31.0.86 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0774 (b) 0.774 (c) 7.74 (d) 77.4
  32. 32.7.9 × 2.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1975 (b) 19.75 (c) 1.975 (d) 197.5
  33. 33.0.67 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.34 (b) 0.134 (c) 0.0134 (d) 13.4
  34. 34.0.87 × 15 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1305 (b) 130.5 (c) 13.05 (d) 1.305
  35. 35.0.58 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00406 (b) 4.06 (c) 0.0406 (d) 0.406
  36. 36.6.6 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 858 (b) 85.8 (c) 0.858 (d) 8.58
  37. 37.0.74 × 34 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2516 (b) 2.516 (c) 25.16 (d) 251.6
  38. 38.0.19 × 42 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 79.8 (b) 0.0798 (c) 7.98 (d) 0.798
  39. 39.0.13 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00026 (b) 0.026 (c) 0.0026 (d) 0.26
  40. 40.8.9 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0712 (b) 7.12 (c) 0.712 (d) 71.2

Answer key

  1. 2.76
  2. 7.35
  3. 92.3
  4. 0.294
  5. 3.51
  6. 0.58
  7. 0.276
  8. 5.88
  9. 3.12
  10. 7.92
  11. 11.2
  12. 7.8
  13. 5.49
  14. 15.2
  15. 5.58
  16. 4.62
  17. 2.72
  18. 96.9
  19. 21.76
  20. 19.78
  21. 0.858
  22. 8.16
  23. 5.44
  24. 24.64
  25. 125.8
  26. 0.441
  27. 0.729
  28. 113.4
  29. 1.62
  30. 117.6
  31. 7.74
  32. 19.75
  33. 1.34
  34. 13.05
  35. 0.406
  36. 85.8
  37. 25.16
  38. 7.98
  39. 0.026
  40. 7.12

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