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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 483 · 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. 1.0.69 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0276 (b) 0.276 (c) 27.6 (d) 2.76
  2. 2.1.3 × 2.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.12 (b) 31.2 (c) 0.0312 (d) 0.312
  3. 3.0.87 × 1.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01305 (b) 1.305 (c) 0.1305 (d) 13.05
  4. 4.0.48 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.288 (b) 2.88 (c) 0.0288 (d) 28.8
  5. 5.1.7 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.5 (b) 0.085 (c) 85 (d) 0.85
  6. 6.0.26 × 34 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.84 (b) 0.884 (c) 88.4 (d) 0.0884
  7. 7.5.8 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.54 (b) 0.754 (c) 0.0754 (d) 75.4
  8. 8.0.39 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.234 (b) 2.34 (c) 0.0234 (d) 23.4
  9. 9.0.62 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.86 (b) 0.186 (c) 0.0186 (d) 0.00186
  10. 10.7.9 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 30.02 (b) 3002 (c) 3.002 (d) 300.2
  11. 11.0.62 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2914 (b) 2.914 (c) 29.14 (d) 291.4
  12. 12.1.9 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.41 (b) 0.0741 (c) 0.741 (d) 74.1
  13. 13.0.31 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00186 (b) 0.186 (c) 1.86 (d) 0.0186
  14. 14.0.13 × 4.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0611 (b) 0.611 (c) 6.11 (d) 0.00611
  15. 15.1.3 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.052 (b) 0.52 (c) 52 (d) 5.2
  16. 16.0.99 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.871 (b) 0.2871 (c) 287.1 (d) 28.71
  17. 17.4.3 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.58 (b) 0.258 (c) 258 (d) 25.8
  18. 18.3.8 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.28 (b) 0.0228 (c) 22.8 (d) 0.228
  19. 19.7.7 × 2.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.771 (b) 0.1771 (c) 17.71 (d) 177.1
  20. 20.7.3 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 197.1 (b) 19.71 (c) 1.971 (d) 1971
  21. 21.0.33 × 3.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.188 (b) 11.88 (c) 0.01188 (d) 0.1188
  22. 22.3.8 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0304 (b) 0.304 (c) 3.04 (d) 30.4
  23. 23.7.8 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 54.6 (b) 0.546 (c) 0.0546 (d) 5.46
  24. 24.0.83 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.071 (b) 307.1 (c) 0.3071 (d) 30.71
  25. 25.2.2 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.594 (b) 5.94 (c) 59.4 (d) 0.0594
  26. 26.0.62 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.294 (b) 0.2294 (c) 229.4 (d) 22.94
  27. 27.5.3 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.71 (b) 371 (c) 0.371 (d) 37.1
  28. 28.0.79 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3871 (b) 3.871 (c) 38.71 (d) 387.1
  29. 29.0.84 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.588 (b) 0.0588 (c) 0.00588 (d) 5.88
  30. 30.9.9 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 386.1 (b) 3.861 (c) 38.61 (d) 3861
  31. 31.9.4 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.52 (b) 75.2 (c) 0.752 (d) 752
  32. 32.9.4 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.46 (b) 84.6 (c) 0.0846 (d) 0.846
  33. 33.1.6 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 22.4 (b) 0.0224 (c) 0.224 (d) 2.24
  34. 34.7.1 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0355 (b) 35.5 (c) 0.355 (d) 3.55
  35. 35.6.2 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.58 (b) 55.8 (c) 0.0558 (d) 0.558
  36. 36.1.2 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.24 (b) 2.4 (c) 0.024 (d) 24
  37. 37.0.56 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.04 (b) 0.01904 (c) 0.1904 (d) 1.904
  38. 38.7.7 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.86 (b) 1386 (c) 1.386 (d) 138.6
  39. 39.0.17 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00476 (b) 0.0476 (c) 4.76 (d) 0.476
  40. 40.9.2 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.656 (b) 16.56 (c) 1656 (d) 165.6

Answer key

  1. 2.76
  2. 3.12
  3. 1.305
  4. 2.88
  5. 8.5
  6. 8.84
  7. 7.54
  8. 2.34
  9. 0.186
  10. 300.2
  11. 29.14
  12. 7.41
  13. 0.186
  14. 0.611
  15. 5.2
  16. 28.71
  17. 25.8
  18. 2.28
  19. 17.71
  20. 197.1
  21. 1.188
  22. 3.04
  23. 5.46
  24. 30.71
  25. 5.94
  26. 22.94
  27. 37.1
  28. 38.71
  29. 0.588
  30. 386.1
  31. 75.2
  32. 8.46
  33. 2.24
  34. 3.55
  35. 5.58
  36. 2.4
  37. 1.904
  38. 138.6
  39. 0.476
  40. 165.6

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