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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 516 · 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. 1.9.7 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.91 (b) 29.1 (c) 0.291 (d) 291
  2. 2.0.93 × 3.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3534 (b) 35.34 (c) 0.03534 (d) 3.534
  3. 3.0.36 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.936 (b) 93.6 (c) 0.0936 (d) 9.36
  4. 4.0.41 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.082 (b) 8.2 (c) 0.82 (d) 0.0082
  5. 5.0.23 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.115 (b) 0.0115 (c) 1.15 (d) 0.00115
  6. 6.5.6 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.688 (b) 268.8 (c) 26.88 (d) 0.2688
  7. 7.0.16 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0432 (b) 0.00432 (c) 4.32 (d) 0.432
  8. 8.7.3 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 58.4 (b) 0.584 (c) 5.84 (d) 584
  9. 9.0.57 × 3.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2052 (b) 20.52 (c) 2.052 (d) 0.02052
  10. 10.0.94 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0752 (b) 7.52 (c) 75.2 (d) 0.752
  11. 11.0.79 × 3.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2765 (b) 27.65 (c) 2.765 (d) 0.02765
  12. 12.0.37 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0444 (b) 4.44 (c) 0.444 (d) 0.00444
  13. 13.1.9 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 62.7 (b) 6.27 (c) 627 (d) 0.627
  14. 14.0.86 × 4.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.03784 (b) 37.84 (c) 3.784 (d) 0.3784
  15. 15.1.7 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.6 (b) 1.36 (c) 136 (d) 0.136
  16. 16.3.3 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.94 (b) 0.594 (c) 59.4 (d) 594
  17. 17.3.6 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.44 (b) 0.144 (c) 14.4 (d) 0.0144
  18. 18.7.5 × 35 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26.25 (b) 2625 (c) 2.625 (d) 262.5
  19. 19.9.7 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 58.2 (b) 0.582 (c) 5.82 (d) 582
  20. 20.4.9 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 44.1 (b) 4.41 (c) 0.441 (d) 0.0441
  21. 21.1.4 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.8 (b) 0.098 (c) 98 (d) 0.98
  22. 22.0.73 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.65 (b) 0.0365 (c) 0.00365 (d) 0.365
  23. 23.0.29 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.754 (b) 7.54 (c) 0.00754 (d) 0.0754
  24. 24.0.82 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.38 (b) 73.8 (c) 0.738 (d) 0.0738
  25. 25.8.6 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.44 (b) 0.0344 (c) 0.344 (d) 34.4
  26. 26.0.34 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00408 (b) 0.0408 (c) 0.408 (d) 4.08
  27. 27.5.4 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.58 (b) 1.458 (c) 145.8 (d) 0.1458
  28. 28.8.1 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0405 (b) 4.05 (c) 40.5 (d) 0.405
  29. 29.8.7 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 696 (b) 69.6 (c) 6.96 (d) 0.696
  30. 30.4.1 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 98.4 (b) 0.984 (c) 984 (d) 9.84
  31. 31.0.12 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0492 (b) 0.492 (c) 49.2 (d) 4.92
  32. 32.0.46 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.368 (b) 3.68 (c) 0.00368 (d) 0.0368
  33. 33.0.63 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01071 (b) 0.1071 (c) 1.071 (d) 10.71
  34. 34.0.51 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.102 (b) 1.02 (c) 0.00102 (d) 0.0102
  35. 35.0.94 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.98 (b) 159.8 (c) 0.1598 (d) 1.598
  36. 36.5.4 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 20.52 (b) 2052 (c) 2.052 (d) 205.2
  37. 37.0.66 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.462 (b) 4.62 (c) 46.2 (d) 0.0462
  38. 38.2.1 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.57 (b) 357 (c) 0.357 (d) 35.7
  39. 39.1.8 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 55.8 (b) 5.58 (c) 0.558 (d) 0.0558
  40. 40.0.47 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00282 (b) 0.0282 (c) 2.82 (d) 0.282

Answer key

  1. 29.1
  2. 3.534
  3. 9.36
  4. 0.82
  5. 0.115
  6. 26.88
  7. 0.432
  8. 58.4
  9. 2.052
  10. 7.52
  11. 2.765
  12. 0.444
  13. 62.7
  14. 3.784
  15. 13.6
  16. 59.4
  17. 1.44
  18. 262.5
  19. 58.2
  20. 4.41
  21. 9.8
  22. 0.365
  23. 0.754
  24. 7.38
  25. 3.44
  26. 0.408
  27. 14.58
  28. 4.05
  29. 69.6
  30. 98.4
  31. 4.92
  32. 0.368
  33. 1.071
  34. 0.102
  35. 15.98
  36. 205.2
  37. 4.62
  38. 35.7
  39. 5.58
  40. 0.282

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