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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 524 · 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. 1.0.99 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2277 (b) 22.77 (c) 227.7 (d) 2.277
  2. 2.0.93 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00837 (b) 0.837 (c) 0.0837 (d) 8.37
  3. 3.0.82 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.74 (b) 0.0574 (c) 0.574 (d) 0.00574
  4. 4.9.6 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.264 (b) 0.3264 (c) 32.64 (d) 326.4
  5. 5.0.29 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.4 (b) 0.174 (c) 0.0174 (d) 1.74
  6. 6.9.1 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.2 (b) 182 (c) 0.182 (d) 1.82
  7. 7.0.98 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.508 (b) 0.4508 (c) 450.8 (d) 45.08
  8. 8.3.1 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 62 (b) 0.62 (c) 6.2 (d) 0.062
  9. 9.0.61 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1647 (b) 164.7 (c) 16.47 (d) 1.647
  10. 10.4.8 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.192 (b) 0.0192 (c) 19.2 (d) 1.92
  11. 11.0.94 × 43 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.042 (b) 404.2 (c) 0.4042 (d) 40.42
  12. 12.7.2 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.664 (b) 2664 (c) 266.4 (d) 26.64
  13. 13.0.42 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.378 (b) 0.0378 (c) 3.78 (d) 37.8
  14. 14.0.91 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0728 (b) 0.728 (c) 7.28 (d) 0.00728
  15. 15.0.19 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0095 (b) 0.95 (c) 0.095 (d) 0.00095
  16. 16.7.9 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.58 (b) 0.0158 (c) 0.158 (d) 15.8
  17. 17.0.97 × 4.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 41.71 (b) 0.4171 (c) 0.04171 (d) 4.171
  18. 18.7.6 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.52 (b) 152 (c) 15.2 (d) 0.152
  19. 19.0.28 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.24 (b) 0.00924 (c) 0.0924 (d) 0.924
  20. 20.3.6 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.08 (b) 0.0108 (c) 0.108 (d) 10.8
  21. 21.7.6 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.684 (b) 684 (c) 68.4 (d) 6.84
  22. 22.8.7 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 382.8 (b) 38.28 (c) 3828 (d) 3.828
  23. 23.3.1 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0062 (b) 6.2 (c) 0.62 (d) 0.062
  24. 24.0.98 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 78.4 (b) 0.784 (c) 7.84 (d) 0.0784
  25. 25.0.66 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.264 (b) 2.64 (c) 0.0264 (d) 26.4
  26. 26.0.54 × 4.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2268 (b) 22.68 (c) 0.02268 (d) 2.268
  27. 27.0.23 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0184 (b) 1.84 (c) 18.4 (d) 0.184
  28. 28.3.7 × 4.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1554 (b) 1.554 (c) 155.4 (d) 15.54
  29. 29.9.1 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2184 (b) 218.4 (c) 21.84 (d) 2.184
  30. 30.0.76 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0684 (b) 6.84 (c) 68.4 (d) 0.684
  31. 31.0.27 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.64 (b) 0.0864 (c) 86.4 (d) 0.864
  32. 32.2.7 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0081 (b) 0.081 (c) 0.81 (d) 8.1
  33. 33.3.9 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.078 (b) 0.78 (c) 7.8 (d) 0.0078
  34. 34.0.42 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.168 (b) 1.68 (c) 16.8 (d) 0.0168
  35. 35.0.43 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.86 (b) 0.086 (c) 8.6 (d) 0.0086
  36. 36.0.29 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.58 (b) 0.058 (c) 5.8 (d) 0.0058
  37. 37.0.45 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.405 (b) 0.0405 (c) 4.05 (d) 0.00405
  38. 38.0.16 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00128 (b) 1.28 (c) 0.128 (d) 0.0128
  39. 39.3.8 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.98 (b) 79.8 (c) 0.798 (d) 798
  40. 40.2.4 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 79.2 (b) 7.92 (c) 0.792 (d) 0.0792

Answer key

  1. 22.77
  2. 0.837
  3. 0.574
  4. 32.64
  5. 1.74
  6. 18.2
  7. 45.08
  8. 6.2
  9. 16.47
  10. 1.92
  11. 40.42
  12. 266.4
  13. 3.78
  14. 0.728
  15. 0.095
  16. 1.58
  17. 4.171
  18. 15.2
  19. 0.924
  20. 1.08
  21. 68.4
  22. 382.8
  23. 0.62
  24. 7.84
  25. 2.64
  26. 2.268
  27. 1.84
  28. 15.54
  29. 218.4
  30. 6.84
  31. 8.64
  32. 0.81
  33. 0.78
  34. 1.68
  35. 0.86
  36. 0.58
  37. 0.405
  38. 0.128
  39. 79.8
  40. 7.92

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