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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 526 · 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. 1.2.4 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.072 (b) 7.2 (c) 72 (d) 0.72
  2. 2.0.69 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.76 (b) 0.00276 (c) 0.276 (d) 0.0276
  3. 3.5.2 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.16 (b) 1.716 (c) 0.1716 (d) 171.6
  4. 4.0.15 × 2.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.345 (b) 3.45 (c) 0.0345 (d) 0.00345
  5. 5.0.61 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.02501 (b) 0.2501 (c) 2.501 (d) 25.01
  6. 6.4.7 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.094 (b) 0.0094 (c) 0.94 (d) 9.4
  7. 7.3.1 × 3.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.85 (b) 1.085 (c) 0.1085 (d) 108.5
  8. 8.1.4 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 53.2 (b) 5.32 (c) 532 (d) 0.532
  9. 9.0.84 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.184 (b) 21.84 (c) 0.2184 (d) 218.4
  10. 10.8.1 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 33.21 (b) 332.1 (c) 3.321 (d) 0.3321
  11. 11.2.1 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 81.9 (b) 0.0819 (c) 0.819 (d) 8.19
  12. 12.6.6 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2442 (b) 24.42 (c) 244.2 (d) 2.442
  13. 13.0.33 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26.4 (b) 0.264 (c) 0.0264 (d) 2.64
  14. 14.9.9 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.96 (b) 39.6 (c) 0.396 (d) 396
  15. 15.0.92 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0276 (b) 0.276 (c) 0.00276 (d) 2.76
  16. 16.0.29 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0058 (b) 0.58 (c) 0.00058 (d) 0.058
  17. 17.2.9 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.232 (b) 2.32 (c) 232 (d) 23.2
  18. 18.2.1 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.68 (b) 16.8 (c) 0.168 (d) 0.0168
  19. 19.4.8 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 38.4 (b) 0.384 (c) 3.84 (d) 384
  20. 20.3.7 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.074 (b) 7.4 (c) 0.74 (d) 74
  21. 21.0.71 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.627 (b) 0.02627 (c) 26.27 (d) 0.2627
  22. 22.0.86 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.688 (b) 0.00688 (c) 0.0688 (d) 6.88
  23. 23.5.8 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.088 (b) 208.8 (c) 2088 (d) 20.88
  24. 24.4.8 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 158.4 (b) 0.1584 (c) 15.84 (d) 1.584
  25. 25.4.7 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.35 (b) 0.235 (c) 23.5 (d) 0.0235
  26. 26.3.4 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 156.4 (b) 15.64 (c) 1.564 (d) 0.1564
  27. 27.0.36 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0792 (b) 0.792 (c) 7.92 (d) 79.2
  28. 28.0.63 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0189 (b) 18.9 (c) 1.89 (d) 0.189
  29. 29.0.73 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1314 (b) 1.314 (c) 13.14 (d) 0.01314
  30. 30.0.44 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0396 (b) 0.396 (c) 3.96 (d) 39.6
  31. 31.9.9 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0792 (b) 0.792 (c) 79.2 (d) 7.92
  32. 32.7.3 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.949 (b) 949 (c) 94.9 (d) 9.49
  33. 33.7.2 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 25.92 (b) 2592 (c) 259.2 (d) 2.592
  34. 34.0.18 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.4 (b) 1.44 (c) 0.0144 (d) 0.144
  35. 35.9.4 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 65.8 (b) 6.58 (c) 0.0658 (d) 0.658
  36. 36.0.96 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1728 (b) 17.28 (c) 0.01728 (d) 1.728
  37. 37.0.12 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0024 (b) 0.24 (c) 2.4 (d) 0.024
  38. 38.4.8 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1536 (b) 1.536 (c) 15.36 (d) 153.6
  39. 39.2.3 × 34 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 78.2 (b) 0.782 (c) 7.82 (d) 782
  40. 40.0.47 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 32.9 (b) 0.329 (c) 0.0329 (d) 3.29

Answer key

  1. 7.2
  2. 0.276
  3. 17.16
  4. 0.345
  5. 2.501
  6. 0.94
  7. 10.85
  8. 53.2
  9. 21.84
  10. 33.21
  11. 8.19
  12. 244.2
  13. 2.64
  14. 39.6
  15. 0.276
  16. 0.058
  17. 23.2
  18. 1.68
  19. 38.4
  20. 7.4
  21. 2.627
  22. 0.688
  23. 208.8
  24. 15.84
  25. 2.35
  26. 15.64
  27. 7.92
  28. 1.89
  29. 1.314
  30. 3.96
  31. 7.92
  32. 94.9
  33. 259.2
  34. 1.44
  35. 6.58
  36. 1.728
  37. 0.24
  38. 153.6
  39. 78.2
  40. 3.29

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