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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 533 · 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. 1.9.6 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0288 (b) 0.288 (c) 28.8 (d) 2.88
  2. 2.0.16 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.48 (b) 0.00048 (c) 0.048 (d) 0.0048
  3. 3.3.4 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.238 (b) 0.0238 (c) 2.38 (d) 23.8
  4. 4.1.6 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.048 (b) 0.48 (c) 0.0048 (d) 4.8
  5. 5.0.38 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0304 (b) 3.04 (c) 0.00304 (d) 0.304
  6. 6.9.3 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 102.3 (b) 1.023 (c) 10.23 (d) 1023
  7. 7.9.7 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.485 (b) 48.5 (c) 485 (d) 4.85
  8. 8.0.16 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.12 (b) 0.0512 (c) 0.512 (d) 51.2
  9. 9.0.74 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 20.72 (b) 0.2072 (c) 0.02072 (d) 2.072
  10. 10.1.3 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 37.7 (b) 0.0377 (c) 3.77 (d) 0.377
  11. 11.6.3 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 44.1 (b) 0.0441 (c) 0.441 (d) 4.41
  12. 12.0.31 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.124 (b) 12.4 (c) 1.24 (d) 0.0124
  13. 13.9.3 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.79 (b) 0.0279 (c) 27.9 (d) 0.279
  14. 14.0.18 × 34 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.612 (b) 0.0612 (c) 6.12 (d) 61.2
  15. 15.0.83 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.02739 (b) 27.39 (c) 0.2739 (d) 2.739
  16. 16.0.84 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.032 (b) 0.4032 (c) 0.04032 (d) 40.32
  17. 17.3.3 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 95.7 (b) 0.957 (c) 0.0957 (d) 9.57
  18. 18.2.3 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.9 (b) 0.069 (c) 0.0069 (d) 0.69
  19. 19.3.9 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.429 (b) 0.0429 (c) 42.9 (d) 4.29
  20. 20.2.7 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.351 (b) 35.1 (c) 3.51 (d) 0.0351
  21. 21.0.88 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.04 (b) 0.0704 (c) 0.704 (d) 70.4
  22. 22.7.8 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 624 (b) 62.4 (c) 6.24 (d) 0.624
  23. 23.6.2 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 167.4 (b) 16.74 (c) 1674 (d) 1.674
  24. 24.0.28 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.48 (b) 0.0448 (c) 0.448 (d) 0.00448
  25. 25.1.2 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0324 (b) 0.324 (c) 3.24 (d) 32.4
  26. 26.2.3 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0046 (b) 0.046 (c) 4.6 (d) 0.46
  27. 27.7.1 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 22.72 (b) 227.2 (c) 2272 (d) 2.272
  28. 28.3.1 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0279 (b) 2.79 (c) 27.9 (d) 0.279
  29. 29.0.12 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00552 (b) 0.0552 (c) 0.552 (d) 5.52
  30. 30.7.1 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.426 (b) 42.6 (c) 0.0426 (d) 4.26
  31. 31.0.93 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0558 (b) 5.58 (c) 0.558 (d) 0.00558
  32. 32.4.6 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1748 (b) 174.8 (c) 17.48 (d) 1.748
  33. 33.1.9 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 171 (b) 0.171 (c) 1.71 (d) 17.1
  34. 34.5.8 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.06 (b) 0.0406 (c) 0.406 (d) 40.6
  35. 35.0.33 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.98 (b) 0.198 (c) 0.00198 (d) 0.0198
  36. 36.0.67 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1206 (b) 1.206 (c) 0.01206 (d) 12.06
  37. 37.0.77 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.308 (b) 0.00308 (c) 0.0308 (d) 3.08
  38. 38.5.3 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.36 (b) 63.6 (c) 0.636 (d) 636
  39. 39.0.31 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.279 (b) 2.79 (c) 0.0279 (d) 0.00279
  40. 40.0.26 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.884 (b) 0.0884 (c) 0.00884 (d) 8.84

Answer key

  1. 2.88
  2. 0.048
  3. 2.38
  4. 0.48
  5. 0.304
  6. 102.3
  7. 48.5
  8. 5.12
  9. 2.072
  10. 3.77
  11. 4.41
  12. 1.24
  13. 2.79
  14. 6.12
  15. 2.739
  16. 4.032
  17. 9.57
  18. 0.69
  19. 4.29
  20. 3.51
  21. 7.04
  22. 62.4
  23. 167.4
  24. 0.448
  25. 3.24
  26. 0.46
  27. 227.2
  28. 2.79
  29. 0.552
  30. 4.26
  31. 0.558
  32. 174.8
  33. 17.1
  34. 4.06
  35. 0.198
  36. 1.206
  37. 0.308
  38. 63.6
  39. 0.279
  40. 0.884

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