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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 553 · 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. 1.8.9 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.492 (b) 2492 (c) 24.92 (d) 249.2
  2. 2.8.7 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.261 (b) 26.1 (c) 261 (d) 2.61
  3. 3.0.93 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3069 (b) 0.03069 (c) 3.069 (d) 30.69
  4. 4.1.2 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.072 (b) 72 (c) 0.72 (d) 7.2
  5. 5.2.6 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.104 (b) 10.4 (c) 0.0104 (d) 1.04
  6. 6.8.7 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.174 (b) 17.4 (c) 0.0174 (d) 1.74
  7. 7.0.78 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.12 (b) 31.2 (c) 0.0312 (d) 0.312
  8. 8.0.51 × 2.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1275 (b) 0.01275 (c) 1.275 (d) 12.75
  9. 9.0.48 × 4.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.256 (b) 0.02256 (c) 22.56 (d) 0.2256
  10. 10.0.51 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.71 (b) 0.01071 (c) 1.071 (d) 0.1071
  11. 11.7.9 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1264 (b) 126.4 (c) 1.264 (d) 12.64
  12. 12.2.7 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.729 (b) 72.9 (c) 7.29 (d) 729
  13. 13.0.32 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0288 (b) 28.8 (c) 0.288 (d) 2.88
  14. 14.4.9 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.27 (b) 1.127 (c) 1127 (d) 112.7
  15. 15.2.2 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.32 (b) 0.0132 (c) 13.2 (d) 0.132
  16. 16.6.3 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 50.4 (b) 5.04 (c) 0.0504 (d) 0.504
  17. 17.4.2 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.36 (b) 0.336 (c) 336 (d) 33.6
  18. 18.0.86 × 2.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.92 (b) 0.01892 (c) 1.892 (d) 0.1892
  19. 19.4.4 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1804 (b) 1.804 (c) 180.4 (d) 18.04
  20. 20.7.9 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.607 (b) 0.2607 (c) 26.07 (d) 260.7
  21. 21.0.88 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.16 (b) 0.00616 (c) 0.0616 (d) 0.616
  22. 22.0.68 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.788 (b) 27.88 (c) 0.2788 (d) 278.8
  23. 23.2.3 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 27.6 (b) 0.276 (c) 2.76 (d) 0.0276
  24. 24.6.8 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 476 (b) 0.476 (c) 4.76 (d) 47.6
  25. 25.0.82 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.328 (b) 3.28 (c) 0.0328 (d) 32.8
  26. 26.0.69 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.207 (b) 20.7 (c) 0.0207 (d) 2.07
  27. 27.0.62 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.124 (b) 0.0124 (c) 0.00124 (d) 1.24
  28. 28.0.94 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1128 (b) 112.8 (c) 1.128 (d) 11.28
  29. 29.0.56 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.224 (b) 2.24 (c) 0.00224 (d) 0.0224
  30. 30.6.1 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.427 (b) 4.27 (c) 42.7 (d) 427
  31. 31.0.82 × 2.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1886 (b) 18.86 (c) 1.886 (d) 0.01886
  32. 32.0.47 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.423 (b) 0.0423 (c) 4.23 (d) 42.3
  33. 33.0.12 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00144 (b) 1.44 (c) 0.144 (d) 0.0144
  34. 34.9.2 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0276 (b) 0.276 (c) 2.76 (d) 27.6
  35. 35.3.5 × 4.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.05 (b) 1.505 (c) 0.1505 (d) 150.5
  36. 36.0.71 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.55 (b) 0.00355 (c) 0.0355 (d) 0.355
  37. 37.2.9 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.77 (b) 377 (c) 0.377 (d) 37.7
  38. 38.0.84 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.344 (b) 13.44 (c) 0.1344 (d) 134.4
  39. 39.0.68 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.08 (b) 0.408 (c) 0.0408 (d) 0.00408
  40. 40.6.5 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 253.5 (b) 2535 (c) 2.535 (d) 25.35

Answer key

  1. 249.2
  2. 26.1
  3. 3.069
  4. 7.2
  5. 1.04
  6. 1.74
  7. 3.12
  8. 1.275
  9. 2.256
  10. 1.071
  11. 126.4
  12. 72.9
  13. 2.88
  14. 112.7
  15. 1.32
  16. 5.04
  17. 33.6
  18. 1.892
  19. 18.04
  20. 26.07
  21. 0.616
  22. 27.88
  23. 2.76
  24. 47.6
  25. 3.28
  26. 2.07
  27. 0.124
  28. 11.28
  29. 0.224
  30. 42.7
  31. 1.886
  32. 4.23
  33. 0.144
  34. 2.76
  35. 15.05
  36. 0.355
  37. 37.7
  38. 13.44
  39. 0.408
  40. 253.5

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