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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 561 · 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. 1.9.1 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 40.04 (b) 400.4 (c) 4004 (d) 4.004
  2. 2.4.3 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.48 (b) 1.548 (c) 1548 (d) 154.8
  3. 3.1.7 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.57 (b) 0.357 (c) 357 (d) 35.7
  4. 4.0.66 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.792 (b) 0.00792 (c) 7.92 (d) 0.0792
  5. 5.9.3 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 83.7 (b) 0.837 (c) 837 (d) 8.37
  6. 6.2.4 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.72 (b) 7.2 (c) 0.072 (d) 0.0072
  7. 7.0.26 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0286 (b) 2.86 (c) 0.286 (d) 28.6
  8. 8.3.5 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.05 (b) 805 (c) 0.805 (d) 80.5
  9. 9.3.6 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.144 (b) 0.0144 (c) 14.4 (d) 1.44
  10. 10.0.26 × 3.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0988 (b) 9.88 (c) 0.00988 (d) 0.988
  11. 11.8.3 × 35 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 29.05 (b) 2905 (c) 2.905 (d) 290.5
  12. 12.0.37 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.85 (b) 0.185 (c) 0.00185 (d) 0.0185
  13. 13.0.59 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.236 (b) 23.6 (c) 0.0236 (d) 2.36
  14. 14.3.3 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.65 (b) 16.5 (c) 165 (d) 0.165
  15. 15.0.79 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0237 (b) 0.237 (c) 2.37 (d) 0.00237
  16. 16.0.93 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.37 (b) 83.7 (c) 0.0837 (d) 0.837
  17. 17.4.3 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0086 (b) 8.6 (c) 0.86 (d) 0.086
  18. 18.0.34 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.102 (b) 10.2 (c) 1.02 (d) 0.0102
  19. 19.3.4 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.2 (b) 1.02 (c) 0.102 (d) 102
  20. 20.0.23 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0161 (b) 0.161 (c) 16.1 (d) 1.61
  21. 21.1.6 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.8 (b) 128 (c) 1.28 (d) 0.128
  22. 22.6.8 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.04 (b) 0.204 (c) 20.4 (d) 0.0204
  23. 23.8.6 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 23.22 (b) 2.322 (c) 232.2 (d) 2322
  24. 24.0.23 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.99 (b) 0.00299 (c) 0.0299 (d) 0.299
  25. 25.8.3 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.494 (b) 149.4 (c) 14.94 (d) 1494
  26. 26.3.2 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.4 (b) 0.064 (c) 0.64 (d) 0.0064
  27. 27.0.12 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0096 (b) 9.6 (c) 0.096 (d) 0.96
  28. 28.0.96 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.768 (b) 0.00768 (c) 7.68 (d) 0.0768
  29. 29.0.47 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.504 (b) 15.04 (c) 150.4 (d) 0.1504
  30. 30.0.48 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0912 (b) 0.00912 (c) 0.912 (d) 9.12
  31. 31.0.35 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.35 (b) 0.00735 (c) 0.0735 (d) 0.735
  32. 32.2.8 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.84 (b) 0.0784 (c) 0.784 (d) 78.4
  33. 33.0.61 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.88 (b) 0.488 (c) 48.8 (d) 0.0488
  34. 34.0.26 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0702 (b) 7.02 (c) 0.00702 (d) 0.702
  35. 35.0.18 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0126 (b) 1.26 (c) 0.00126 (d) 0.126
  36. 36.7.8 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.46 (b) 546 (c) 0.546 (d) 54.6
  37. 37.0.98 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.058 (b) 205.8 (c) 0.2058 (d) 20.58
  38. 38.0.84 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.168 (b) 0.0168 (c) 1.68 (d) 16.8
  39. 39.0.56 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.24 (b) 0.224 (c) 22.4 (d) 0.0224
  40. 40.0.27 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00135 (b) 0.135 (c) 1.35 (d) 0.0135

Answer key

  1. 400.4
  2. 154.8
  3. 35.7
  4. 0.792
  5. 83.7
  6. 0.72
  7. 2.86
  8. 80.5
  9. 1.44
  10. 0.988
  11. 290.5
  12. 0.185
  13. 2.36
  14. 16.5
  15. 0.237
  16. 8.37
  17. 0.86
  18. 1.02
  19. 10.2
  20. 1.61
  21. 12.8
  22. 2.04
  23. 232.2
  24. 0.299
  25. 149.4
  26. 0.64
  27. 0.96
  28. 0.768
  29. 15.04
  30. 0.912
  31. 0.735
  32. 7.84
  33. 4.88
  34. 0.702
  35. 0.126
  36. 54.6
  37. 20.58
  38. 1.68
  39. 2.24
  40. 0.135

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