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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 575 · 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. 1.2.2 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.88 (b) 88 (c) 8.8 (d) 0.088
  2. 2.0.88 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.02728 (b) 2.728 (c) 27.28 (d) 0.2728
  3. 3.8.3 × 34 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 28.22 (b) 2.822 (c) 2822 (d) 282.2
  4. 4.0.89 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3293 (b) 32.93 (c) 0.03293 (d) 3.293
  5. 5.8.4 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.428 (b) 0.1428 (c) 14.28 (d) 142.8
  6. 6.0.32 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0288 (b) 0.288 (c) 0.00288 (d) 2.88
  7. 7.0.25 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0725 (b) 7.25 (c) 72.5 (d) 0.725
  8. 8.7.4 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.48 (b) 148 (c) 14.8 (d) 0.148
  9. 9.0.66 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0132 (b) 0.132 (c) 1.32 (d) 13.2
  10. 10.0.47 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.799 (b) 0.0799 (c) 79.9 (d) 7.99
  11. 11.0.79 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.237 (b) 0.0237 (c) 23.7 (d) 2.37
  12. 12.6.9 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.276 (b) 2.76 (c) 27.6 (d) 0.0276
  13. 13.0.43 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.462 (b) 0.1462 (c) 0.01462 (d) 14.62
  14. 14.0.93 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 27.9 (b) 0.0279 (c) 0.279 (d) 2.79
  15. 15.9.2 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1288 (b) 128.8 (c) 1.288 (d) 12.88
  16. 16.0.31 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.79 (b) 0.279 (c) 27.9 (d) 0.0279
  17. 17.2.5 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.75 (b) 0.175 (c) 0.0175 (d) 17.5
  18. 18.0.93 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0186 (b) 1.86 (c) 0.186 (d) 18.6
  19. 19.0.56 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1568 (b) 15.68 (c) 0.01568 (d) 1.568
  20. 20.5.9 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 118 (b) 0.118 (c) 11.8 (d) 1.18
  21. 21.9.4 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 272.6 (b) 2.726 (c) 27.26 (d) 2726
  22. 22.2.1 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 65.1 (b) 6.51 (c) 0.651 (d) 0.0651
  23. 23.7.6 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0684 (b) 0.684 (c) 68.4 (d) 6.84
  24. 24.9.3 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 455.7 (b) 45.57 (c) 4557 (d) 4.557
  25. 25.0.57 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.456 (b) 4.56 (c) 0.0456 (d) 45.6
  26. 26.1.7 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.153 (b) 1.53 (c) 15.3 (d) 0.0153
  27. 27.2.9 × 3.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.44 (b) 104.4 (c) 1.044 (d) 0.1044
  28. 28.8.6 × 3.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 32.68 (b) 3.268 (c) 326.8 (d) 0.3268
  29. 29.9.1 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2548 (b) 25.48 (c) 254.8 (d) 2.548
  30. 30.0.33 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.99 (b) 9.9 (c) 0.0099 (d) 0.099
  31. 31.1.8 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0054 (b) 5.4 (c) 0.054 (d) 0.54
  32. 32.2.4 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.36 (b) 0.0336 (c) 0.336 (d) 33.6
  33. 33.0.96 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 28.8 (b) 2.88 (c) 0.0288 (d) 0.288
  34. 34.5.2 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.56 (b) 0.156 (c) 0.0156 (d) 15.6
  35. 35.9.8 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 88.2 (b) 882 (c) 0.882 (d) 8.82
  36. 36.8.1 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 891 (b) 8.91 (c) 0.891 (d) 89.1
  37. 37.0.14 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.8 (b) 0.098 (c) 0.0098 (d) 0.98
  38. 38.4.7 × 42 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.74 (b) 1.974 (c) 1974 (d) 197.4
  39. 39.0.61 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 20.13 (b) 2.013 (c) 0.2013 (d) 201.3
  40. 40.7.3 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 146 (b) 0.146 (c) 14.6 (d) 1.46

Answer key

  1. 8.8
  2. 2.728
  3. 282.2
  4. 3.293
  5. 14.28
  6. 0.288
  7. 7.25
  8. 14.8
  9. 1.32
  10. 7.99
  11. 2.37
  12. 2.76
  13. 1.462
  14. 2.79
  15. 128.8
  16. 2.79
  17. 1.75
  18. 1.86
  19. 1.568
  20. 11.8
  21. 272.6
  22. 6.51
  23. 6.84
  24. 455.7
  25. 4.56
  26. 1.53
  27. 10.44
  28. 32.68
  29. 25.48
  30. 0.99
  31. 0.54
  32. 3.36
  33. 2.88
  34. 1.56
  35. 88.2
  36. 89.1
  37. 0.98
  38. 197.4
  39. 20.13
  40. 14.6

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