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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 582 · 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. 1.6.9 × 4.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2898 (b) 289.8 (c) 2.898 (d) 28.98
  2. 2.0.22 × 4.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00924 (b) 9.24 (c) 0.0924 (d) 0.924
  3. 3.0.81 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1863 (b) 186.3 (c) 18.63 (d) 1.863
  4. 4.0.27 × 2.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00621 (b) 0.0621 (c) 0.621 (d) 6.21
  5. 5.0.82 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.148 (b) 0.01148 (c) 11.48 (d) 0.1148
  6. 6.9.8 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 43.12 (b) 4312 (c) 431.2 (d) 4.312
  7. 7.0.39 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00078 (b) 0.078 (c) 0.0078 (d) 0.78
  8. 8.0.45 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.315 (b) 31.5 (c) 0.0315 (d) 3.15
  9. 9.6.4 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.2 (b) 0.192 (c) 1.92 (d) 0.0192
  10. 10.0.97 × 2.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.231 (b) 22.31 (c) 0.2231 (d) 0.02231
  11. 11.6.1 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.098 (b) 109.8 (c) 0.1098 (d) 10.98
  12. 12.0.91 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01547 (b) 1.547 (c) 15.47 (d) 0.1547
  13. 13.0.36 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.072 (b) 0.0072 (c) 0.00072 (d) 0.72
  14. 14.1.7 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 782 (b) 0.782 (c) 7.82 (d) 78.2
  15. 15.6.1 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.037 (b) 103.7 (c) 0.1037 (d) 10.37
  16. 16.1.9 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 361 (b) 3.61 (c) 36.1 (d) 0.361
  17. 17.8.3 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.664 (b) 6.64 (c) 664 (d) 66.4
  18. 18.0.99 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01683 (b) 0.1683 (c) 16.83 (d) 1.683
  19. 19.0.78 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.56 (b) 15.6 (c) 0.156 (d) 0.0156
  20. 20.0.58 × 3.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.088 (b) 20.88 (c) 0.2088 (d) 0.02088
  21. 21.1.3 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.039 (b) 39 (c) 3.9 (d) 0.39
  22. 22.7.2 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1296 (b) 1.296 (c) 12.96 (d) 129.6
  23. 23.3.7 × 4.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.554 (b) 155.4 (c) 0.1554 (d) 15.54
  24. 24.0.48 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0192 (b) 1.92 (c) 19.2 (d) 0.192
  25. 25.3.6 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.28 (b) 0.828 (c) 82.8 (d) 828
  26. 26.0.53 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 31.8 (b) 0.0318 (c) 3.18 (d) 0.318
  27. 27.9.1 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.19 (b) 0.0819 (c) 0.819 (d) 81.9
  28. 28.0.49 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00392 (b) 3.92 (c) 0.392 (d) 0.0392
  29. 29.1.8 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.144 (b) 1.44 (c) 0.0144 (d) 14.4
  30. 30.0.67 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.876 (b) 0.01876 (c) 18.76 (d) 0.1876
  31. 31.9.8 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.94 (b) 0.294 (c) 294 (d) 29.4
  32. 32.0.76 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2964 (b) 2.964 (c) 29.64 (d) 296.4
  33. 33.0.71 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.284 (b) 0.00284 (c) 0.0284 (d) 2.84
  34. 34.2.5 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.275 (b) 2.75 (c) 0.0275 (d) 27.5
  35. 35.0.31 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.093 (b) 0.93 (c) 0.0093 (d) 0.00093
  36. 36.0.58 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2146 (b) 0.02146 (c) 2.146 (d) 21.46
  37. 37.8.1 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.24 (b) 32.4 (c) 0.0324 (d) 0.324
  38. 38.5.2 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0156 (b) 0.156 (c) 1.56 (d) 15.6
  39. 39.8.7 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 60.9 (b) 609 (c) 0.609 (d) 6.09
  40. 40.0.36 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.008 (b) 10.08 (c) 100.8 (d) 0.1008

Answer key

  1. 28.98
  2. 0.924
  3. 18.63
  4. 0.621
  5. 1.148
  6. 431.2
  7. 0.078
  8. 3.15
  9. 1.92
  10. 2.231
  11. 10.98
  12. 1.547
  13. 0.072
  14. 78.2
  15. 10.37
  16. 36.1
  17. 66.4
  18. 1.683
  19. 1.56
  20. 2.088
  21. 3.9
  22. 129.6
  23. 15.54
  24. 1.92
  25. 82.8
  26. 3.18
  27. 8.19
  28. 0.392
  29. 1.44
  30. 1.876
  31. 29.4
  32. 29.64
  33. 0.284
  34. 2.75
  35. 0.093
  36. 2.146
  37. 3.24
  38. 1.56
  39. 60.9
  40. 10.08

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