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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 587 · 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. 1.0.82 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1066 (b) 1.066 (c) 10.66 (d) 106.6
  2. 2.0.71 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0284 (b) 0.284 (c) 28.4 (d) 2.84
  3. 3.4.4 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.32 (b) 13.2 (c) 132 (d) 0.132
  4. 4.2.7 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 24.3 (b) 243 (c) 0.243 (d) 2.43
  5. 5.3.2 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.312 (b) 131.2 (c) 0.1312 (d) 13.12
  6. 6.0.99 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.94 (b) 0.594 (c) 0.00594 (d) 0.0594
  7. 7.0.54 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.108 (b) 10.8 (c) 1.08 (d) 0.0108
  8. 8.0.96 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.672 (b) 0.0672 (c) 67.2 (d) 6.72
  9. 9.7.8 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 358.8 (b) 3.588 (c) 0.3588 (d) 35.88
  10. 10.0.65 × 35 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 22.75 (b) 2.275 (c) 0.2275 (d) 227.5
  11. 11.8.3 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 232.4 (b) 23.24 (c) 2.324 (d) 0.2324
  12. 12.0.39 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.51 (b) 0.00351 (c) 0.0351 (d) 0.351
  13. 13.0.34 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0578 (b) 0.578 (c) 5.78 (d) 0.00578
  14. 14.0.46 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.44 (b) 0.0644 (c) 64.4 (d) 0.644
  15. 15.7.8 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 124.8 (b) 12.48 (c) 1248 (d) 1.248
  16. 16.9.2 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.68 (b) 368 (c) 0.368 (d) 36.8
  17. 17.2.1 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0126 (b) 0.126 (c) 12.6 (d) 1.26
  18. 18.3.7 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 148 (b) 1.48 (c) 14.8 (d) 0.148
  19. 19.0.89 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.02 (b) 0.01602 (c) 1.602 (d) 0.1602
  20. 20.0.29 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.93 (b) 0.0493 (c) 0.493 (d) 49.3
  21. 21.4.4 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1672 (b) 167.2 (c) 16.72 (d) 1.672
  22. 22.0.73 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2336 (b) 233.6 (c) 23.36 (d) 2.336
  23. 23.1.8 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0126 (b) 12.6 (c) 0.126 (d) 1.26
  24. 24.8.9 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.69 (b) 1.869 (c) 186.9 (d) 0.1869
  25. 25.0.69 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.173 (b) 0.1173 (c) 117.3 (d) 11.73
  26. 26.3.1 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0248 (b) 24.8 (c) 2.48 (d) 0.248
  27. 27.0.49 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0392 (b) 0.392 (c) 3.92 (d) 0.00392
  28. 28.3.9 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.156 (b) 15.6 (c) 0.0156 (d) 1.56
  29. 29.0.39 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 27.3 (b) 0.273 (c) 2.73 (d) 0.0273
  30. 30.4.1 × 3.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 155.8 (b) 15.58 (c) 0.1558 (d) 1.558
  31. 31.0.27 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.2 (b) 0.162 (c) 0.0162 (d) 1.62
  32. 32.0.29 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.73 (b) 0.1073 (c) 107.3 (d) 1.073
  33. 33.0.27 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.297 (b) 29.7 (c) 2.97 (d) 0.0297
  34. 34.0.71 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.568 (b) 0.0568 (c) 5.68 (d) 0.00568
  35. 35.2.9 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.5 (b) 0.145 (c) 1.45 (d) 145
  36. 36.0.57 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01596 (b) 0.1596 (c) 1.596 (d) 15.96
  37. 37.1.4 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.4 (b) 0.84 (c) 84 (d) 0.084
  38. 38.0.59 × 4.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.537 (b) 0.2537 (c) 0.02537 (d) 25.37
  39. 39.0.27 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.189 (b) 1.89 (c) 0.00189 (d) 0.0189
  40. 40.0.72 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.216 (b) 2.16 (c) 21.6 (d) 0.0216

Answer key

  1. 10.66
  2. 2.84
  3. 13.2
  4. 24.3
  5. 13.12
  6. 0.594
  7. 1.08
  8. 6.72
  9. 35.88
  10. 22.75
  11. 23.24
  12. 0.351
  13. 0.578
  14. 6.44
  15. 124.8
  16. 36.8
  17. 1.26
  18. 14.8
  19. 1.602
  20. 4.93
  21. 167.2
  22. 23.36
  23. 1.26
  24. 18.69
  25. 11.73
  26. 2.48
  27. 0.392
  28. 1.56
  29. 2.73
  30. 15.58
  31. 1.62
  32. 10.73
  33. 2.97
  34. 0.568
  35. 14.5
  36. 1.596
  37. 8.4
  38. 2.537
  39. 0.189
  40. 2.16

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