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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 59 · 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. 1.1.8 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 79.2 (b) 7.92 (c) 792 (d) 0.792
  2. 2.0.21 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.168 (b) 0.00168 (c) 1.68 (d) 0.0168
  3. 3.6.7 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.469 (b) 0.0469 (c) 4.69 (d) 46.9
  4. 4.0.53 × 2.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1272 (b) 12.72 (c) 0.01272 (d) 1.272
  5. 5.3.3 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.32 (b) 13.2 (c) 132 (d) 0.132
  6. 6.0.41 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00492 (b) 0.0492 (c) 0.492 (d) 4.92
  7. 7.1.9 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0057 (b) 0.57 (c) 5.7 (d) 0.057
  8. 8.1.3 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0052 (b) 0.052 (c) 0.52 (d) 5.2
  9. 9.1.7 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.9 (b) 119 (c) 0.119 (d) 1.19
  10. 10.6.6 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26.4 (b) 0.264 (c) 0.0264 (d) 2.64
  11. 11.6.9 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26.91 (b) 2.691 (c) 269.1 (d) 2691
  12. 12.0.96 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1824 (b) 1.824 (c) 18.24 (d) 182.4
  13. 13.0.69 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1587 (b) 158.7 (c) 15.87 (d) 1.587
  14. 14.3.4 × 3.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 108.8 (b) 0.1088 (c) 10.88 (d) 1.088
  15. 15.4.9 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.98 (b) 9.8 (c) 98 (d) 0.098
  16. 16.8.8 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0176 (b) 0.176 (c) 17.6 (d) 1.76
  17. 17.0.36 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.16 (b) 0.0216 (c) 0.00216 (d) 0.216
  18. 18.0.19 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.71 (b) 0.0171 (c) 17.1 (d) 0.171
  19. 19.0.12 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.372 (b) 0.0372 (c) 3.72 (d) 0.00372
  20. 20.3.2 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0128 (b) 0.128 (c) 1.28 (d) 12.8
  21. 21.0.12 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0036 (b) 0.036 (c) 0.00036 (d) 0.36
  22. 22.3.5 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.55 (b) 1155 (c) 1.155 (d) 115.5
  23. 23.0.57 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.97 (b) 0.1197 (c) 0.01197 (d) 1.197
  24. 24.0.81 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 29.97 (b) 0.2997 (c) 2.997 (d) 0.02997
  25. 25.2.7 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.67 (b) 0.567 (c) 56.7 (d) 0.0567
  26. 26.6.7 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.36 (b) 0.536 (c) 0.0536 (d) 53.6
  27. 27.0.79 × 3.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2844 (b) 0.02844 (c) 28.44 (d) 2.844
  28. 28.0.52 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.416 (b) 41.6 (c) 4.16 (d) 0.0416
  29. 29.0.24 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0384 (b) 0.384 (c) 38.4 (d) 3.84
  30. 30.4.3 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.44 (b) 0.0344 (c) 34.4 (d) 0.344
  31. 31.0.22 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.286 (b) 0.0286 (c) 28.6 (d) 2.86
  32. 32.0.74 × 4.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3182 (b) 0.03182 (c) 3.182 (d) 31.82
  33. 33.5.4 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.08 (b) 108 (c) 10.8 (d) 0.108
  34. 34.0.69 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 179.4 (b) 0.1794 (c) 17.94 (d) 1.794
  35. 35.0.76 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 144.4 (b) 1.444 (c) 0.1444 (d) 14.44
  36. 36.0.13 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0026 (b) 0.26 (c) 0.026 (d) 2.6
  37. 37.3.7 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.4 (b) 74 (c) 0.074 (d) 0.74
  38. 38.7.2 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 194.4 (b) 19.44 (c) 0.1944 (d) 1.944
  39. 39.7.9 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 20.54 (b) 2054 (c) 2.054 (d) 205.4
  40. 40.7.9 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.8 (b) 0.158 (c) 1.58 (d) 0.0158

Answer key

  1. 79.2
  2. 0.168
  3. 4.69
  4. 1.272
  5. 13.2
  6. 0.492
  7. 0.57
  8. 0.52
  9. 11.9
  10. 2.64
  11. 269.1
  12. 18.24
  13. 15.87
  14. 10.88
  15. 9.8
  16. 1.76
  17. 0.216
  18. 1.71
  19. 0.372
  20. 1.28
  21. 0.036
  22. 115.5
  23. 1.197
  24. 2.997
  25. 5.67
  26. 5.36
  27. 2.844
  28. 4.16
  29. 3.84
  30. 3.44
  31. 2.86
  32. 3.182
  33. 10.8
  34. 17.94
  35. 14.44
  36. 0.26
  37. 7.4
  38. 19.44
  39. 205.4
  40. 1.58

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