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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 600 · 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. 1.2.7 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.243 (b) 243 (c) 2.43 (d) 24.3
  2. 2.6.8 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 816 (b) 8.16 (c) 81.6 (d) 0.816
  3. 3.0.82 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0246 (b) 0.246 (c) 0.00246 (d) 2.46
  4. 4.7.3 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 58.4 (b) 0.584 (c) 5.84 (d) 584
  5. 5.3.7 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0111 (b) 0.111 (c) 1.11 (d) 11.1
  6. 6.5.8 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.64 (b) 46.4 (c) 0.464 (d) 0.0464
  7. 7.0.78 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.24 (b) 0.0624 (c) 62.4 (d) 0.624
  8. 8.0.83 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01328 (b) 1.328 (c) 13.28 (d) 0.1328
  9. 9.6.6 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26.4 (b) 0.0264 (c) 2.64 (d) 0.264
  10. 10.2.7 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 37.8 (b) 0.378 (c) 3.78 (d) 0.0378
  11. 11.9.9 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3861 (b) 3.861 (c) 386.1 (d) 38.61
  12. 12.4.7 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.094 (b) 94 (c) 9.4 (d) 0.94
  13. 13.0.76 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.456 (b) 0.0456 (c) 4.56 (d) 45.6
  14. 14.9.4 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0846 (b) 84.6 (c) 0.846 (d) 8.46
  15. 15.0.36 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.24 (b) 0.324 (c) 0.0324 (d) 32.4
  16. 16.4.9 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 44.1 (b) 0.441 (c) 4.41 (d) 441
  17. 17.7.7 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.156 (b) 215.6 (c) 21.56 (d) 0.2156
  18. 18.4.7 × 2.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.175 (b) 117.5 (c) 0.1175 (d) 11.75
  19. 19.0.33 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0264 (b) 0.00264 (c) 2.64 (d) 0.264
  20. 20.7.1 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0355 (b) 35.5 (c) 0.355 (d) 3.55
  21. 21.0.96 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.072 (b) 0.3072 (c) 30.72 (d) 307.2
  22. 22.2.9 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.116 (b) 1.16 (c) 11.6 (d) 116
  23. 23.7.3 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.774 (b) 277.4 (c) 27.74 (d) 2774
  24. 24.1.9 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.76 (b) 76 (c) 0.076 (d) 7.6
  25. 25.0.53 × 4.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.385 (b) 0.2385 (c) 23.85 (d) 0.02385
  26. 26.1.2 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.8 (b) 1.08 (c) 0.0108 (d) 0.108
  27. 27.7.5 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.25 (b) 22.5 (c) 0.225 (d) 225
  28. 28.0.19 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 60.8 (b) 6.08 (c) 0.0608 (d) 0.608
  29. 29.7.2 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.76 (b) 0.0576 (c) 57.6 (d) 0.576
  30. 30.0.14 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 43.4 (b) 0.434 (c) 4.34 (d) 0.0434
  31. 31.1.4 × 42 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 58.8 (b) 0.588 (c) 5.88 (d) 588
  32. 32.7.8 × 2.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.716 (b) 17.16 (c) 171.6 (d) 0.1716
  33. 33.1.6 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 22.4 (b) 2.24 (c) 224 (d) 0.224
  34. 34.4.6 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.94 (b) 1.794 (c) 179.4 (d) 0.1794
  35. 35.0.87 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.174 (b) 0.0174 (c) 0.00174 (d) 1.74
  36. 36.4.8 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0384 (b) 0.384 (c) 3.84 (d) 38.4
  37. 37.3.6 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.52 (b) 252 (c) 0.252 (d) 25.2
  38. 38.0.21 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00042 (b) 0.42 (c) 0.0042 (d) 0.042
  39. 39.6.1 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.732 (b) 7.32 (c) 73.2 (d) 0.0732
  40. 40.0.36 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.08 (b) 0.108 (c) 0.00108 (d) 0.0108

Answer key

  1. 24.3
  2. 81.6
  3. 0.246
  4. 58.4
  5. 1.11
  6. 4.64
  7. 6.24
  8. 1.328
  9. 2.64
  10. 3.78
  11. 38.61
  12. 9.4
  13. 4.56
  14. 8.46
  15. 3.24
  16. 44.1
  17. 21.56
  18. 11.75
  19. 0.264
  20. 3.55
  21. 30.72
  22. 11.6
  23. 277.4
  24. 7.6
  25. 2.385
  26. 1.08
  27. 22.5
  28. 6.08
  29. 5.76
  30. 4.34
  31. 58.8
  32. 17.16
  33. 22.4
  34. 17.94
  35. 0.174
  36. 3.84
  37. 25.2
  38. 0.042
  39. 7.32
  40. 0.108

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