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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 606 · 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. 1.5.4 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 21.06 (b) 210.6 (c) 0.2106 (d) 2.106
  2. 2.1.8 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.684 (b) 6.84 (c) 684 (d) 68.4
  3. 3.0.71 × 3.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2698 (b) 0.02698 (c) 2.698 (d) 26.98
  4. 4.0.16 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0336 (b) 0.336 (c) 33.6 (d) 3.36
  5. 5.6.8 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2244 (b) 2.244 (c) 224.4 (d) 22.44
  6. 6.8.8 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 422.4 (b) 4.224 (c) 42.24 (d) 4224
  7. 7.7.6 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1976 (b) 19.76 (c) 1.976 (d) 197.6
  8. 8.0.27 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.37 (b) 0.837 (c) 83.7 (d) 0.0837
  9. 9.9.9 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.8 (b) 0.198 (c) 1.98 (d) 198
  10. 10.0.62 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.496 (b) 4.96 (c) 0.00496 (d) 0.0496
  11. 11.0.22 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.462 (b) 0.0462 (c) 4.62 (d) 46.2
  12. 12.5.5 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.275 (b) 0.0275 (c) 27.5 (d) 2.75
  13. 13.2.1 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.294 (b) 29.4 (c) 294 (d) 2.94
  14. 14.8.6 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 23.22 (b) 2322 (c) 2.322 (d) 232.2
  15. 15.3.3 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.8 (b) 0.0198 (c) 1.98 (d) 0.198
  16. 16.7.9 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.237 (b) 2.37 (c) 23.7 (d) 0.0237
  17. 17.0.46 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00276 (b) 0.276 (c) 0.0276 (d) 2.76
  18. 18.4.4 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.616 (b) 61.6 (c) 0.0616 (d) 6.16
  19. 19.0.14 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00476 (b) 4.76 (c) 0.476 (d) 0.0476
  20. 20.3.7 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 62.9 (b) 6.29 (c) 629 (d) 0.629
  21. 21.0.34 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.02 (b) 0.0102 (c) 10.2 (d) 0.102
  22. 22.5.2 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.64 (b) 36.4 (c) 0.0364 (d) 0.364
  23. 23.3.6 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 144 (b) 1.44 (c) 0.144 (d) 14.4
  24. 24.0.38 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.76 (b) 0.0076 (c) 0.076 (d) 0.00076
  25. 25.7.1 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0426 (b) 4.26 (c) 0.426 (d) 42.6
  26. 26.0.16 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.304 (b) 0.00304 (c) 0.0304 (d) 3.04
  27. 27.0.94 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.974 (b) 0.01974 (c) 19.74 (d) 0.1974
  28. 28.0.28 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.52 (b) 0.252 (c) 0.0252 (d) 25.2
  29. 29.6.7 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2144 (b) 214.4 (c) 2.144 (d) 21.44
  30. 30.2.9 × 1.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.435 (b) 0.0435 (c) 43.5 (d) 4.35
  31. 31.0.83 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 66.4 (b) 0.0664 (c) 0.664 (d) 6.64
  32. 32.0.73 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00511 (b) 0.511 (c) 0.0511 (d) 5.11
  33. 33.7.4 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0148 (b) 1.48 (c) 0.148 (d) 14.8
  34. 34.9.4 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 376 (b) 3.76 (c) 0.376 (d) 37.6
  35. 35.2.2 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.6 (b) 1.76 (c) 0.0176 (d) 0.176
  36. 36.6.1 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.183 (b) 1.83 (c) 183 (d) 18.3
  37. 37.7.1 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.04 (b) 1.704 (c) 170.4 (d) 1704
  38. 38.0.97 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.388 (b) 0.00388 (c) 0.0388 (d) 3.88
  39. 39.0.21 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.189 (b) 1.89 (c) 0.0189 (d) 0.00189
  40. 40.8.1 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.486 (b) 486 (c) 4.86 (d) 48.6

Answer key

  1. 21.06
  2. 68.4
  3. 2.698
  4. 3.36
  5. 224.4
  6. 422.4
  7. 19.76
  8. 8.37
  9. 19.8
  10. 0.496
  11. 4.62
  12. 2.75
  13. 29.4
  14. 232.2
  15. 1.98
  16. 2.37
  17. 0.276
  18. 6.16
  19. 0.476
  20. 62.9
  21. 1.02
  22. 3.64
  23. 14.4
  24. 0.076
  25. 4.26
  26. 0.304
  27. 1.974
  28. 2.52
  29. 214.4
  30. 4.35
  31. 6.64
  32. 0.511
  33. 1.48
  34. 37.6
  35. 1.76
  36. 18.3
  37. 170.4
  38. 0.388
  39. 0.189
  40. 48.6

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