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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 608 · 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. 1.5.3 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.749 (b) 0.1749 (c) 174.9 (d) 17.49
  2. 2.7.7 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 315.7 (b) 3.157 (c) 3157 (d) 31.57
  3. 3.1.6 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.144 (b) 1.44 (c) 144 (d) 14.4
  4. 4.0.73 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 21.9 (b) 0.219 (c) 2.19 (d) 0.0219
  5. 5.0.47 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0376 (b) 0.376 (c) 3.76 (d) 37.6
  6. 6.3.8 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26.6 (b) 266 (c) 0.266 (d) 2.66
  7. 7.8.1 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.96 (b) 1.296 (c) 129.6 (d) 1296
  8. 8.9.7 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 388 (b) 0.388 (c) 38.8 (d) 3.88
  9. 9.0.25 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00175 (b) 1.75 (c) 0.175 (d) 0.0175
  10. 10.0.25 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00125 (b) 0.125 (c) 0.0125 (d) 1.25
  11. 11.0.28 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.56 (b) 0.056 (c) 0.00056 (d) 0.0056
  12. 12.3.1 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0217 (b) 21.7 (c) 0.217 (d) 2.17
  13. 13.0.16 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00144 (b) 1.44 (c) 0.144 (d) 0.0144
  14. 14.2.7 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.54 (b) 5.4 (c) 54 (d) 0.054
  15. 15.6.4 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.576 (b) 5.76 (c) 57.6 (d) 0.0576
  16. 16.3.4 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.66 (b) 1.666 (c) 0.1666 (d) 166.6
  17. 17.8.7 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.044 (b) 104.4 (c) 1044 (d) 10.44
  18. 18.0.61 × 3.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.02318 (b) 0.2318 (c) 23.18 (d) 2.318
  19. 19.3.6 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.2 (b) 0.072 (c) 72 (d) 0.72
  20. 20.8.3 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 33.2 (b) 332 (c) 0.332 (d) 3.32
  21. 21.0.72 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.008 (b) 0.01008 (c) 0.1008 (d) 10.08
  22. 22.9.4 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 291.4 (b) 0.2914 (c) 2.914 (d) 29.14
  23. 23.0.88 × 3.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3344 (b) 0.03344 (c) 33.44 (d) 3.344
  24. 24.0.82 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.656 (b) 6.56 (c) 0.00656 (d) 0.0656
  25. 25.4.2 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.66 (b) 0.966 (c) 96.6 (d) 966
  26. 26.3.4 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.04 (b) 0.204 (c) 204 (d) 20.4
  27. 27.0.15 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.555 (b) 0.0555 (c) 5.55 (d) 0.00555
  28. 28.8.6 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.44 (b) 0.0344 (c) 34.4 (d) 0.344
  29. 29.2.9 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.203 (b) 20.3 (c) 203 (d) 2.03
  30. 30.0.38 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.16 (b) 1.216 (c) 0.1216 (d) 121.6
  31. 31.0.31 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0217 (b) 21.7 (c) 0.217 (d) 2.17
  32. 32.7.8 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2106 (b) 21.06 (c) 210.6 (d) 2.106
  33. 33.3.4 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0102 (b) 1.02 (c) 0.102 (d) 10.2
  34. 34.1.3 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.104 (b) 104 (c) 1.04 (d) 10.4
  35. 35.8.2 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.492 (b) 492 (c) 4.92 (d) 49.2
  36. 36.0.48 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00192 (b) 1.92 (c) 0.192 (d) 0.0192
  37. 37.7.6 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.28 (b) 0.228 (c) 0.0228 (d) 22.8
  38. 38.0.31 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.48 (b) 24.8 (c) 0.0248 (d) 0.248
  39. 39.0.29 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00116 (b) 1.16 (c) 0.0116 (d) 0.116
  40. 40.2.6 × 43 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 111.8 (b) 11.18 (c) 1118 (d) 1.118

Answer key

  1. 17.49
  2. 315.7
  3. 14.4
  4. 2.19
  5. 3.76
  6. 26.6
  7. 129.6
  8. 38.8
  9. 0.175
  10. 0.125
  11. 0.056
  12. 2.17
  13. 0.144
  14. 5.4
  15. 5.76
  16. 16.66
  17. 104.4
  18. 2.318
  19. 7.2
  20. 33.2
  21. 1.008
  22. 29.14
  23. 3.344
  24. 0.656
  25. 96.6
  26. 20.4
  27. 0.555
  28. 3.44
  29. 20.3
  30. 12.16
  31. 2.17
  32. 21.06
  33. 1.02
  34. 10.4
  35. 49.2
  36. 0.192
  37. 2.28
  38. 2.48
  39. 0.116
  40. 111.8

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