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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 610 · 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. 1.0.66 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.234 (b) 32.34 (c) 0.03234 (d) 0.3234
  2. 2.9.5 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 29.45 (b) 2.945 (c) 2945 (d) 294.5
  3. 3.1.2 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 21.6 (b) 0.216 (c) 0.0216 (d) 2.16
  4. 4.3.9 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.078 (b) 0.78 (c) 7.8 (d) 0.0078
  5. 5.0.96 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.288 (b) 2.88 (c) 0.0288 (d) 28.8
  6. 6.7.8 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.24 (b) 0.624 (c) 0.0624 (d) 62.4
  7. 7.6.6 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 396 (b) 0.396 (c) 39.6 (d) 3.96
  8. 8.9.7 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.492 (b) 34.92 (c) 3492 (d) 349.2
  9. 9.1.6 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 73.6 (b) 7.36 (c) 736 (d) 0.736
  10. 10.1.9 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.057 (b) 0.0057 (c) 5.7 (d) 0.57
  11. 11.3.9 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 187.2 (b) 1872 (c) 18.72 (d) 1.872
  12. 12.0.31 × 2.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.682 (b) 0.0682 (c) 0.00682 (d) 6.82
  13. 13.8.9 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.178 (b) 17.8 (c) 178 (d) 1.78
  14. 14.4.8 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 96 (b) 0.096 (c) 0.96 (d) 9.6
  15. 15.7.6 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.456 (b) 4.56 (c) 0.0456 (d) 45.6
  16. 16.0.61 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0427 (b) 0.00427 (c) 0.427 (d) 4.27
  17. 17.5.6 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0952 (b) 9.52 (c) 0.952 (d) 95.2
  18. 18.0.85 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.45 (b) 1.445 (c) 0.1445 (d) 144.5
  19. 19.0.28 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.96 (b) 0.0896 (c) 0.896 (d) 89.6
  20. 20.5.4 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 486 (b) 48.6 (c) 0.486 (d) 4.86
  21. 21.1.8 × 4.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 75.6 (b) 0.0756 (c) 0.756 (d) 7.56
  22. 22.3.1 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0899 (b) 89.9 (c) 8.99 (d) 0.899
  23. 23.8.1 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.58 (b) 145.8 (c) 1.458 (d) 0.1458
  24. 24.3.3 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.97 (b) 29.7 (c) 297 (d) 0.297
  25. 25.3.2 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0832 (b) 8.32 (c) 0.832 (d) 83.2
  26. 26.8.4 × 34 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.856 (b) 2856 (c) 28.56 (d) 285.6
  27. 27.0.28 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.68 (b) 0.00168 (c) 0.0168 (d) 0.168
  28. 28.0.32 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00096 (b) 0.0096 (c) 0.096 (d) 0.96
  29. 29.0.89 × 2.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.958 (b) 0.01958 (c) 0.1958 (d) 19.58
  30. 30.5.2 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.548 (b) 0.2548 (c) 254.8 (d) 25.48
  31. 31.0.36 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0072 (b) 0.72 (c) 0.00072 (d) 0.072
  32. 32.4.5 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0225 (b) 0.225 (c) 2.25 (d) 22.5
  33. 33.9.6 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 374.4 (b) 3.744 (c) 0.3744 (d) 37.44
  34. 34.2.5 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.5 (b) 1.75 (c) 175 (d) 0.175
  35. 35.9.4 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 564 (b) 0.564 (c) 56.4 (d) 5.64
  36. 36.0.61 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 30.5 (b) 0.305 (c) 3.05 (d) 0.0305
  37. 37.0.76 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0228 (b) 0.228 (c) 22.8 (d) 2.28
  38. 38.3.9 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 179.4 (b) 1.794 (c) 17.94 (d) 0.1794
  39. 39.3.2 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0064 (b) 6.4 (c) 0.064 (d) 0.64
  40. 40.0.49 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.098 (b) 0.98 (c) 9.8 (d) 0.0098

Answer key

  1. 3.234
  2. 294.5
  3. 2.16
  4. 0.78
  5. 2.88
  6. 6.24
  7. 39.6
  8. 349.2
  9. 73.6
  10. 0.57
  11. 187.2
  12. 0.682
  13. 17.8
  14. 9.6
  15. 4.56
  16. 0.427
  17. 9.52
  18. 14.45
  19. 8.96
  20. 48.6
  21. 7.56
  22. 8.99
  23. 14.58
  24. 29.7
  25. 8.32
  26. 285.6
  27. 0.168
  28. 0.096
  29. 1.958
  30. 25.48
  31. 0.072
  32. 2.25
  33. 37.44
  34. 17.5
  35. 56.4
  36. 3.05
  37. 2.28
  38. 17.94
  39. 0.64
  40. 0.98

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