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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 615 · 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. 1.5.1 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.102 (b) 1.02 (c) 10.2 (d) 0.0102
  2. 2.7.3 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.292 (b) 0.0292 (c) 2.92 (d) 29.2
  3. 3.3.3 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.97 (b) 297 (c) 0.297 (d) 29.7
  4. 4.0.34 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 44.2 (b) 0.0442 (c) 4.42 (d) 0.442
  5. 5.0.88 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.92 (b) 0.792 (c) 0.0792 (d) 79.2
  6. 6.0.71 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.568 (b) 0.0568 (c) 5.68 (d) 56.8
  7. 7.0.59 × 3.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.888 (b) 18.88 (c) 0.1888 (d) 0.01888
  8. 8.3.1 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.3 (b) 0.93 (c) 0.093 (d) 93
  9. 9.0.25 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.775 (b) 0.0775 (c) 77.5 (d) 7.75
  10. 10.2.7 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0459 (b) 0.459 (c) 45.9 (d) 4.59
  11. 11.7.7 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 23.1 (b) 2.31 (c) 231 (d) 0.231
  12. 12.6.8 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.204 (b) 0.0204 (c) 20.4 (d) 2.04
  13. 13.3.4 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.564 (b) 0.1564 (c) 156.4 (d) 15.64
  14. 14.0.39 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.94 (b) 0.1794 (c) 1.794 (d) 179.4
  15. 15.0.23 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0138 (b) 0.00138 (c) 0.138 (d) 1.38
  16. 16.0.76 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0532 (b) 0.00532 (c) 0.532 (d) 5.32
  17. 17.7.4 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.036 (b) 103.6 (c) 10.36 (d) 1036
  18. 18.0.12 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.396 (b) 3.96 (c) 0.0396 (d) 0.00396
  19. 19.3.3 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.551 (b) 1551 (c) 155.1 (d) 15.51
  20. 20.0.82 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.574 (b) 0.0574 (c) 0.00574 (d) 5.74
  21. 21.9.1 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.455 (b) 45.5 (c) 455 (d) 4.55
  22. 22.0.64 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.84 (b) 0.384 (c) 0.00384 (d) 0.0384
  23. 23.0.17 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.561 (b) 0.0561 (c) 56.1 (d) 5.61
  24. 24.3.7 × 4.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.628 (b) 162.8 (c) 16.28 (d) 0.1628
  25. 25.0.83 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 24.9 (b) 0.0249 (c) 0.249 (d) 2.49
  26. 26.0.84 × 4.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.03948 (b) 0.3948 (c) 39.48 (d) 3.948
  27. 27.6.8 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.108 (b) 210.8 (c) 0.2108 (d) 21.08
  28. 28.7.9 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0237 (b) 0.237 (c) 2.37 (d) 23.7
  29. 29.0.99 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0297 (b) 0.297 (c) 2.97 (d) 0.00297
  30. 30.7.7 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 53.9 (b) 539 (c) 0.539 (d) 5.39
  31. 31.0.86 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0602 (b) 0.00602 (c) 0.602 (d) 6.02
  32. 32.0.84 × 34 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2856 (b) 285.6 (c) 2.856 (d) 28.56
  33. 33.0.57 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0285 (b) 0.00285 (c) 0.285 (d) 2.85
  34. 34.3.3 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.363 (b) 0.0363 (c) 3.63 (d) 36.3
  35. 35.0.86 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.666 (b) 0.2666 (c) 26.66 (d) 266.6
  36. 36.2.8 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.56 (b) 5.6 (c) 0.056 (d) 56
  37. 37.4.7 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.987 (b) 0.0987 (c) 98.7 (d) 9.87
  38. 38.0.92 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.368 (b) 0.0368 (c) 3.68 (d) 36.8
  39. 39.0.96 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0192 (b) 1.92 (c) 0.192 (d) 19.2
  40. 40.0.88 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 114.4 (b) 11.44 (c) 0.1144 (d) 1.144

Answer key

  1. 1.02
  2. 2.92
  3. 29.7
  4. 4.42
  5. 7.92
  6. 5.68
  7. 1.888
  8. 9.3
  9. 7.75
  10. 4.59
  11. 23.1
  12. 2.04
  13. 15.64
  14. 17.94
  15. 0.138
  16. 0.532
  17. 103.6
  18. 0.396
  19. 155.1
  20. 0.574
  21. 45.5
  22. 0.384
  23. 5.61
  24. 16.28
  25. 2.49
  26. 3.948
  27. 21.08
  28. 2.37
  29. 0.297
  30. 53.9
  31. 0.602
  32. 28.56
  33. 0.285
  34. 3.63
  35. 26.66
  36. 5.6
  37. 9.87
  38. 3.68
  39. 1.92
  40. 11.44

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