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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 633 · 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. 1.8.7 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.4 (b) 1.74 (c) 174 (d) 0.174
  2. 2.5.8 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1218 (b) 121.8 (c) 1.218 (d) 12.18
  3. 3.3.6 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.288 (b) 2.88 (c) 28.8 (d) 288
  4. 4.7.6 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0684 (b) 68.4 (c) 0.684 (d) 6.84
  5. 5.0.82 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1886 (b) 18.86 (c) 1.886 (d) 188.6
  6. 6.2.8 × 2.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0616 (b) 6.16 (c) 61.6 (d) 0.616
  7. 7.7.3 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 94.9 (b) 0.949 (c) 949 (d) 9.49
  8. 8.0.95 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1045 (b) 0.01045 (c) 1.045 (d) 10.45
  9. 9.0.38 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01558 (b) 15.58 (c) 0.1558 (d) 1.558
  10. 10.2.1 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.3 (b) 0.63 (c) 0.063 (d) 63
  11. 11.8.3 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.249 (b) 24.9 (c) 0.0249 (d) 2.49
  12. 12.1.8 × 3.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 64.8 (b) 0.0648 (c) 6.48 (d) 0.648
  13. 13.0.93 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00558 (b) 5.58 (c) 0.558 (d) 0.0558
  14. 14.0.14 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0644 (b) 6.44 (c) 0.644 (d) 0.00644
  15. 15.0.83 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.415 (b) 0.00415 (c) 0.0415 (d) 4.15
  16. 16.0.21 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00147 (b) 1.47 (c) 0.0147 (d) 0.147
  17. 17.2.9 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 49.3 (b) 4.93 (c) 0.493 (d) 0.0493
  18. 18.0.46 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0322 (b) 3.22 (c) 0.00322 (d) 0.322
  19. 19.0.84 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2352 (b) 235.2 (c) 23.52 (d) 2.352
  20. 20.2.8 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.28 (b) 0.728 (c) 728 (d) 72.8
  21. 21.0.49 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 22.54 (b) 2.254 (c) 0.2254 (d) 0.02254
  22. 22.6.8 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.72 (b) 0.272 (c) 27.2 (d) 272
  23. 23.3.7 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0222 (b) 0.222 (c) 2.22 (d) 22.2
  24. 24.0.48 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0144 (b) 1.44 (c) 0.144 (d) 0.00144
  25. 25.4.5 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.405 (b) 40.5 (c) 405 (d) 4.05
  26. 26.3.7 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 666 (b) 66.6 (c) 6.66 (d) 0.666
  27. 27.5.9 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 153.4 (b) 0.1534 (c) 15.34 (d) 1.534
  28. 28.7.2 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.376 (b) 237.6 (c) 0.2376 (d) 23.76
  29. 29.0.15 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0495 (b) 0.495 (c) 4.95 (d) 49.5
  30. 30.0.12 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00024 (b) 0.0024 (c) 0.24 (d) 0.024
  31. 31.0.87 × 35 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 30.45 (b) 0.3045 (c) 3.045 (d) 304.5
  32. 32.4.6 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.18 (b) 0.1518 (c) 1.518 (d) 151.8
  33. 33.0.17 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0289 (b) 2.89 (c) 0.00289 (d) 0.289
  34. 34.0.62 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.852 (b) 0.2852 (c) 285.2 (d) 28.52
  35. 35.0.23 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.621 (b) 0.0621 (c) 6.21 (d) 0.00621
  36. 36.0.47 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2303 (b) 23.03 (c) 230.3 (d) 2.303
  37. 37.8.9 × 2.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2136 (b) 2.136 (c) 21.36 (d) 213.6
  38. 38.0.62 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00186 (b) 0.0186 (c) 0.186 (d) 1.86
  39. 39.7.4 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2294 (b) 229.4 (c) 2.294 (d) 22.94
  40. 40.0.12 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0108 (b) 1.08 (c) 0.108 (d) 0.00108

Answer key

  1. 17.4
  2. 12.18
  3. 28.8
  4. 6.84
  5. 18.86
  6. 6.16
  7. 94.9
  8. 1.045
  9. 1.558
  10. 6.3
  11. 2.49
  12. 6.48
  13. 0.558
  14. 0.644
  15. 0.415
  16. 0.147
  17. 4.93
  18. 0.322
  19. 23.52
  20. 72.8
  21. 2.254
  22. 27.2
  23. 2.22
  24. 0.144
  25. 40.5
  26. 66.6
  27. 15.34
  28. 23.76
  29. 4.95
  30. 0.024
  31. 30.45
  32. 15.18
  33. 0.289
  34. 28.52
  35. 0.621
  36. 23.03
  37. 21.36
  38. 0.186
  39. 229.4
  40. 0.108

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