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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 646 · 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. 1.0.17 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00187 (b) 0.187 (c) 0.0187 (d) 1.87
  2. 2.0.23 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.68 (b) 0.368 (c) 0.0368 (d) 36.8
  3. 3.8.3 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0166 (b) 0.166 (c) 16.6 (d) 1.66
  4. 4.6.6 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0132 (b) 0.132 (c) 13.2 (d) 1.32
  5. 5.4.1 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.927 (b) 1927 (c) 192.7 (d) 19.27
  6. 6.2.4 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0288 (b) 28.8 (c) 2.88 (d) 0.288
  7. 7.0.26 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0286 (b) 0.00286 (c) 0.286 (d) 2.86
  8. 8.0.74 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00148 (b) 1.48 (c) 0.148 (d) 0.0148
  9. 9.4.3 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.01 (b) 0.301 (c) 30.1 (d) 301
  10. 10.0.38 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.152 (b) 0.00152 (c) 1.52 (d) 0.0152
  11. 11.9.9 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.584 (b) 0.1584 (c) 15.84 (d) 158.4
  12. 12.0.94 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.188 (b) 0.0188 (c) 0.00188 (d) 1.88
  13. 13.6.9 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.483 (b) 0.0483 (c) 48.3 (d) 4.83
  14. 14.3.1 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.457 (b) 1457 (c) 145.7 (d) 14.57
  15. 15.0.34 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0306 (b) 0.306 (c) 0.00306 (d) 3.06
  16. 16.8.4 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 277.2 (b) 27.72 (c) 2772 (d) 2.772
  17. 17.0.27 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.62 (b) 0.0162 (c) 16.2 (d) 0.162
  18. 18.3.3 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.98 (b) 0.198 (c) 198 (d) 19.8
  19. 19.0.51 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0255 (b) 0.255 (c) 2.55 (d) 25.5
  20. 20.2.8 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.336 (b) 33.6 (c) 0.0336 (d) 3.36
  21. 21.0.87 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2871 (b) 2.871 (c) 0.02871 (d) 28.71
  22. 22.7.3 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 146 (b) 0.146 (c) 14.6 (d) 1.46
  23. 23.0.78 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.702 (b) 0.0702 (c) 7.02 (d) 0.00702
  24. 24.1.6 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0176 (b) 0.176 (c) 17.6 (d) 1.76
  25. 25.7.4 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.148 (b) 1.48 (c) 148 (d) 14.8
  26. 26.0.14 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.084 (b) 0.00084 (c) 0.0084 (d) 0.84
  27. 27.9.7 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0291 (b) 0.291 (c) 29.1 (d) 2.91
  28. 28.2.2 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.66 (b) 0.066 (c) 6.6 (d) 0.0066
  29. 29.0.13 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.117 (b) 11.7 (c) 0.0117 (d) 1.17
  30. 30.6.4 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.112 (b) 211.2 (c) 21.12 (d) 0.2112
  31. 31.0.25 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 92.5 (b) 0.0925 (c) 9.25 (d) 0.925
  32. 32.9.4 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 103.4 (b) 1034 (c) 1.034 (d) 10.34
  33. 33.1.7 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0323 (b) 0.323 (c) 3.23 (d) 32.3
  34. 34.3.2 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.288 (b) 0.0288 (c) 28.8 (d) 2.88
  35. 35.0.73 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00219 (b) 0.219 (c) 0.0219 (d) 2.19
  36. 36.0.23 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0046 (b) 0.046 (c) 0.00046 (d) 0.46
  37. 37.0.38 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0076 (b) 0.76 (c) 0.076 (d) 7.6
  38. 38.0.14 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.252 (b) 0.0252 (c) 0.00252 (d) 2.52
  39. 39.0.57 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1539 (b) 15.39 (c) 0.01539 (d) 1.539
  40. 40.3.3 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.2 (b) 1.32 (c) 0.0132 (d) 0.132

Answer key

  1. 0.187
  2. 3.68
  3. 1.66
  4. 1.32
  5. 192.7
  6. 2.88
  7. 0.286
  8. 0.148
  9. 30.1
  10. 0.152
  11. 15.84
  12. 0.188
  13. 4.83
  14. 145.7
  15. 0.306
  16. 277.2
  17. 1.62
  18. 19.8
  19. 2.55
  20. 3.36
  21. 2.871
  22. 14.6
  23. 0.702
  24. 1.76
  25. 14.8
  26. 0.084
  27. 2.91
  28. 0.66
  29. 1.17
  30. 21.12
  31. 9.25
  32. 103.4
  33. 3.23
  34. 2.88
  35. 0.219
  36. 0.046
  37. 0.76
  38. 0.252
  39. 1.539
  40. 1.32

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