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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 674 · 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. 1.3.4 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.72 (b) 27.2 (c) 0.272 (d) 272
  2. 2.4.4 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0396 (b) 3.96 (c) 0.396 (d) 39.6
  3. 3.1.9 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.057 (b) 5.7 (c) 0.57 (d) 57
  4. 4.0.57 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.26 (b) 0.1026 (c) 1.026 (d) 0.01026
  5. 5.0.24 × 4.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.032 (b) 0.1032 (c) 0.01032 (d) 10.32
  6. 6.5.9 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.118 (b) 1.18 (c) 0.0118 (d) 11.8
  7. 7.0.22 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.76 (b) 0.176 (c) 17.6 (d) 0.0176
  8. 8.0.22 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.044 (b) 0.0044 (c) 0.00044 (d) 0.44
  9. 9.0.22 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.418 (b) 4.18 (c) 0.00418 (d) 0.0418
  10. 10.7.8 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.312 (b) 31.2 (c) 3.12 (d) 312
  11. 11.0.41 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00328 (b) 0.0328 (c) 3.28 (d) 0.328
  12. 12.2.2 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.8 (b) 0.088 (c) 0.88 (d) 0.0088
  13. 13.7.6 × 4.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3268 (b) 32.68 (c) 3.268 (d) 326.8
  14. 14.0.29 × 25 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.725 (b) 7.25 (c) 0.0725 (d) 72.5
  15. 15.0.16 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0144 (b) 0.00144 (c) 1.44 (d) 0.144
  16. 16.0.99 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0693 (b) 0.693 (c) 6.93 (d) 0.00693
  17. 17.1.6 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.608 (b) 6.08 (c) 608 (d) 60.8
  18. 18.9.6 × 3.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 30.72 (b) 307.2 (c) 0.3072 (d) 3.072
  19. 19.0.34 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.102 (b) 0.00102 (c) 1.02 (d) 0.0102
  20. 20.0.61 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.708 (b) 170.8 (c) 17.08 (d) 0.1708
  21. 21.9.3 × 4.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.185 (b) 41.85 (c) 0.4185 (d) 418.5
  22. 22.6.1 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.989 (b) 29.89 (c) 2989 (d) 298.9
  23. 23.2.5 × 2.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.75 (b) 0.0575 (c) 57.5 (d) 0.575
  24. 24.0.56 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.504 (b) 50.4 (c) 5.04 (d) 0.0504
  25. 25.7.1 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.2 (b) 1.42 (c) 0.0142 (d) 0.142
  26. 26.2.9 × 35 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.015 (b) 10.15 (c) 1015 (d) 101.5
  27. 27.0.34 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0238 (b) 0.238 (c) 2.38 (d) 23.8
  28. 28.9.8 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.176 (b) 11.76 (c) 1176 (d) 117.6
  29. 29.5.9 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.31 (b) 0.531 (c) 53.1 (d) 0.0531
  30. 30.0.24 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.152 (b) 0.1152 (c) 115.2 (d) 11.52
  31. 31.8.6 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 688 (b) 6.88 (c) 68.8 (d) 0.688
  32. 32.0.32 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00288 (b) 0.0288 (c) 0.288 (d) 2.88
  33. 33.0.23 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00046 (b) 0.046 (c) 0.0046 (d) 0.46
  34. 34.0.25 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.125 (b) 0.0125 (c) 12.5 (d) 1.25
  35. 35.8.8 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.264 (b) 2.64 (c) 26.4 (d) 264
  36. 36.0.61 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.83 (b) 0.183 (c) 0.0183 (d) 18.3
  37. 37.8.4 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.04 (b) 0.0504 (c) 50.4 (d) 0.504
  38. 38.0.18 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0144 (b) 0.144 (c) 0.00144 (d) 1.44
  39. 39.2.9 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0174 (b) 1.74 (c) 0.174 (d) 17.4
  40. 40.0.32 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.128 (b) 0.00128 (c) 0.0128 (d) 1.28

Answer key

  1. 27.2
  2. 3.96
  3. 5.7
  4. 1.026
  5. 1.032
  6. 1.18
  7. 1.76
  8. 0.044
  9. 0.418
  10. 31.2
  11. 0.328
  12. 0.88
  13. 32.68
  14. 7.25
  15. 0.144
  16. 0.693
  17. 60.8
  18. 30.72
  19. 0.102
  20. 17.08
  21. 41.85
  22. 298.9
  23. 5.75
  24. 5.04
  25. 1.42
  26. 101.5
  27. 2.38
  28. 117.6
  29. 5.31
  30. 11.52
  31. 68.8
  32. 0.288
  33. 0.046
  34. 1.25
  35. 26.4
  36. 1.83
  37. 5.04
  38. 0.144
  39. 1.74
  40. 0.128

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