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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 68 · 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. 1.0.21 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.42 (b) 0.042 (c) 4.2 (d) 0.0042
  2. 2.1.4 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.126 (b) 1.26 (c) 12.6 (d) 126
  3. 3.5.3 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1431 (b) 143.1 (c) 1.431 (d) 14.31
  4. 4.2.9 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.232 (b) 23.2 (c) 2.32 (d) 232
  5. 5.0.38 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1482 (b) 14.82 (c) 0.01482 (d) 1.482
  6. 6.8.4 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 50.4 (b) 504 (c) 5.04 (d) 0.504
  7. 7.3.5 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.05 (b) 10.5 (c) 0.0105 (d) 0.105
  8. 8.0.76 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0304 (b) 0.304 (c) 30.4 (d) 3.04
  9. 9.2.7 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0162 (b) 1.62 (c) 16.2 (d) 0.162
  10. 10.0.36 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 82.8 (b) 0.828 (c) 0.0828 (d) 8.28
  11. 11.0.49 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1323 (b) 13.23 (c) 1.323 (d) 0.01323
  12. 12.0.49 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.13 (b) 0.1813 (c) 0.01813 (d) 1.813
  13. 13.4.3 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 38.7 (b) 3.87 (c) 0.387 (d) 387
  14. 14.0.74 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0962 (b) 0.962 (c) 9.62 (d) 0.00962
  15. 15.0.24 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.096 (b) 0.96 (c) 0.0096 (d) 9.6
  16. 16.4.9 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 44.1 (b) 441 (c) 0.441 (d) 4.41
  17. 17.0.16 × 34 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0544 (b) 5.44 (c) 54.4 (d) 0.544
  18. 18.1.4 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.2 (b) 0.42 (c) 0.042 (d) 0.0042
  19. 19.0.35 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.55 (b) 0.0455 (c) 0.455 (d) 45.5
  20. 20.7.4 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.66 (b) 0.666 (c) 0.0666 (d) 66.6
  21. 21.9.5 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.65 (b) 0.665 (c) 665 (d) 66.5
  22. 22.7.3 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.993 (b) 299.3 (c) 29.93 (d) 0.2993
  23. 23.3.2 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.92 (b) 0.0192 (c) 19.2 (d) 0.192
  24. 24.0.67 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00402 (b) 0.402 (c) 0.0402 (d) 4.02
  25. 25.1.6 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.592 (b) 5.92 (c) 592 (d) 59.2
  26. 26.0.91 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2366 (b) 236.6 (c) 2.366 (d) 23.66
  27. 27.0.54 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26.46 (b) 2.646 (c) 0.2646 (d) 264.6
  28. 28.0.89 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0623 (b) 0.623 (c) 0.00623 (d) 6.23
  29. 29.3.1 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 496 (b) 49.6 (c) 4.96 (d) 0.496
  30. 30.0.26 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0052 (b) 0.052 (c) 0.52 (d) 5.2
  31. 31.0.92 × 4.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.956 (b) 0.3956 (c) 0.03956 (d) 39.56
  32. 32.8.6 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2322 (b) 232.2 (c) 23.22 (d) 2.322
  33. 33.6.7 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.43 (b) 1.943 (c) 194.3 (d) 1943
  34. 34.2.7 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.9 (b) 0.0189 (c) 0.189 (d) 1.89
  35. 35.0.87 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.783 (b) 0.0783 (c) 0.00783 (d) 7.83
  36. 36.9.5 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0475 (b) 0.475 (c) 47.5 (d) 4.75
  37. 37.0.33 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.31 (b) 0.231 (c) 0.0231 (d) 23.1
  38. 38.0.35 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1715 (b) 1.715 (c) 0.01715 (d) 17.15
  39. 39.0.36 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.72 (b) 0.0072 (c) 0.072 (d) 7.2
  40. 40.0.93 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.279 (b) 2.79 (c) 0.0279 (d) 27.9

Answer key

  1. 0.42
  2. 12.6
  3. 143.1
  4. 23.2
  5. 1.482
  6. 50.4
  7. 1.05
  8. 3.04
  9. 1.62
  10. 8.28
  11. 1.323
  12. 1.813
  13. 38.7
  14. 0.962
  15. 0.96
  16. 44.1
  17. 5.44
  18. 0.42
  19. 4.55
  20. 6.66
  21. 66.5
  22. 29.93
  23. 1.92
  24. 0.402
  25. 59.2
  26. 23.66
  27. 26.46
  28. 0.623
  29. 49.6
  30. 0.52
  31. 3.956
  32. 232.2
  33. 194.3
  34. 1.89
  35. 0.783
  36. 4.75
  37. 2.31
  38. 1.715
  39. 0.72
  40. 2.79

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