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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 694 · 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 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.73 (b) 0.00273 (c) 0.273 (d) 0.0273
  2. 2.7.1 × 4.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 312.4 (b) 31.24 (c) 0.3124 (d) 3.124
  3. 3.5.4 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.82 (b) 0.1782 (c) 178.2 (d) 1.782
  4. 4.0.92 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00276 (b) 0.0276 (c) 0.276 (d) 2.76
  5. 5.0.49 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0294 (b) 0.00294 (c) 2.94 (d) 0.294
  6. 6.7.4 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.256 (b) 325.6 (c) 32.56 (d) 3256
  7. 7.6.6 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 52.8 (b) 528 (c) 0.528 (d) 5.28
  8. 8.1.3 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 62.4 (b) 0.624 (c) 6.24 (d) 0.0624
  9. 9.7.5 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.25 (b) 22.5 (c) 0.225 (d) 0.0225
  10. 10.0.81 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1701 (b) 1.701 (c) 17.01 (d) 170.1
  11. 11.2.2 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.044 (b) 0.44 (c) 44 (d) 4.4
  12. 12.0.21 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0273 (b) 27.3 (c) 0.273 (d) 2.73
  13. 13.0.73 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0438 (b) 0.438 (c) 43.8 (d) 4.38
  14. 14.8.1 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.05 (b) 0.405 (c) 0.0405 (d) 40.5
  15. 15.0.34 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0136 (b) 1.36 (c) 0.00136 (d) 0.136
  16. 16.0.41 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.164 (b) 1.64 (c) 16.4 (d) 0.0164
  17. 17.0.74 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.888 (b) 88.8 (c) 0.0888 (d) 8.88
  18. 18.0.24 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0936 (b) 0.936 (c) 9.36 (d) 0.00936
  19. 19.0.52 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.144 (b) 0.1144 (c) 11.44 (d) 114.4
  20. 20.0.12 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.024 (b) 2.4 (c) 0.0024 (d) 0.24
  21. 21.4.1 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.2 (b) 0.082 (c) 0.82 (d) 82
  22. 22.0.27 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00135 (b) 0.0135 (c) 0.135 (d) 1.35
  23. 23.0.38 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.28 (b) 0.228 (c) 22.8 (d) 0.0228
  24. 24.0.98 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.294 (b) 0.0294 (c) 0.00294 (d) 2.94
  25. 25.8.7 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 78.3 (b) 0.0783 (c) 0.783 (d) 7.83
  26. 26.8.2 × 4.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3608 (b) 360.8 (c) 36.08 (d) 3.608
  27. 27.0.21 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.89 (b) 0.0189 (c) 0.189 (d) 18.9
  28. 28.0.72 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.44 (b) 0.144 (c) 14.4 (d) 0.0144
  29. 29.7.8 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 468 (b) 46.8 (c) 0.468 (d) 4.68
  30. 30.7.8 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 62.4 (b) 0.624 (c) 624 (d) 6.24
  31. 31.0.71 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 49.7 (b) 0.0497 (c) 4.97 (d) 0.497
  32. 32.0.96 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 30.72 (b) 0.3072 (c) 3.072 (d) 307.2
  33. 33.0.62 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00372 (b) 0.372 (c) 3.72 (d) 0.0372
  34. 34.0.39 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.156 (b) 0.0156 (c) 1.56 (d) 0.00156
  35. 35.0.71 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.13 (b) 21.3 (c) 0.213 (d) 0.0213
  36. 36.2.9 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.54 (b) 0.754 (c) 0.0754 (d) 75.4
  37. 37.7.2 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.432 (b) 0.0432 (c) 4.32 (d) 43.2
  38. 38.8.4 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 277.2 (b) 27.72 (c) 2772 (d) 2.772
  39. 39.4.3 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.258 (b) 258 (c) 2.58 (d) 25.8
  40. 40.3.6 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.252 (b) 0.0252 (c) 2.52 (d) 25.2

Answer key

  1. 0.273
  2. 31.24
  3. 17.82
  4. 0.276
  5. 0.294
  6. 325.6
  7. 52.8
  8. 6.24
  9. 2.25
  10. 17.01
  11. 4.4
  12. 2.73
  13. 4.38
  14. 4.05
  15. 0.136
  16. 1.64
  17. 8.88
  18. 0.936
  19. 11.44
  20. 0.24
  21. 8.2
  22. 0.135
  23. 2.28
  24. 0.294
  25. 7.83
  26. 36.08
  27. 1.89
  28. 1.44
  29. 46.8
  30. 62.4
  31. 4.97
  32. 30.72
  33. 0.372
  34. 0.156
  35. 2.13
  36. 7.54
  37. 4.32
  38. 277.2
  39. 25.8
  40. 2.52

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