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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 720 · 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. 1.0.81 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0324 (b) 3.24 (c) 0.00324 (d) 0.324
  2. 2.5.2 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.208 (b) 208 (c) 2.08 (d) 20.8
  3. 3.0.28 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.8 (b) 0.168 (c) 1.68 (d) 0.0168
  4. 4.5.4 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 32.4 (b) 0.324 (c) 324 (d) 3.24
  5. 5.0.87 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.783 (b) 7.83 (c) 0.0783 (d) 78.3
  6. 6.0.71 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.568 (b) 0.0568 (c) 5.68 (d) 0.00568
  7. 7.7.8 × 4.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 38.22 (b) 3.822 (c) 0.3822 (d) 382.2
  8. 8.0.21 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.462 (b) 46.2 (c) 0.0462 (d) 4.62
  9. 9.0.31 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0155 (b) 0.155 (c) 1.55 (d) 0.00155
  10. 10.0.46 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2254 (b) 22.54 (c) 225.4 (d) 2.254
  11. 11.4.6 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.276 (b) 0.0276 (c) 2.76 (d) 27.6
  12. 12.0.59 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0236 (b) 0.236 (c) 2.36 (d) 0.00236
  13. 13.0.14 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.112 (b) 1.12 (c) 11.2 (d) 0.0112
  14. 14.0.26 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.78 (b) 0.0078 (c) 0.078 (d) 0.00078
  15. 15.2.3 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.4 (b) 0.0184 (c) 1.84 (d) 0.184
  16. 16.9.8 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1862 (b) 1.862 (c) 186.2 (d) 18.62
  17. 17.8.9 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 71.2 (b) 0.712 (c) 712 (d) 7.12
  18. 18.2.2 × 3.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0836 (b) 8.36 (c) 0.836 (d) 83.6
  19. 19.0.74 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.296 (b) 2.96 (c) 0.0296 (d) 0.00296
  20. 20.5.5 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 275 (b) 2.75 (c) 0.275 (d) 27.5
  21. 21.0.22 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.066 (b) 0.66 (c) 6.6 (d) 0.0066
  22. 22.5.3 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.9 (b) 0.159 (c) 0.0159 (d) 1.59
  23. 23.0.81 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01377 (b) 13.77 (c) 0.1377 (d) 1.377
  24. 24.8.8 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.792 (b) 0.0792 (c) 7.92 (d) 79.2
  25. 25.0.37 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00296 (b) 0.296 (c) 0.0296 (d) 2.96
  26. 26.0.88 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.872 (b) 38.72 (c) 0.3872 (d) 387.2
  27. 27.5.6 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0168 (b) 1.68 (c) 16.8 (d) 0.168
  28. 28.0.25 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 57.5 (b) 5.75 (c) 0.0575 (d) 0.575
  29. 29.8.8 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26.4 (b) 0.264 (c) 0.0264 (d) 2.64
  30. 30.6.1 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.366 (b) 36.6 (c) 0.0366 (d) 3.66
  31. 31.5.8 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 23.2 (b) 2.32 (c) 0.0232 (d) 0.232
  32. 32.5.7 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.14 (b) 0.114 (c) 11.4 (d) 0.0114
  33. 33.7.9 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 32.39 (b) 323.9 (c) 3239 (d) 3.239
  34. 34.0.58 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.06 (b) 0.00406 (c) 0.406 (d) 0.0406
  35. 35.0.31 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 111.6 (b) 11.16 (c) 1.116 (d) 0.1116
  36. 36.1.2 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.8 (b) 108 (c) 0.108 (d) 1.08
  37. 37.0.95 × 4.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.4275 (b) 42.75 (c) 0.04275 (d) 4.275
  38. 38.3.9 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.195 (b) 1.95 (c) 0.0195 (d) 19.5
  39. 39.0.57 × 15 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.55 (b) 0.0855 (c) 85.5 (d) 0.855
  40. 40.0.97 × 2.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2231 (b) 0.02231 (c) 2.231 (d) 22.31

Answer key

  1. 0.324
  2. 20.8
  3. 1.68
  4. 32.4
  5. 7.83
  6. 0.568
  7. 38.22
  8. 4.62
  9. 0.155
  10. 22.54
  11. 2.76
  12. 0.236
  13. 1.12
  14. 0.078
  15. 1.84
  16. 186.2
  17. 71.2
  18. 8.36
  19. 0.296
  20. 27.5
  21. 0.66
  22. 1.59
  23. 1.377
  24. 7.92
  25. 0.296
  26. 38.72
  27. 1.68
  28. 5.75
  29. 2.64
  30. 3.66
  31. 2.32
  32. 1.14
  33. 323.9
  34. 0.406
  35. 11.16
  36. 10.8
  37. 4.275
  38. 1.95
  39. 8.55
  40. 2.231

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