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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 739 · 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. 1.2.8 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.52 (b) 0.252 (c) 0.0252 (d) 25.2
  2. 2.2.5 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.175 (b) 17.5 (c) 175 (d) 1.75
  3. 3.2.1 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 33.6 (b) 3.36 (c) 0.336 (d) 336
  4. 4.0.78 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2028 (b) 2.028 (c) 20.28 (d) 202.8
  5. 5.0.17 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0051 (b) 0.51 (c) 0.051 (d) 5.1
  6. 6.2.1 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.6 (b) 1.26 (c) 126 (d) 0.126
  7. 7.0.69 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0276 (b) 0.276 (c) 2.76 (d) 27.6
  8. 8.0.84 × 2.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.48 (b) 0.01848 (c) 0.1848 (d) 1.848
  9. 9.8.2 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.492 (b) 4.92 (c) 0.0492 (d) 49.2
  10. 10.0.43 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 34.4 (b) 0.344 (c) 0.0344 (d) 3.44
  11. 11.0.85 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.765 (b) 7.65 (c) 0.0765 (d) 76.5
  12. 12.2.4 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.52 (b) 1152 (c) 1.152 (d) 115.2
  13. 13.1.7 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.34 (b) 3.4 (c) 34 (d) 0.034
  14. 14.6.6 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.64 (b) 26.4 (c) 0.0264 (d) 0.264
  15. 15.0.95 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 28.5 (b) 0.285 (c) 2.85 (d) 0.0285
  16. 16.0.33 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00198 (b) 0.0198 (c) 0.198 (d) 1.98
  17. 17.0.92 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.552 (b) 0.0552 (c) 5.52 (d) 0.00552
  18. 18.9.9 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.84 (b) 158.4 (c) 1.584 (d) 0.1584
  19. 19.2.8 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 22.4 (b) 0.224 (c) 0.0224 (d) 2.24
  20. 20.6.9 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1104 (b) 1.104 (c) 110.4 (d) 11.04
  21. 21.9.2 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.644 (b) 0.0644 (c) 6.44 (d) 64.4
  22. 22.4.3 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 344 (b) 0.344 (c) 3.44 (d) 34.4
  23. 23.6.4 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.48 (b) 44.8 (c) 0.448 (d) 448
  24. 24.5.3 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 47.7 (b) 4.77 (c) 477 (d) 0.477
  25. 25.0.88 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.672 (b) 0.01672 (c) 16.72 (d) 0.1672
  26. 26.0.14 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.8 (b) 0.0098 (c) 0.98 (d) 0.098
  27. 27.8.1 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.782 (b) 178.2 (c) 17.82 (d) 1782
  28. 28.7.1 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0284 (b) 0.284 (c) 2.84 (d) 28.4
  29. 29.0.81 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26.73 (b) 0.2673 (c) 2.673 (d) 0.02673
  30. 30.0.96 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3168 (b) 31.68 (c) 3.168 (d) 316.8
  31. 31.7.5 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 202.5 (b) 2.025 (c) 0.2025 (d) 20.25
  32. 32.7.9 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.8 (b) 158 (c) 0.158 (d) 1.58
  33. 33.0.82 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.28 (b) 0.328 (c) 0.0328 (d) 32.8
  34. 34.0.85 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.45 (b) 1.445 (c) 0.1445 (d) 0.01445
  35. 35.2.9 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.7 (b) 0.087 (c) 0.0087 (d) 0.87
  36. 36.0.84 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00924 (b) 0.924 (c) 0.0924 (d) 9.24
  37. 37.0.46 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 64.4 (b) 6.44 (c) 0.644 (d) 0.0644
  38. 38.0.12 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0036 (b) 0.036 (c) 3.6 (d) 0.36
  39. 39.2.7 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 129.6 (b) 1.296 (c) 1296 (d) 12.96
  40. 40.4.6 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.184 (b) 1.84 (c) 184 (d) 18.4

Answer key

  1. 2.52
  2. 17.5
  3. 33.6
  4. 20.28
  5. 0.51
  6. 12.6
  7. 2.76
  8. 1.848
  9. 4.92
  10. 3.44
  11. 7.65
  12. 115.2
  13. 3.4
  14. 2.64
  15. 2.85
  16. 0.198
  17. 0.552
  18. 15.84
  19. 2.24
  20. 11.04
  21. 6.44
  22. 34.4
  23. 44.8
  24. 47.7
  25. 1.672
  26. 0.98
  27. 178.2
  28. 2.84
  29. 2.673
  30. 31.68
  31. 20.25
  32. 15.8
  33. 3.28
  34. 1.445
  35. 0.87
  36. 0.924
  37. 6.44
  38. 0.36
  39. 129.6
  40. 18.4

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