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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 740 · 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. 1.4.1 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.886 (b) 1886 (c) 18.86 (d) 188.6
  2. 2.1.4 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 42 (b) 4.2 (c) 0.42 (d) 0.042
  3. 3.7.9 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 86.9 (b) 8.69 (c) 0.869 (d) 869
  4. 4.0.34 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.94 (b) 1.394 (c) 0.01394 (d) 0.1394
  5. 5.7.1 × 2.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.04 (b) 170.4 (c) 0.1704 (d) 1.704
  6. 6.5.9 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 82.6 (b) 0.826 (c) 826 (d) 8.26
  7. 7.0.51 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00204 (b) 0.204 (c) 2.04 (d) 0.0204
  8. 8.1.4 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.22 (b) 322 (c) 0.322 (d) 32.2
  9. 9.0.83 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.498 (b) 0.0498 (c) 4.98 (d) 49.8
  10. 10.6.8 × 3.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 217.6 (b) 2.176 (c) 0.2176 (d) 21.76
  11. 11.0.83 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.77 (b) 0.1577 (c) 157.7 (d) 1.577
  12. 12.0.37 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.11 (b) 0.111 (c) 11.1 (d) 0.0111
  13. 13.0.82 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.48 (b) 0.1148 (c) 1.148 (d) 114.8
  14. 14.5.3 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.78 (b) 0.1378 (c) 1.378 (d) 137.8
  15. 15.0.51 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.714 (b) 0.0714 (c) 0.00714 (d) 7.14
  16. 16.0.39 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.7 (b) 0.0117 (c) 1.17 (d) 0.117
  17. 17.4.8 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.304 (b) 230.4 (c) 23.04 (d) 2304
  18. 18.0.73 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.02263 (b) 2.263 (c) 0.2263 (d) 22.63
  19. 19.5.1 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.32 (b) 1632 (c) 163.2 (d) 1.632
  20. 20.0.51 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01479 (b) 1.479 (c) 0.1479 (d) 14.79
  21. 21.0.38 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 30.4 (b) 0.0304 (c) 3.04 (d) 0.304
  22. 22.0.12 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.4 (b) 0.0084 (c) 0.84 (d) 0.084
  23. 23.0.78 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00312 (b) 0.312 (c) 3.12 (d) 0.0312
  24. 24.7.3 × 45 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.285 (b) 328.5 (c) 32.85 (d) 3285
  25. 25.0.24 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.88 (b) 0.0288 (c) 0.00288 (d) 0.288
  26. 26.3.1 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 142.6 (b) 14.26 (c) 1.426 (d) 1426
  27. 27.2.8 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 22.4 (b) 2.24 (c) 224 (d) 0.224
  28. 28.0.87 × 42 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3654 (b) 3.654 (c) 365.4 (d) 36.54
  29. 29.8.7 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 23.49 (b) 0.2349 (c) 2.349 (d) 234.9
  30. 30.0.79 × 3.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 27.65 (b) 0.2765 (c) 0.02765 (d) 2.765
  31. 31.1.2 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0072 (b) 0.72 (c) 0.072 (d) 7.2
  32. 32.9.6 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 259.2 (b) 2592 (c) 25.92 (d) 2.592
  33. 33.0.26 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.208 (b) 0.0208 (c) 0.00208 (d) 2.08
  34. 34.0.46 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0092 (b) 0.00092 (c) 0.092 (d) 0.92
  35. 35.4.2 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.924 (b) 924 (c) 9.24 (d) 92.4
  36. 36.0.99 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.93 (b) 0.693 (c) 0.00693 (d) 0.0693
  37. 37.6.3 × 3.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 23.94 (b) 0.2394 (c) 2.394 (d) 239.4
  38. 38.0.44 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.308 (b) 0.00308 (c) 3.08 (d) 0.0308
  39. 39.3.2 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.2 (b) 192 (c) 1.92 (d) 0.192
  40. 40.0.37 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00185 (b) 0.0185 (c) 1.85 (d) 0.185

Answer key

  1. 188.6
  2. 4.2
  3. 86.9
  4. 1.394
  5. 17.04
  6. 82.6
  7. 0.204
  8. 32.2
  9. 4.98
  10. 21.76
  11. 15.77
  12. 1.11
  13. 11.48
  14. 13.78
  15. 0.714
  16. 1.17
  17. 230.4
  18. 2.263
  19. 163.2
  20. 1.479
  21. 3.04
  22. 0.84
  23. 0.312
  24. 328.5
  25. 0.288
  26. 142.6
  27. 22.4
  28. 36.54
  29. 23.49
  30. 2.765
  31. 0.72
  32. 259.2
  33. 0.208
  34. 0.092
  35. 92.4
  36. 0.693
  37. 23.94
  38. 0.308
  39. 19.2
  40. 0.185

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