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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 744 · 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. 1.0.29 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.203 (b) 0.0203 (c) 2.03 (d) 0.00203
  2. 2.5.9 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 177 (b) 17.7 (c) 1.77 (d) 0.177
  3. 3.0.67 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.335 (b) 0.0335 (c) 3.35 (d) 33.5
  4. 4.0.86 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0258 (b) 2.58 (c) 0.00258 (d) 0.258
  5. 5.0.21 × 4.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.924 (b) 0.0924 (c) 9.24 (d) 0.00924
  6. 6.0.62 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0372 (b) 37.2 (c) 3.72 (d) 0.372
  7. 7.6.8 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.128 (b) 0.3128 (c) 312.8 (d) 31.28
  8. 8.0.63 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0504 (b) 5.04 (c) 0.504 (d) 50.4
  9. 9.5.2 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.156 (b) 1.56 (c) 0.0156 (d) 15.6
  10. 10.2.8 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.84 (b) 0.784 (c) 0.0784 (d) 78.4
  11. 11.0.57 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.228 (b) 0.0228 (c) 0.00228 (d) 2.28
  12. 12.4.6 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.68 (b) 36.8 (c) 0.368 (d) 368
  13. 13.1.3 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.156 (b) 15.6 (c) 1.56 (d) 156
  14. 14.7.3 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.701 (b) 270.1 (c) 27.01 (d) 0.2701
  15. 15.0.83 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01328 (b) 0.1328 (c) 13.28 (d) 1.328
  16. 16.0.31 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.79 (b) 0.0279 (c) 0.279 (d) 0.00279
  17. 17.3.4 × 4.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 142.8 (b) 14.28 (c) 1.428 (d) 0.1428
  18. 18.1.5 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.65 (b) 0.465 (c) 0.0465 (d) 46.5
  19. 19.8.6 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 335.4 (b) 0.3354 (c) 33.54 (d) 3.354
  20. 20.0.61 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 36.6 (b) 3.66 (c) 0.0366 (d) 0.366
  21. 21.0.86 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.172 (b) 1.72 (c) 0.0172 (d) 17.2
  22. 22.9.9 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.574 (b) 25.74 (c) 257.4 (d) 0.2574
  23. 23.0.78 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0156 (b) 1.56 (c) 0.156 (d) 15.6
  24. 24.9.2 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.508 (b) 4508 (c) 45.08 (d) 450.8
  25. 25.0.72 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.72 (b) 1.872 (c) 0.1872 (d) 0.01872
  26. 26.9.4 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.376 (b) 3.76 (c) 37.6 (d) 376
  27. 27.0.87 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.48 (b) 0.0348 (c) 34.8 (d) 0.348
  28. 28.0.73 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.219 (b) 0.00219 (c) 0.0219 (d) 2.19
  29. 29.7.3 × 42 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.066 (b) 30.66 (c) 306.6 (d) 3066
  30. 30.6.1 × 25 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.525 (b) 15.25 (c) 152.5 (d) 1525
  31. 31.2.7 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.32 (b) 432 (c) 0.432 (d) 43.2
  32. 32.8.9 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0178 (b) 17.8 (c) 1.78 (d) 0.178
  33. 33.0.34 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.02 (b) 0.102 (c) 0.0102 (d) 0.00102
  34. 34.7.7 × 11 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 84.7 (b) 8.47 (c) 0.847 (d) 847
  35. 35.5.4 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 75.6 (b) 7.56 (c) 756 (d) 0.756
  36. 36.4.4 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.6 (b) 176 (c) 0.176 (d) 1.76
  37. 37.0.58 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0406 (b) 4.06 (c) 0.406 (d) 0.00406
  38. 38.0.12 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0036 (b) 0.036 (c) 3.6 (d) 0.36
  39. 39.2.9 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0058 (b) 0.58 (c) 0.058 (d) 5.8
  40. 40.3.7 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0222 (b) 22.2 (c) 2.22 (d) 0.222

Answer key

  1. 0.203
  2. 17.7
  3. 3.35
  4. 0.258
  5. 0.924
  6. 3.72
  7. 31.28
  8. 5.04
  9. 1.56
  10. 7.84
  11. 0.228
  12. 36.8
  13. 15.6
  14. 27.01
  15. 1.328
  16. 0.279
  17. 14.28
  18. 4.65
  19. 33.54
  20. 3.66
  21. 1.72
  22. 25.74
  23. 1.56
  24. 450.8
  25. 1.872
  26. 37.6
  27. 3.48
  28. 0.219
  29. 306.6
  30. 152.5
  31. 43.2
  32. 1.78
  33. 0.102
  34. 84.7
  35. 75.6
  36. 17.6
  37. 0.406
  38. 0.36
  39. 0.58
  40. 2.22

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