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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 747 · 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. 1.0.47 × 34 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.598 (b) 0.1598 (c) 159.8 (d) 15.98
  2. 2.0.22 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.198 (b) 19.8 (c) 0.0198 (d) 1.98
  3. 3.7.7 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.231 (b) 23.1 (c) 231 (d) 2.31
  4. 4.0.43 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0344 (b) 34.4 (c) 3.44 (d) 0.344
  5. 5.6.6 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.046 (b) 20.46 (c) 204.6 (d) 0.2046
  6. 6.0.57 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.596 (b) 15.96 (c) 0.01596 (d) 0.1596
  7. 7.0.43 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.76 (b) 1.376 (c) 0.1376 (d) 137.6
  8. 8.5.9 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 236 (b) 23.6 (c) 2.36 (d) 0.236
  9. 9.4.4 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.32 (b) 0.0132 (c) 0.132 (d) 13.2
  10. 10.0.65 × 3.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.275 (b) 0.02275 (c) 0.2275 (d) 22.75
  11. 11.9.4 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0188 (b) 0.188 (c) 18.8 (d) 1.88
  12. 12.0.17 × 2.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.425 (b) 4.25 (c) 0.00425 (d) 0.0425
  13. 13.0.63 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 296.1 (b) 0.2961 (c) 29.61 (d) 2.961
  14. 14.0.19 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 45.6 (b) 4.56 (c) 0.0456 (d) 0.456
  15. 15.4.6 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0368 (b) 36.8 (c) 0.368 (d) 3.68
  16. 16.0.67 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2747 (b) 27.47 (c) 0.02747 (d) 2.747
  17. 17.0.62 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0496 (b) 4.96 (c) 0.496 (d) 49.6
  18. 18.6.9 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.14 (b) 0.0414 (c) 41.4 (d) 0.414
  19. 19.0.31 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.79 (b) 27.9 (c) 0.0279 (d) 0.279
  20. 20.0.97 × 35 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.395 (b) 33.95 (c) 0.3395 (d) 339.5
  21. 21.0.79 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.11 (b) 0.00711 (c) 0.0711 (d) 0.711
  22. 22.0.56 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0168 (b) 0.00168 (c) 1.68 (d) 0.168
  23. 23.0.33 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.891 (b) 0.0891 (c) 89.1 (d) 8.91
  24. 24.0.82 × 2.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01886 (b) 0.1886 (c) 1.886 (d) 18.86
  25. 25.0.73 × 1.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.095 (b) 0.1095 (c) 0.01095 (d) 10.95
  26. 26.6.6 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 92.4 (b) 924 (c) 9.24 (d) 0.924
  27. 27.9.8 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.84 (b) 78.4 (c) 784 (d) 0.784
  28. 28.0.49 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1617 (b) 1.617 (c) 16.17 (d) 161.7
  29. 29.3.4 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.94 (b) 0.1394 (c) 1.394 (d) 139.4
  30. 30.9.2 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.84 (b) 0.184 (c) 0.0184 (d) 18.4
  31. 31.1.3 × 4.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.11 (b) 61.1 (c) 0.611 (d) 0.0611
  32. 32.0.96 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0288 (b) 28.8 (c) 2.88 (d) 0.288
  33. 33.0.87 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00522 (b) 0.0522 (c) 5.22 (d) 0.522
  34. 34.6.7 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.603 (b) 60.3 (c) 603 (d) 6.03
  35. 35.0.28 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.476 (b) 0.0476 (c) 4.76 (d) 47.6
  36. 36.5.6 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 784 (b) 7.84 (c) 78.4 (d) 0.784
  37. 37.1.6 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.448 (b) 44.8 (c) 448 (d) 4.48
  38. 38.2.1 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 126 (b) 0.126 (c) 12.6 (d) 1.26
  39. 39.6.8 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.76 (b) 476 (c) 47.6 (d) 0.476
  40. 40.6.9 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 20.7 (b) 2.07 (c) 0.207 (d) 207

Answer key

  1. 15.98
  2. 1.98
  3. 23.1
  4. 3.44
  5. 20.46
  6. 1.596
  7. 13.76
  8. 23.6
  9. 1.32
  10. 2.275
  11. 1.88
  12. 0.425
  13. 29.61
  14. 4.56
  15. 3.68
  16. 2.747
  17. 4.96
  18. 4.14
  19. 2.79
  20. 33.95
  21. 0.711
  22. 0.168
  23. 8.91
  24. 1.886
  25. 1.095
  26. 92.4
  27. 78.4
  28. 16.17
  29. 13.94
  30. 1.84
  31. 6.11
  32. 2.88
  33. 0.522
  34. 60.3
  35. 4.76
  36. 78.4
  37. 44.8
  38. 12.6
  39. 47.6
  40. 20.7

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