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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 758 · 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. 1.0.98 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 176.4 (b) 0.1764 (c) 1.764 (d) 17.64
  2. 2.6.3 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2898 (b) 289.8 (c) 28.98 (d) 2.898
  3. 3.5.6 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.744 (b) 2744 (c) 274.4 (d) 27.44
  4. 4.0.89 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0801 (b) 0.801 (c) 8.01 (d) 0.00801
  5. 5.0.53 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0212 (b) 2.12 (c) 0.00212 (d) 0.212
  6. 6.5.8 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.16 (b) 11.6 (c) 0.0116 (d) 0.116
  7. 7.9.9 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 396 (b) 39.6 (c) 3.96 (d) 0.396
  8. 8.0.93 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.837 (b) 8.37 (c) 0.00837 (d) 0.0837
  9. 9.7.8 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.156 (b) 1.56 (c) 0.0156 (d) 15.6
  10. 10.3.7 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.333 (b) 0.0333 (c) 3.33 (d) 33.3
  11. 11.0.62 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 43.4 (b) 4.34 (c) 0.0434 (d) 0.434
  12. 12.3.4 × 4.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.428 (b) 0.1428 (c) 142.8 (d) 14.28
  13. 13.0.33 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00231 (b) 0.231 (c) 2.31 (d) 0.0231
  14. 14.2.1 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.89 (b) 189 (c) 18.9 (d) 0.189
  15. 15.0.92 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 64.4 (b) 0.0644 (c) 0.644 (d) 6.44
  16. 16.7.1 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.39 (b) 63.9 (c) 0.0639 (d) 0.639
  17. 17.2.8 × 3.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.08 (b) 0.1008 (c) 100.8 (d) 1.008
  18. 18.7.3 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.92 (b) 29.2 (c) 0.0292 (d) 0.292
  19. 19.3.2 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 28.8 (b) 0.288 (c) 288 (d) 2.88
  20. 20.3.9 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.12 (b) 0.0312 (c) 0.312 (d) 31.2
  21. 21.6.8 × 4.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2856 (b) 2.856 (c) 28.56 (d) 285.6
  22. 22.1.4 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.252 (b) 2.52 (c) 25.2 (d) 252
  23. 23.5.9 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 29.5 (b) 0.295 (c) 2.95 (d) 0.0295
  24. 24.0.21 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0042 (b) 0.42 (c) 0.00042 (d) 0.042
  25. 25.0.29 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1189 (b) 1.189 (c) 0.01189 (d) 11.89
  26. 26.0.37 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0111 (b) 1.11 (c) 0.111 (d) 11.1
  27. 27.0.28 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.4 (b) 0.084 (c) 0.84 (d) 0.0084
  28. 28.2.1 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 861 (b) 8.61 (c) 0.861 (d) 86.1
  29. 29.4.7 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.329 (b) 3.29 (c) 32.9 (d) 0.0329
  30. 30.0.21 × 3.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00798 (b) 0.0798 (c) 0.798 (d) 7.98
  31. 31.4.6 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.8 (b) 1.38 (c) 0.0138 (d) 0.138
  32. 32.3.9 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 195 (b) 19.5 (c) 0.195 (d) 1.95
  33. 33.0.66 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 52.8 (b) 0.0528 (c) 5.28 (d) 0.528
  34. 34.5.8 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 46.4 (b) 0.464 (c) 4.64 (d) 464
  35. 35.0.79 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3239 (b) 32.39 (c) 3.239 (d) 323.9
  36. 36.7.3 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.19 (b) 0.0219 (c) 0.219 (d) 21.9
  37. 37.1.3 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.91 (b) 9.1 (c) 0.0091 (d) 0.091
  38. 38.3.1 × 4.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1302 (b) 130.2 (c) 13.02 (d) 1.302
  39. 39.0.64 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3136 (b) 31.36 (c) 3.136 (d) 313.6
  40. 40.0.69 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26.22 (b) 262.2 (c) 2.622 (d) 0.2622

Answer key

  1. 17.64
  2. 28.98
  3. 274.4
  4. 0.801
  5. 0.212
  6. 1.16
  7. 39.6
  8. 0.837
  9. 1.56
  10. 3.33
  11. 4.34
  12. 14.28
  13. 0.231
  14. 18.9
  15. 6.44
  16. 6.39
  17. 10.08
  18. 2.92
  19. 28.8
  20. 3.12
  21. 28.56
  22. 25.2
  23. 2.95
  24. 0.042
  25. 1.189
  26. 1.11
  27. 0.84
  28. 86.1
  29. 3.29
  30. 0.798
  31. 1.38
  32. 19.5
  33. 5.28
  34. 46.4
  35. 32.39
  36. 2.19
  37. 0.91
  38. 13.02
  39. 31.36
  40. 26.22

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