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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 761 · 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. 1.3.8 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0228 (b) 0.228 (c) 22.8 (d) 2.28
  2. 2.3.9 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1092 (b) 109.2 (c) 1.092 (d) 10.92
  3. 3.2.4 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.72 (b) 7.2 (c) 0.072 (d) 72
  4. 4.8.9 × 25 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 22.25 (b) 2.225 (c) 222.5 (d) 2225
  5. 5.0.55 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.95 (b) 49.5 (c) 0.0495 (d) 0.495
  6. 6.2.7 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.756 (b) 75.6 (c) 0.0756 (d) 7.56
  7. 7.4.7 × 43 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 202.1 (b) 2.021 (c) 2021 (d) 20.21
  8. 8.2.8 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 84 (b) 0.84 (c) 8.4 (d) 0.084
  9. 9.4.2 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.344 (b) 1344 (c) 13.44 (d) 134.4
  10. 10.0.66 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.168 (b) 0.3168 (c) 31.68 (d) 316.8
  11. 11.0.49 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.441 (b) 4.41 (c) 44.1 (d) 0.0441
  12. 12.6.1 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.05 (b) 0.0305 (c) 30.5 (d) 0.305
  13. 13.1.9 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.8 (b) 38 (c) 0.38 (d) 0.038
  14. 14.0.68 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.136 (b) 0.0136 (c) 0.00136 (d) 1.36
  15. 15.0.54 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0108 (b) 1.08 (c) 10.8 (d) 0.108
  16. 16.4.7 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.88 (b) 18.8 (c) 0.0188 (d) 0.188
  17. 17.0.69 × 42 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 289.8 (b) 28.98 (c) 0.2898 (d) 2.898
  18. 18.0.79 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0395 (b) 0.395 (c) 3.95 (d) 0.00395
  19. 19.1.7 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.476 (b) 4.76 (c) 0.0476 (d) 47.6
  20. 20.0.81 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.01 (b) 0.01701 (c) 0.1701 (d) 1.701
  21. 21.6.7 × 42 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 281.4 (b) 2814 (c) 28.14 (d) 2.814
  22. 22.2.3 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 66.7 (b) 667 (c) 6.67 (d) 0.667
  23. 23.6.8 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 20.4 (b) 0.204 (c) 2.04 (d) 204
  24. 24.0.19 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0152 (b) 1.52 (c) 0.152 (d) 0.00152
  25. 25.0.91 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 29.12 (b) 0.2912 (c) 291.2 (d) 2.912
  26. 26.0.81 × 45 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 36.45 (b) 364.5 (c) 3.645 (d) 0.3645
  27. 27.5.4 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1512 (b) 15.12 (c) 1.512 (d) 151.2
  28. 28.5.6 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.576 (b) 25.76 (c) 257.6 (d) 2576
  29. 29.8.3 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3984 (b) 398.4 (c) 39.84 (d) 3.984
  30. 30.0.34 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.54 (b) 105.4 (c) 0.1054 (d) 1.054
  31. 31.0.29 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.203 (b) 0.0203 (c) 2.03 (d) 0.00203
  32. 32.6.9 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0345 (b) 3.45 (c) 0.345 (d) 34.5
  33. 33.0.53 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.265 (b) 0.0265 (c) 0.00265 (d) 2.65
  34. 34.0.76 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0228 (b) 0.228 (c) 2.28 (d) 22.8
  35. 35.0.47 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.88 (b) 0.188 (c) 18.8 (d) 0.0188
  36. 36.0.37 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.47 (b) 0.01147 (c) 1.147 (d) 0.1147
  37. 37.9.9 × 3.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 31.68 (b) 316.8 (c) 3.168 (d) 0.3168
  38. 38.2.7 × 4.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 121.5 (b) 0.1215 (c) 1.215 (d) 12.15
  39. 39.0.21 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0084 (b) 0.84 (c) 0.00084 (d) 0.084
  40. 40.0.94 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 56.4 (b) 0.564 (c) 5.64 (d) 0.0564

Answer key

  1. 2.28
  2. 10.92
  3. 7.2
  4. 222.5
  5. 4.95
  6. 7.56
  7. 202.1
  8. 8.4
  9. 134.4
  10. 31.68
  11. 4.41
  12. 3.05
  13. 3.8
  14. 0.136
  15. 1.08
  16. 1.88
  17. 28.98
  18. 0.395
  19. 4.76
  20. 1.701
  21. 281.4
  22. 66.7
  23. 20.4
  24. 0.152
  25. 29.12
  26. 36.45
  27. 151.2
  28. 257.6
  29. 398.4
  30. 10.54
  31. 0.203
  32. 3.45
  33. 0.265
  34. 2.28
  35. 1.88
  36. 1.147
  37. 31.68
  38. 12.15
  39. 0.084
  40. 5.64

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