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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 763 · 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. 1.3.6 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 32.4 (b) 0.324 (c) 3.24 (d) 0.0324
  2. 2.9.9 × 4.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.158 (b) 41.58 (c) 0.4158 (d) 415.8
  3. 3.9.8 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.784 (b) 784 (c) 7.84 (d) 78.4
  4. 4.3.3 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.64 (b) 26.4 (c) 264 (d) 0.264
  5. 5.4.4 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.08 (b) 0.308 (c) 0.0308 (d) 30.8
  6. 6.6.4 × 34 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2176 (b) 2.176 (c) 217.6 (d) 21.76
  7. 7.2.2 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.54 (b) 0.154 (c) 15.4 (d) 154
  8. 8.3.8 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.76 (b) 7.6 (c) 0.076 (d) 76
  9. 9.0.16 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.44 (b) 0.144 (c) 14.4 (d) 0.0144
  10. 10.0.66 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.132 (b) 0.0132 (c) 0.00132 (d) 1.32
  11. 11.9.4 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 15.98 (b) 1598 (c) 1.598 (d) 159.8
  12. 12.4.1 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 45.1 (b) 0.0451 (c) 0.451 (d) 4.51
  13. 13.0.38 × 2.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0874 (b) 0.874 (c) 8.74 (d) 0.00874
  14. 14.0.51 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.459 (b) 45.9 (c) 4.59 (d) 0.0459
  15. 15.8.4 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 50.4 (b) 5.04 (c) 504 (d) 0.504
  16. 16.0.98 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.94 (b) 0.0294 (c) 0.294 (d) 29.4
  17. 17.0.46 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00782 (b) 7.82 (c) 0.782 (d) 0.0782
  18. 18.0.67 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1407 (b) 14.07 (c) 1.407 (d) 140.7
  19. 19.1.8 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.68 (b) 468 (c) 46.8 (d) 0.468
  20. 20.0.45 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.405 (b) 0.0405 (c) 40.5 (d) 4.05
  21. 21.0.12 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0024 (b) 0.24 (c) 0.00024 (d) 0.024
  22. 22.5.9 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.13 (b) 0.0413 (c) 0.413 (d) 41.3
  23. 23.9.9 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.297 (b) 29.7 (c) 2.97 (d) 297
  24. 24.9.3 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.441 (b) 344.1 (c) 0.3441 (d) 34.41
  25. 25.7.6 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.116 (b) 0.3116 (c) 311.6 (d) 31.16
  26. 26.8.1 × 4.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 35.64 (b) 3.564 (c) 356.4 (d) 0.3564
  27. 27.0.76 × 43 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 326.8 (b) 0.3268 (c) 3.268 (d) 32.68
  28. 28.4.9 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.196 (b) 19.6 (c) 0.0196 (d) 1.96
  29. 29.3.2 × 1.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0416 (b) 41.6 (c) 4.16 (d) 0.416
  30. 30.0.47 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0141 (b) 1.41 (c) 0.00141 (d) 0.141
  31. 31.7.1 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.781 (b) 78.1 (c) 7.81 (d) 0.0781
  32. 32.0.14 × 49 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.686 (b) 6.86 (c) 0.0686 (d) 68.6
  33. 33.0.25 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00225 (b) 2.25 (c) 0.0225 (d) 0.225
  34. 34.0.94 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.282 (b) 28.2 (c) 2.82 (d) 0.0282
  35. 35.0.14 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.12 (b) 0.112 (c) 0.0112 (d) 11.2
  36. 36.0.54 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.48 (b) 64.8 (c) 0.648 (d) 0.0648
  37. 37.1.3 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.52 (b) 0.052 (c) 52 (d) 5.2
  38. 38.0.23 × 15 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.345 (b) 0.0345 (c) 34.5 (d) 3.45
  39. 39.3.3 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.099 (b) 0.99 (c) 9.9 (d) 0.0099
  40. 40.3.1 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 142.6 (b) 0.1426 (c) 14.26 (d) 1.426

Answer key

  1. 3.24
  2. 41.58
  3. 78.4
  4. 26.4
  5. 3.08
  6. 217.6
  7. 15.4
  8. 7.6
  9. 1.44
  10. 0.132
  11. 159.8
  12. 4.51
  13. 0.874
  14. 4.59
  15. 50.4
  16. 2.94
  17. 0.782
  18. 14.07
  19. 46.8
  20. 4.05
  21. 0.024
  22. 4.13
  23. 29.7
  24. 34.41
  25. 31.16
  26. 35.64
  27. 32.68
  28. 1.96
  29. 4.16
  30. 0.141
  31. 7.81
  32. 6.86
  33. 0.225
  34. 2.82
  35. 1.12
  36. 6.48
  37. 5.2
  38. 3.45
  39. 0.99
  40. 14.26

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