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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 767 · 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 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.92 (b) 0.0392 (c) 0.392 (d) 39.2
  2. 2.5.6 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.04 (b) 50.4 (c) 0.0504 (d) 0.504
  3. 3.0.19 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0513 (b) 5.13 (c) 0.513 (d) 51.3
  4. 4.6.2 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.542 (b) 25.42 (c) 254.2 (d) 2542
  5. 5.5.8 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 197.2 (b) 0.1972 (c) 1.972 (d) 19.72
  6. 6.0.36 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0972 (b) 9.72 (c) 0.00972 (d) 0.972
  7. 7.0.21 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.68 (b) 0.0168 (c) 0.168 (d) 16.8
  8. 8.0.12 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0108 (b) 1.08 (c) 0.108 (d) 10.8
  9. 9.8.3 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 29.88 (b) 2988 (c) 2.988 (d) 298.8
  10. 10.0.74 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.222 (b) 0.00222 (c) 2.22 (d) 0.0222
  11. 11.2.5 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.5 (b) 0.0175 (c) 0.175 (d) 1.75
  12. 12.5.8 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.76 (b) 1.276 (c) 1276 (d) 127.6
  13. 13.8.8 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 35.2 (b) 0.0352 (c) 0.352 (d) 3.52
  14. 14.8.6 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 77.4 (b) 7.74 (c) 0.0774 (d) 0.774
  15. 15.0.16 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.2 (b) 1.12 (c) 0.112 (d) 0.0112
  16. 16.0.76 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.92 (b) 1.292 (c) 0.01292 (d) 0.1292
  17. 17.6.3 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 302.4 (b) 30.24 (c) 3.024 (d) 3024
  18. 18.0.93 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1581 (b) 15.81 (c) 1.581 (d) 158.1
  19. 19.6.9 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 55.2 (b) 5.52 (c) 0.552 (d) 552
  20. 20.3.8 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 304 (b) 30.4 (c) 3.04 (d) 0.304
  21. 21.2.8 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 25.2 (b) 252 (c) 0.252 (d) 2.52
  22. 22.7.3 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.14 (b) 131.4 (c) 1.314 (d) 1314
  23. 23.1.9 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.076 (b) 7.6 (c) 76 (d) 0.76
  24. 24.1.3 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0208 (b) 2.08 (c) 20.8 (d) 0.208
  25. 25.9.7 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.485 (b) 48.5 (c) 4.85 (d) 485
  26. 26.8.7 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.4 (b) 174 (c) 1.74 (d) 0.174
  27. 27.1.3 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.065 (b) 0.65 (c) 6.5 (d) 65
  28. 28.0.22 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.76 (b) 0.176 (c) 17.6 (d) 0.0176
  29. 29.7.3 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.65 (b) 0.0365 (c) 36.5 (d) 0.365
  30. 30.0.83 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.03237 (b) 32.37 (c) 0.3237 (d) 3.237
  31. 31.3.4 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.36 (b) 0.0136 (c) 0.136 (d) 13.6
  32. 32.4.3 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.44 (b) 34.4 (c) 0.344 (d) 344
  33. 33.3.5 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.05 (b) 10.5 (c) 0.105 (d) 105
  34. 34.0.92 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.392 (b) 23.92 (c) 0.2392 (d) 239.2
  35. 35.9.6 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.288 (b) 2.88 (c) 28.8 (d) 288
  36. 36.9.6 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 864 (b) 8.64 (c) 86.4 (d) 0.864
  37. 37.3.1 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 80.6 (b) 806 (c) 0.806 (d) 8.06
  38. 38.8.2 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.56 (b) 656 (c) 0.656 (d) 65.6
  39. 39.8.9 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 29.37 (b) 293.7 (c) 2.937 (d) 0.2937
  40. 40.6.4 × 4.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.816 (b) 0.2816 (c) 281.6 (d) 28.16

Answer key

  1. 3.92
  2. 5.04
  3. 5.13
  4. 254.2
  5. 19.72
  6. 0.972
  7. 1.68
  8. 1.08
  9. 298.8
  10. 0.222
  11. 1.75
  12. 127.6
  13. 3.52
  14. 7.74
  15. 1.12
  16. 1.292
  17. 302.4
  18. 15.81
  19. 55.2
  20. 30.4
  21. 25.2
  22. 131.4
  23. 7.6
  24. 2.08
  25. 48.5
  26. 17.4
  27. 6.5
  28. 1.76
  29. 3.65
  30. 3.237
  31. 1.36
  32. 34.4
  33. 10.5
  34. 23.92
  35. 28.8
  36. 86.4
  37. 80.6
  38. 65.6
  39. 29.37
  40. 28.16

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