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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 773 · 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. 1.0.48 × 43 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.064 (b) 206.4 (c) 0.2064 (d) 20.64
  2. 2.0.92 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 156.4 (b) 1.564 (c) 0.1564 (d) 15.64
  3. 3.0.41 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.328 (b) 0.0328 (c) 32.8 (d) 3.28
  4. 4.2.1 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 79.8 (b) 0.798 (c) 798 (d) 7.98
  5. 5.2.1 × 4.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.87 (b) 0.987 (c) 0.0987 (d) 98.7
  6. 6.3.8 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 304 (b) 30.4 (c) 0.304 (d) 3.04
  7. 7.6.7 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.36 (b) 0.0536 (c) 53.6 (d) 0.536
  8. 8.3.9 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.8 (b) 0.078 (c) 0.0078 (d) 0.78
  9. 9.1.3 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.039 (b) 0.0039 (c) 0.39 (d) 3.9
  10. 10.0.64 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.256 (b) 25.6 (c) 0.0256 (d) 2.56
  11. 11.0.52 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2132 (b) 0.02132 (c) 21.32 (d) 2.132
  12. 12.0.31 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00186 (b) 0.186 (c) 1.86 (d) 0.0186
  13. 13.0.87 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.436 (b) 0.2436 (c) 243.6 (d) 24.36
  14. 14.0.25 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.75 (b) 0.0075 (c) 0.075 (d) 7.5
  15. 15.0.81 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.2 (b) 1.62 (c) 0.0162 (d) 0.162
  16. 16.0.34 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00476 (b) 0.0476 (c) 0.476 (d) 4.76
  17. 17.0.99 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00693 (b) 0.0693 (c) 6.93 (d) 0.693
  18. 18.1.4 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.098 (b) 0.0098 (c) 9.8 (d) 0.98
  19. 19.1.3 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.07 (b) 507 (c) 50.7 (d) 0.507
  20. 20.9.2 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 828 (b) 82.8 (c) 0.828 (d) 8.28
  21. 21.0.27 × 3.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0999 (b) 0.00999 (c) 9.99 (d) 0.999
  22. 22.0.39 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1209 (b) 120.9 (c) 1.209 (d) 12.09
  23. 23.0.92 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3496 (b) 3.496 (c) 349.6 (d) 34.96
  24. 24.0.44 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0264 (b) 0.00264 (c) 2.64 (d) 0.264
  25. 25.0.92 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 42.32 (b) 4.232 (c) 0.4232 (d) 423.2
  26. 26.9.2 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.84 (b) 0.184 (c) 18.4 (d) 184
  27. 27.3.2 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.096 (b) 0.96 (c) 9.6 (d) 0.0096
  28. 28.0.31 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.86 (b) 0.0186 (c) 0.186 (d) 18.6
  29. 29.7.1 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 284 (b) 2.84 (c) 0.284 (d) 28.4
  30. 30.0.38 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0152 (b) 1.52 (c) 15.2 (d) 0.152
  31. 31.0.32 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 28.8 (b) 0.288 (c) 0.0288 (d) 2.88
  32. 32.2.1 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 35.7 (b) 0.357 (c) 357 (d) 3.57
  33. 33.5.9 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 29.5 (b) 0.295 (c) 295 (d) 2.95
  34. 34.4.1 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 205 (b) 0.205 (c) 2.05 (d) 20.5
  35. 35.9.3 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2418 (b) 2.418 (c) 24.18 (d) 241.8
  36. 36.4.1 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0123 (b) 1.23 (c) 12.3 (d) 0.123
  37. 37.2.2 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.88 (b) 0.0088 (c) 0.088 (d) 8.8
  38. 38.6.8 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 20.4 (b) 0.204 (c) 204 (d) 2.04
  39. 39.0.46 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.426 (b) 14.26 (c) 0.01426 (d) 0.1426
  40. 40.3.9 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.07 (b) 507 (c) 50.7 (d) 0.507

Answer key

  1. 20.64
  2. 15.64
  3. 3.28
  4. 79.8
  5. 9.87
  6. 30.4
  7. 5.36
  8. 0.78
  9. 0.39
  10. 2.56
  11. 2.132
  12. 0.186
  13. 24.36
  14. 0.75
  15. 1.62
  16. 0.476
  17. 0.693
  18. 0.98
  19. 50.7
  20. 82.8
  21. 0.999
  22. 12.09
  23. 34.96
  24. 0.264
  25. 42.32
  26. 18.4
  27. 0.96
  28. 1.86
  29. 28.4
  30. 1.52
  31. 2.88
  32. 35.7
  33. 29.5
  34. 20.5
  35. 241.8
  36. 1.23
  37. 0.88
  38. 20.4
  39. 1.426
  40. 50.7

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