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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 785 · 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. 1.5.3 × 3.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.08 (b) 1.908 (c) 190.8 (d) 0.1908
  2. 2.0.93 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.86 (b) 18.6 (c) 0.186 (d) 0.0186
  3. 3.0.28 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0868 (b) 0.00868 (c) 8.68 (d) 0.868
  4. 4.7.2 × 4.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 309.6 (b) 30.96 (c) 3.096 (d) 0.3096
  5. 5.6.3 × 4.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 27.72 (b) 2.772 (c) 277.2 (d) 0.2772
  6. 6.0.71 × 4.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 31.95 (b) 3.195 (c) 0.03195 (d) 0.3195
  7. 7.1.3 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.8 (b) 78 (c) 0.78 (d) 0.078
  8. 8.3.3 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.099 (b) 0.99 (c) 9.9 (d) 99
  9. 9.3.3 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.957 (b) 957 (c) 95.7 (d) 9.57
  10. 10.7.7 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.308 (b) 308 (c) 30.8 (d) 3.08
  11. 11.4.4 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.748 (b) 74.8 (c) 7.48 (d) 0.0748
  12. 12.0.51 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.408 (b) 0.0408 (c) 4.08 (d) 0.00408
  13. 13.0.56 × 1.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0672 (b) 0.00672 (c) 0.672 (d) 6.72
  14. 14.0.56 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.736 (b) 173.6 (c) 0.1736 (d) 17.36
  15. 15.1.2 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0576 (b) 0.576 (c) 5.76 (d) 57.6
  16. 16.0.57 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0456 (b) 0.456 (c) 0.00456 (d) 4.56
  17. 17.0.94 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0752 (b) 0.752 (c) 0.00752 (d) 7.52
  18. 18.0.78 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.702 (b) 0.0702 (c) 0.00702 (d) 7.02
  19. 19.0.77 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00154 (b) 0.0154 (c) 1.54 (d) 0.154
  20. 20.0.57 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0912 (b) 9.12 (c) 0.912 (d) 91.2
  21. 21.1.3 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.182 (b) 18.2 (c) 0.0182 (d) 1.82
  22. 22.0.77 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.16 (b) 0.00616 (c) 0.616 (d) 0.0616
  23. 23.0.66 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.178 (b) 0.02178 (c) 21.78 (d) 0.2178
  24. 24.3.6 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0072 (b) 0.72 (c) 7.2 (d) 0.072
  25. 25.8.1 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 226.8 (b) 22.68 (c) 0.2268 (d) 2.268
  26. 26.2.6 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.78 (b) 0.078 (c) 78 (d) 7.8
  27. 27.2.3 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.74 (b) 0.874 (c) 874 (d) 87.4
  28. 28.3.6 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.16 (b) 21.6 (c) 0.216 (d) 216
  29. 29.4.2 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.378 (b) 3.78 (c) 37.8 (d) 378
  30. 30.0.73 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.533 (b) 0.1533 (c) 0.01533 (d) 15.33
  31. 31.0.67 × 34 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 227.8 (b) 22.78 (c) 0.2278 (d) 2.278
  32. 32.1.3 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0078 (b) 0.078 (c) 7.8 (d) 0.78
  33. 33.0.72 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00288 (b) 0.288 (c) 2.88 (d) 0.0288
  34. 34.2.7 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.054 (b) 0.54 (c) 5.4 (d) 54
  35. 35.4.4 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0352 (b) 3.52 (c) 0.352 (d) 35.2
  36. 36.2.9 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.696 (b) 69.6 (c) 6.96 (d) 696
  37. 37.5.4 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0162 (b) 0.162 (c) 16.2 (d) 1.62
  38. 38.0.73 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0365 (b) 3.65 (c) 0.365 (d) 36.5
  39. 39.8.9 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 267 (b) 26.7 (c) 2.67 (d) 0.267
  40. 40.0.48 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.336 (b) 0.0336 (c) 3.36 (d) 33.6

Answer key

  1. 19.08
  2. 1.86
  3. 0.868
  4. 30.96
  5. 27.72
  6. 3.195
  7. 7.8
  8. 9.9
  9. 95.7
  10. 30.8
  11. 7.48
  12. 0.408
  13. 0.672
  14. 17.36
  15. 5.76
  16. 0.456
  17. 0.752
  18. 0.702
  19. 0.154
  20. 9.12
  21. 1.82
  22. 0.616
  23. 2.178
  24. 0.72
  25. 22.68
  26. 7.8
  27. 87.4
  28. 21.6
  29. 37.8
  30. 1.533
  31. 22.78
  32. 0.78
  33. 0.288
  34. 5.4
  35. 3.52
  36. 69.6
  37. 1.62
  38. 3.65
  39. 26.7
  40. 3.36

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