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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 794 · 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. 1.0.42 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0252 (b) 0.252 (c) 2.52 (d) 0.00252
  2. 2.6.7 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.03 (b) 0.603 (c) 60.3 (d) 603
  3. 3.5.7 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.399 (b) 399 (c) 39.9 (d) 3.99
  4. 4.7.4 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.518 (b) 5.18 (c) 518 (d) 51.8
  5. 5.7.7 × 34 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2618 (b) 261.8 (c) 26.18 (d) 2.618
  6. 6.0.83 × 42 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 348.6 (b) 0.3486 (c) 3.486 (d) 34.86
  7. 7.0.66 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.62 (b) 0.462 (c) 46.2 (d) 0.0462
  8. 8.2.4 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.936 (b) 9.36 (c) 93.6 (d) 0.0936
  9. 9.0.79 × 3.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.765 (b) 0.02765 (c) 0.2765 (d) 27.65
  10. 10.7.3 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.219 (b) 2.19 (c) 21.9 (d) 0.0219
  11. 11.0.46 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1012 (b) 1.012 (c) 10.12 (d) 101.2
  12. 12.3.3 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.8 (b) 0.198 (c) 1.98 (d) 198
  13. 13.5.4 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.08 (b) 10.8 (c) 0.108 (d) 0.0108
  14. 14.0.87 × 3.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 27.84 (b) 0.2784 (c) 2.784 (d) 0.02784
  15. 15.3.4 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 816 (b) 0.816 (c) 81.6 (d) 8.16
  16. 16.0.16 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00048 (b) 0.048 (c) 0.48 (d) 0.0048
  17. 17.0.84 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 50.4 (b) 5.04 (c) 0.0504 (d) 0.504
  18. 18.9.9 × 34 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 33.66 (b) 3366 (c) 3.366 (d) 336.6
  19. 19.2.8 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.6 (b) 0.0056 (c) 0.56 (d) 0.056
  20. 20.7.8 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.156 (b) 1.56 (c) 15.6 (d) 156
  21. 21.0.98 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.03234 (b) 32.34 (c) 0.3234 (d) 3.234
  22. 22.4.4 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.716 (b) 17.16 (c) 171.6 (d) 1716
  23. 23.0.39 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.078 (b) 0.0078 (c) 0.78 (d) 0.00078
  24. 24.8.5 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.255 (b) 2.55 (c) 25.5 (d) 0.0255
  25. 25.8.9 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 62.3 (b) 6.23 (c) 0.623 (d) 623
  26. 26.0.23 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.184 (b) 0.0184 (c) 18.4 (d) 1.84
  27. 27.0.32 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.192 (b) 1.92 (c) 19.2 (d) 0.0192
  28. 28.3.4 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.82 (b) 782 (c) 78.2 (d) 0.782
  29. 29.4.9 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.441 (b) 4.41 (c) 44.1 (d) 0.0441
  30. 30.5.8 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 52.2 (b) 5.22 (c) 0.522 (d) 522
  31. 31.1.2 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.072 (b) 72 (c) 7.2 (d) 0.72
  32. 32.4.9 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.96 (b) 0.196 (c) 19.6 (d) 0.0196
  33. 33.0.71 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.142 (b) 0.0142 (c) 0.00142 (d) 1.42
  34. 34.4.3 × 21 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 903 (b) 9.03 (c) 0.903 (d) 90.3
  35. 35.3.8 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0228 (b) 2.28 (c) 22.8 (d) 0.228
  36. 36.0.42 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.08 (b) 0.1008 (c) 100.8 (d) 1.008
  37. 37.0.54 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.324 (b) 0.0324 (c) 3.24 (d) 32.4
  38. 38.0.97 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.194 (b) 19.4 (c) 0.0194 (d) 1.94
  39. 39.0.92 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.104 (b) 11.04 (c) 0.1104 (d) 110.4
  40. 40.0.28 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.196 (b) 1.96 (c) 19.6 (d) 0.0196

Answer key

  1. 0.252
  2. 60.3
  3. 39.9
  4. 51.8
  5. 261.8
  6. 34.86
  7. 4.62
  8. 9.36
  9. 2.765
  10. 2.19
  11. 10.12
  12. 19.8
  13. 1.08
  14. 2.784
  15. 81.6
  16. 0.048
  17. 5.04
  18. 336.6
  19. 0.56
  20. 15.6
  21. 3.234
  22. 171.6
  23. 0.078
  24. 2.55
  25. 62.3
  26. 1.84
  27. 1.92
  28. 78.2
  29. 4.41
  30. 52.2
  31. 7.2
  32. 1.96
  33. 0.142
  34. 90.3
  35. 2.28
  36. 10.08
  37. 3.24
  38. 1.94
  39. 11.04
  40. 1.96

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