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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 796 · 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. 1.2.9 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26.1 (b) 0.0261 (c) 0.261 (d) 2.61
  2. 2.0.42 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 197.4 (b) 1.974 (c) 0.1974 (d) 19.74
  3. 3.0.71 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.13 (b) 0.0213 (c) 21.3 (d) 0.213
  4. 4.3.7 × 3.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 14.06 (b) 0.1406 (c) 1.406 (d) 140.6
  5. 5.0.68 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 47.6 (b) 4.76 (c) 0.476 (d) 0.0476
  6. 6.2.6 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0286 (b) 28.6 (c) 2.86 (d) 0.286
  7. 7.7.3 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.292 (b) 292 (c) 2.92 (d) 29.2
  8. 8.0.61 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 20.13 (b) 0.2013 (c) 201.3 (d) 2.013
  9. 9.0.51 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00153 (b) 0.153 (c) 1.53 (d) 0.0153
  10. 10.7.3 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.38 (b) 43.8 (c) 438 (d) 0.438
  11. 11.8.2 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.4 (b) 0.0164 (c) 0.164 (d) 1.64
  12. 12.0.23 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0184 (b) 1.84 (c) 0.184 (d) 0.00184
  13. 13.0.13 × 3.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0455 (b) 0.455 (c) 0.00455 (d) 4.55
  14. 14.7.8 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1404 (b) 140.4 (c) 1.404 (d) 14.04
  15. 15.4.6 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0506 (b) 5.06 (c) 50.6 (d) 0.506
  16. 16.2.2 × 2.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0594 (b) 59.4 (c) 5.94 (d) 0.594
  17. 17.0.99 × 4.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.4356 (b) 4.356 (c) 43.56 (d) 0.04356
  18. 18.6.9 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0414 (b) 0.414 (c) 4.14 (d) 41.4
  19. 19.0.43 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.2 (b) 0.0172 (c) 1.72 (d) 0.172
  20. 20.2.9 × 4.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1276 (b) 12.76 (c) 127.6 (d) 1.276
  21. 21.0.37 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.222 (b) 2.22 (c) 0.0222 (d) 22.2
  22. 22.0.61 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0244 (b) 2.44 (c) 0.244 (d) 0.00244
  23. 23.8.4 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.36 (b) 336 (c) 33.6 (d) 0.336
  24. 24.0.94 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.52 (b) 0.0752 (c) 75.2 (d) 0.752
  25. 25.0.23 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.07 (b) 0.207 (c) 0.0207 (d) 20.7
  26. 26.6.4 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 256 (b) 0.256 (c) 25.6 (d) 2.56
  27. 27.5.3 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 318 (b) 0.318 (c) 3.18 (d) 31.8
  28. 28.6.3 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 44.1 (b) 0.441 (c) 4.41 (d) 0.0441
  29. 29.9.7 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 291 (b) 0.291 (c) 29.1 (d) 2.91
  30. 30.0.28 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00056 (b) 0.0056 (c) 0.56 (d) 0.056
  31. 31.3.1 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.093 (b) 0.93 (c) 0.0093 (d) 9.3
  32. 32.0.39 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 31.2 (b) 0.0312 (c) 0.312 (d) 3.12
  33. 33.0.99 × 4.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.04653 (b) 0.4653 (c) 46.53 (d) 4.653
  34. 34.8.2 × 4.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.936 (b) 0.3936 (c) 393.6 (d) 39.36
  35. 35.9.9 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 287.1 (b) 2.871 (c) 0.2871 (d) 28.71
  36. 36.9.3 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.51 (b) 65.1 (c) 0.651 (d) 651
  37. 37.1.4 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.26 (b) 12.6 (c) 0.0126 (d) 0.126
  38. 38.9.7 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.85 (b) 485 (c) 0.485 (d) 48.5
  39. 39.1.7 × 42 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.14 (b) 714 (c) 0.714 (d) 71.4
  40. 40.3.7 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.1 (b) 0.111 (c) 1.11 (d) 111

Answer key

  1. 2.61
  2. 19.74
  3. 2.13
  4. 14.06
  5. 4.76
  6. 2.86
  7. 29.2
  8. 20.13
  9. 0.153
  10. 43.8
  11. 1.64
  12. 0.184
  13. 0.455
  14. 14.04
  15. 5.06
  16. 5.94
  17. 4.356
  18. 4.14
  19. 1.72
  20. 12.76
  21. 2.22
  22. 0.244
  23. 33.6
  24. 7.52
  25. 2.07
  26. 25.6
  27. 31.8
  28. 4.41
  29. 29.1
  30. 0.056
  31. 0.93
  32. 3.12
  33. 4.653
  34. 39.36
  35. 28.71
  36. 65.1
  37. 1.26
  38. 48.5
  39. 71.4
  40. 11.1

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