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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 821 · 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. 1.8.1 × 3.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2835 (b) 283.5 (c) 2.835 (d) 28.35
  2. 2.0.38 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 34.2 (b) 0.0342 (c) 3.42 (d) 0.342
  3. 3.1.2 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.2 (b) 0.0072 (c) 0.72 (d) 0.072
  4. 4.2.2 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.6 (b) 1.76 (c) 0.176 (d) 176
  5. 5.0.71 × 27 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.917 (b) 0.1917 (c) 191.7 (d) 19.17
  6. 6.0.34 × 1.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00544 (b) 0.0544 (c) 5.44 (d) 0.544
  7. 7.0.26 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.066 (b) 10.66 (c) 106.6 (d) 0.1066
  8. 8.7.1 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.13 (b) 0.213 (c) 213 (d) 21.3
  9. 9.3.3 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 23.1 (b) 0.231 (c) 2.31 (d) 231
  10. 10.6.1 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 24.4 (b) 244 (c) 2.44 (d) 0.244
  11. 11.1.6 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0112 (b) 11.2 (c) 1.12 (d) 0.112
  12. 12.0.73 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.65 (b) 0.365 (c) 0.0365 (d) 0.00365
  13. 13.0.14 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 22.4 (b) 2.24 (c) 0.224 (d) 0.0224
  14. 14.0.85 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 34.85 (b) 348.5 (c) 3.485 (d) 0.3485
  15. 15.1.3 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.494 (b) 494 (c) 4.94 (d) 49.4
  16. 16.8.6 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.44 (b) 0.0344 (c) 34.4 (d) 0.344
  17. 17.0.17 × 2.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00357 (b) 0.0357 (c) 3.57 (d) 0.357
  18. 18.7.1 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 56.8 (b) 0.0568 (c) 0.568 (d) 5.68
  19. 19.1.8 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 52.2 (b) 5.22 (c) 0.0522 (d) 0.522
  20. 20.9.2 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.44 (b) 64.4 (c) 644 (d) 0.644
  21. 21.0.91 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.455 (b) 0.00455 (c) 0.0455 (d) 4.55
  22. 22.6.2 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.24 (b) 0.124 (c) 12.4 (d) 124
  23. 23.6.2 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 55.8 (b) 5.58 (c) 558 (d) 0.558
  24. 24.0.47 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00423 (b) 4.23 (c) 0.0423 (d) 0.423
  25. 25.0.29 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0261 (b) 2.61 (c) 0.00261 (d) 0.261
  26. 26.0.26 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.16 (b) 0.416 (c) 0.0416 (d) 41.6
  27. 27.7.6 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0304 (b) 0.304 (c) 30.4 (d) 3.04
  28. 28.0.57 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.456 (b) 0.0456 (c) 0.00456 (d) 4.56
  29. 29.5.9 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 41.3 (b) 0.413 (c) 4.13 (d) 413
  30. 30.0.59 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0177 (b) 1.77 (c) 0.00177 (d) 0.177
  31. 31.3.8 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.076 (b) 0.76 (c) 76 (d) 7.6
  32. 32.6.3 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1764 (b) 17.64 (c) 176.4 (d) 1.764
  33. 33.4.5 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.135 (b) 135 (c) 13.5 (d) 1.35
  34. 34.9.3 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.72 (b) 0.372 (c) 37.2 (d) 372
  35. 35.0.21 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 48.3 (b) 0.0483 (c) 0.483 (d) 4.83
  36. 36.0.27 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.189 (b) 0.0189 (c) 0.00189 (d) 1.89
  37. 37.0.19 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.874 (b) 87.4 (c) 8.74 (d) 0.0874
  38. 38.0.78 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 24.96 (b) 249.6 (c) 2.496 (d) 0.2496
  39. 39.3.2 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.096 (b) 96 (c) 0.96 (d) 9.6
  40. 40.6.7 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 603 (b) 0.603 (c) 60.3 (d) 6.03

Answer key

  1. 28.35
  2. 3.42
  3. 0.72
  4. 17.6
  5. 19.17
  6. 0.544
  7. 10.66
  8. 21.3
  9. 23.1
  10. 24.4
  11. 1.12
  12. 0.365
  13. 2.24
  14. 34.85
  15. 49.4
  16. 3.44
  17. 0.357
  18. 5.68
  19. 5.22
  20. 64.4
  21. 0.455
  22. 12.4
  23. 55.8
  24. 0.423
  25. 0.261
  26. 4.16
  27. 3.04
  28. 0.456
  29. 41.3
  30. 0.177
  31. 7.6
  32. 17.64
  33. 13.5
  34. 37.2
  35. 4.83
  36. 0.189
  37. 8.74
  38. 24.96
  39. 9.6
  40. 60.3

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