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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 828 · 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. 1.3.3 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.264 (b) 0.0264 (c) 2.64 (d) 26.4
  2. 2.0.96 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0288 (b) 0.288 (c) 28.8 (d) 2.88
  3. 3.0.36 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.288 (b) 0.0288 (c) 28.8 (d) 2.88
  4. 4.0.52 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.468 (b) 4.68 (c) 0.0468 (d) 0.00468
  5. 5.0.13 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 11.7 (b) 0.117 (c) 0.0117 (d) 1.17
  6. 6.4.2 × 3.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.44 (b) 134.4 (c) 0.1344 (d) 1.344
  7. 7.8.9 × 3.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 33.82 (b) 3.382 (c) 0.3382 (d) 338.2
  8. 8.6.4 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.984 (b) 0.1984 (c) 198.4 (d) 19.84
  9. 9.8.5 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 59.5 (b) 0.595 (c) 5.95 (d) 0.0595
  10. 10.6.1 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 23.79 (b) 237.9 (c) 0.2379 (d) 2.379
  11. 11.0.99 × 2.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2178 (b) 2.178 (c) 21.78 (d) 0.02178
  12. 12.6.2 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2852 (b) 285.2 (c) 28.52 (d) 2.852
  13. 13.0.34 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0068 (b) 0.00068 (c) 0.068 (d) 0.68
  14. 14.8.6 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0258 (b) 0.258 (c) 2.58 (d) 25.8
  15. 15.6.4 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.2 (b) 0.192 (c) 0.0192 (d) 1.92
  16. 16.0.72 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.48 (b) 0.648 (c) 64.8 (d) 0.0648
  17. 17.4.3 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.2 (b) 1.72 (c) 172 (d) 0.172
  18. 18.0.18 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.44 (b) 0.0144 (c) 14.4 (d) 0.144
  19. 19.8.7 × 17 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 147.9 (b) 1.479 (c) 1479 (d) 14.79
  20. 20.3.5 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0245 (b) 0.245 (c) 2.45 (d) 24.5
  21. 21.9.4 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.82 (b) 282 (c) 28.2 (d) 0.282
  22. 22.2.7 × 1.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 40.5 (b) 4.05 (c) 0.405 (d) 0.0405
  23. 23.0.93 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 18.6 (b) 0.0186 (c) 1.86 (d) 0.186
  24. 24.6.4 × 3.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2176 (b) 21.76 (c) 2.176 (d) 217.6
  25. 25.5.9 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.354 (b) 3.54 (c) 35.4 (d) 354
  26. 26.8.7 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.044 (b) 104.4 (c) 1044 (d) 10.44
  27. 27.3.6 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 25.2 (b) 0.0252 (c) 2.52 (d) 0.252
  28. 28.0.82 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 303.4 (b) 3.034 (c) 0.3034 (d) 30.34
  29. 29.9.6 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3936 (b) 39.36 (c) 3.936 (d) 393.6
  30. 30.6.2 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 124 (b) 0.124 (c) 12.4 (d) 1.24
  31. 31.2.7 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.8 (b) 0.0108 (c) 1.08 (d) 0.108
  32. 32.0.48 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00144 (b) 1.44 (c) 0.144 (d) 0.0144
  33. 33.1.3 × 16 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 20.8 (b) 208 (c) 2.08 (d) 0.208
  34. 34.0.48 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.144 (b) 0.0144 (c) 1.44 (d) 14.4
  35. 35.7.7 × 0.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.85 (b) 0.385 (c) 0.0385 (d) 38.5
  36. 36.0.78 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.56 (b) 0.156 (c) 0.00156 (d) 0.0156
  37. 37.0.31 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 12.09 (b) 0.01209 (c) 0.1209 (d) 1.209
  38. 38.4.7 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.46 (b) 846 (c) 0.846 (d) 84.6
  39. 39.0.12 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00024 (b) 0.0024 (c) 0.024 (d) 0.24
  40. 40.0.28 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.24 (b) 0.0224 (c) 22.4 (d) 0.224

Answer key

  1. 2.64
  2. 2.88
  3. 2.88
  4. 0.468
  5. 1.17
  6. 13.44
  7. 33.82
  8. 19.84
  9. 5.95
  10. 23.79
  11. 2.178
  12. 28.52
  13. 0.068
  14. 2.58
  15. 1.92
  16. 6.48
  17. 17.2
  18. 1.44
  19. 147.9
  20. 2.45
  21. 28.2
  22. 4.05
  23. 1.86
  24. 21.76
  25. 35.4
  26. 104.4
  27. 2.52
  28. 30.34
  29. 39.36
  30. 12.4
  31. 1.08
  32. 0.144
  33. 20.8
  34. 1.44
  35. 3.85
  36. 0.156
  37. 1.209
  38. 84.6
  39. 0.024
  40. 2.24

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