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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 829 · 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. 1.0.78 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0312 (b) 3.12 (c) 31.2 (d) 0.312
  2. 2.0.49 × 22 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 107.8 (b) 10.78 (c) 0.1078 (d) 1.078
  3. 3.5.6 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2296 (b) 229.6 (c) 2.296 (d) 22.96
  4. 4.6.2 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.744 (b) 74.4 (c) 744 (d) 7.44
  5. 5.0.86 × 42 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3612 (b) 361.2 (c) 3.612 (d) 36.12
  6. 6.6.6 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.706 (b) 0.2706 (c) 270.6 (d) 27.06
  7. 7.7.6 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0684 (b) 0.684 (c) 6.84 (d) 68.4
  8. 8.9.7 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 77.6 (b) 7.76 (c) 776 (d) 0.776
  9. 9.0.27 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.107 (b) 0.1107 (c) 110.7 (d) 11.07
  10. 10.5.3 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 19.08 (b) 190.8 (c) 1.908 (d) 1908
  11. 11.8.1 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.729 (b) 7.29 (c) 0.0729 (d) 72.9
  12. 12.0.33 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.66 (b) 0.00066 (c) 0.066 (d) 0.0066
  13. 13.0.53 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0477 (b) 0.477 (c) 4.77 (d) 47.7
  14. 14.0.19 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00323 (b) 0.323 (c) 0.0323 (d) 3.23
  15. 15.1.4 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.532 (b) 5.32 (c) 53.2 (d) 532
  16. 16.3.1 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.62 (b) 0.062 (c) 6.2 (d) 0.0062
  17. 17.0.62 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.294 (b) 229.4 (c) 22.94 (d) 0.2294
  18. 18.1.6 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.92 (b) 0.192 (c) 19.2 (d) 192
  19. 19.0.64 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0192 (b) 0.192 (c) 0.00192 (d) 1.92
  20. 20.1.7 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.153 (b) 15.3 (c) 0.0153 (d) 1.53
  21. 21.9.9 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 396 (b) 39.6 (c) 0.396 (d) 3.96
  22. 22.3.9 × 4.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 183.3 (b) 1.833 (c) 18.33 (d) 0.1833
  23. 23.0.92 × 4.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.4324 (b) 4.324 (c) 43.24 (d) 0.04324
  24. 24.6.8 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.32 (b) 163.2 (c) 1632 (d) 1.632
  25. 25.9.5 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4465 (b) 4.465 (c) 446.5 (d) 44.65
  26. 26.9.6 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 288 (b) 28.8 (c) 2.88 (d) 0.288
  27. 27.5.3 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 23.32 (b) 2.332 (c) 233.2 (d) 2332
  28. 28.0.33 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.98 (b) 0.00198 (c) 0.198 (d) 0.0198
  29. 29.3.3 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0198 (b) 19.8 (c) 0.198 (d) 1.98
  30. 30.0.12 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.036 (b) 0.0036 (c) 0.00036 (d) 0.36
  31. 31.1.2 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.96 (b) 0.0096 (c) 9.6 (d) 0.096
  32. 32.9.9 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0891 (b) 0.891 (c) 8.91 (d) 89.1
  33. 33.3.8 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0304 (b) 0.304 (c) 3.04 (d) 30.4
  34. 34.1.6 × 1.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.304 (b) 3.04 (c) 0.0304 (d) 30.4
  35. 35.6.9 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.414 (b) 0.0414 (c) 4.14 (d) 41.4
  36. 36.0.92 × 0.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.736 (b) 0.0736 (c) 7.36 (d) 0.00736
  37. 37.6.6 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 46.2 (b) 4.62 (c) 462 (d) 0.462
  38. 38.0.66 × 1.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1122 (b) 11.22 (c) 0.01122 (d) 1.122
  39. 39.1.6 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.048 (b) 48 (c) 4.8 (d) 0.48
  40. 40.0.42 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.336 (b) 3.36 (c) 33.6 (d) 0.0336

Answer key

  1. 3.12
  2. 10.78
  3. 22.96
  4. 74.4
  5. 36.12
  6. 27.06
  7. 6.84
  8. 77.6
  9. 11.07
  10. 190.8
  11. 7.29
  12. 0.066
  13. 4.77
  14. 0.323
  15. 53.2
  16. 0.62
  17. 22.94
  18. 19.2
  19. 0.192
  20. 1.53
  21. 39.6
  22. 18.33
  23. 4.324
  24. 163.2
  25. 446.5
  26. 28.8
  27. 233.2
  28. 0.198
  29. 1.98
  30. 0.036
  31. 0.96
  32. 8.91
  33. 3.04
  34. 3.04
  35. 4.14
  36. 0.736
  37. 46.2
  38. 1.122
  39. 4.8
  40. 3.36

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