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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 836 · 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. 1.8.9 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.246 (b) 12.46 (c) 124.6 (d) 0.1246
  2. 2.0.97 × 32 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.104 (b) 0.3104 (c) 31.04 (d) 310.4
  3. 3.2.1 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0378 (b) 3.78 (c) 37.8 (d) 0.378
  4. 4.0.84 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.36 (b) 33.6 (c) 0.336 (d) 0.0336
  5. 5.8.9 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.23 (b) 623 (c) 62.3 (d) 0.623
  6. 6.0.22 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0198 (b) 1.98 (c) 0.198 (d) 0.00198
  7. 7.8.9 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.937 (b) 29.37 (c) 293.7 (d) 2937
  8. 8.9.5 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 180.5 (b) 18.05 (c) 1.805 (d) 1805
  9. 9.5.2 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.312 (b) 31.2 (c) 3.12 (d) 312
  10. 10.5.1 × 36 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 183.6 (b) 18.36 (c) 1836 (d) 1.836
  11. 11.6.6 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.198 (b) 0.0198 (c) 19.8 (d) 1.98
  12. 12.0.67 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.02747 (b) 27.47 (c) 2.747 (d) 0.2747
  13. 13.7.3 × 44 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3212 (b) 32.12 (c) 3.212 (d) 321.2
  14. 14.4.9 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.41 (b) 44.1 (c) 0.441 (d) 0.0441
  15. 15.1.4 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.126 (b) 1.26 (c) 12.6 (d) 126
  16. 16.6.7 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 20.1 (b) 2.01 (c) 201 (d) 0.201
  17. 17.0.46 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0276 (b) 2.76 (c) 27.6 (d) 0.276
  18. 18.4.2 × 3.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 134.4 (b) 1.344 (c) 13.44 (d) 0.1344
  19. 19.9.5 × 35 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3325 (b) 332.5 (c) 33.25 (d) 3.325
  20. 20.4.2 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 117.6 (b) 11.76 (c) 1176 (d) 1.176
  21. 21.6.2 × 1.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.82 (b) 0.682 (c) 0.0682 (d) 68.2
  22. 22.1.8 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0108 (b) 0.108 (c) 1.08 (d) 10.8
  23. 23.0.54 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.08 (b) 0.0108 (c) 0.108 (d) 10.8
  24. 24.5.2 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 104 (b) 0.104 (c) 10.4 (d) 1.04
  25. 25.1.7 × 5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.085 (b) 85 (c) 8.5 (d) 0.85
  26. 26.5.9 × 48 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 28.32 (b) 2.832 (c) 2832 (d) 283.2
  27. 27.0.82 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.92 (b) 0.0492 (c) 0.492 (d) 49.2
  28. 28.0.56 × 14 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 7.84 (b) 78.4 (c) 0.0784 (d) 0.784
  29. 29.9.6 × 1.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.728 (b) 172.8 (c) 17.28 (d) 0.1728
  30. 30.0.72 × 34 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2448 (b) 24.48 (c) 244.8 (d) 2.448
  31. 31.3.1 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.217 (b) 21.7 (c) 2.17 (d) 217
  32. 32.0.57 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0513 (b) 0.513 (c) 5.13 (d) 0.00513
  33. 33.2.9 × 4.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 124.7 (b) 12.47 (c) 0.1247 (d) 1.247
  34. 34.0.17 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.629 (b) 6.29 (c) 62.9 (d) 0.0629
  35. 35.0.54 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 16.2 (b) 1.62 (c) 0.162 (d) 0.0162
  36. 36.0.49 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.441 (b) 4.41 (c) 0.00441 (d) 0.0441
  37. 37.7.6 × 3.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 235.6 (b) 2.356 (c) 0.2356 (d) 23.56
  38. 38.1.2 × 24 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 28.8 (b) 2.88 (c) 288 (d) 0.288
  39. 39.0.17 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0068 (b) 6.8 (c) 0.68 (d) 0.068
  40. 40.7.2 × 3.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.2736 (b) 2.736 (c) 27.36 (d) 273.6

Answer key

  1. 12.46
  2. 31.04
  3. 3.78
  4. 3.36
  5. 62.3
  6. 0.198
  7. 293.7
  8. 180.5
  9. 31.2
  10. 183.6
  11. 1.98
  12. 2.747
  13. 321.2
  14. 4.41
  15. 12.6
  16. 20.1
  17. 2.76
  18. 13.44
  19. 332.5
  20. 117.6
  21. 6.82
  22. 1.08
  23. 1.08
  24. 10.4
  25. 8.5
  26. 283.2
  27. 4.92
  28. 7.84
  29. 17.28
  30. 24.48
  31. 21.7
  32. 0.513
  33. 12.47
  34. 6.29
  35. 1.62
  36. 0.441
  37. 23.56
  38. 28.8
  39. 0.68
  40. 27.36

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