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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 839 · 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. 1.2.7 × 46 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.242 (b) 12.42 (c) 1242 (d) 124.2
  2. 2.5.7 × 3.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.881 (b) 188.1 (c) 18.81 (d) 0.1881
  3. 3.0.36 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0252 (b) 25.2 (c) 0.252 (d) 2.52
  4. 4.9.3 × 4.1 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.3813 (b) 38.13 (c) 381.3 (d) 3.813
  5. 5.0.74 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.518 (b) 5.18 (c) 0.0518 (d) 51.8
  6. 6.1.4 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.098 (b) 9.8 (c) 0.0098 (d) 0.98
  7. 7.0.52 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01456 (b) 1.456 (c) 14.56 (d) 0.1456
  8. 8.2.8 × 28 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 78.4 (b) 0.784 (c) 7.84 (d) 784
  9. 9.0.12 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00312 (b) 0.312 (c) 3.12 (d) 0.0312
  10. 10.0.29 × 33 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 95.7 (b) 9.57 (c) 0.957 (d) 0.0957
  11. 11.3.5 × 7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 245 (b) 24.5 (c) 0.245 (d) 2.45
  12. 12.0.51 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.00102 (b) 0.102 (c) 0.0102 (d) 1.02
  13. 13.0.64 × 38 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.432 (b) 0.2432 (c) 243.2 (d) 24.32
  14. 14.3.4 × 2.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 8.84 (b) 0.0884 (c) 0.884 (d) 88.4
  15. 15.8.9 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 267 (b) 2.67 (c) 0.267 (d) 26.7
  16. 16.8.7 × 31 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26.97 (b) 2697 (c) 269.7 (d) 2.697
  17. 17.0.19 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0038 (b) 0.038 (c) 3.8 (d) 0.38
  18. 18.6.5 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.665 (b) 26.65 (c) 2665 (d) 266.5
  19. 19.0.79 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.03081 (b) 0.3081 (c) 30.81 (d) 3.081
  20. 20.0.63 × 2.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.575 (b) 0.1575 (c) 15.75 (d) 0.01575
  21. 21.0.48 × 6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.288 (b) 28.8 (c) 0.0288 (d) 2.88
  22. 22.2.9 × 13 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.77 (b) 0.377 (c) 377 (d) 37.7
  23. 23.9.8 × 42 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 4.116 (b) 41.16 (c) 411.6 (d) 4116
  24. 24.5.8 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.116 (b) 11.6 (c) 0.0116 (d) 1.16
  25. 25.5.1 × 4.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.397 (b) 0.2397 (c) 239.7 (d) 23.97
  26. 26.0.21 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0126 (b) 0.126 (c) 0.00126 (d) 1.26
  27. 27.8.4 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.756 (b) 7.56 (c) 0.0756 (d) 75.6
  28. 28.0.89 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.67 (b) 0.0267 (c) 0.267 (d) 26.7
  29. 29.0.61 × 2.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.403 (b) 14.03 (c) 0.01403 (d) 0.1403
  30. 30.4.8 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.872 (b) 18.72 (c) 0.1872 (d) 187.2
  31. 31.6.8 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26.52 (b) 2652 (c) 2.652 (d) 265.2
  32. 32.0.46 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0138 (b) 0.00138 (c) 1.38 (d) 0.138
  33. 33.0.47 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.188 (b) 0.0188 (c) 1.88 (d) 18.8
  34. 34.1.5 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0135 (b) 0.135 (c) 13.5 (d) 1.35
  35. 35.0.24 × 18 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 43.2 (b) 4.32 (c) 0.432 (d) 0.0432
  36. 36.0.61 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.44 (b) 24.4 (c) 0.0244 (d) 0.244
  37. 37.6.6 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.594 (b) 59.4 (c) 5.94 (d) 594
  38. 38.0.16 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.032 (b) 0.0032 (c) 0.00032 (d) 0.32
  39. 39.2.2 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.88 (b) 0.088 (c) 88 (d) 8.8
  40. 40.0.14 × 47 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 65.8 (b) 0.0658 (c) 6.58 (d) 0.658

Answer key

  1. 124.2
  2. 18.81
  3. 2.52
  4. 38.13
  5. 5.18
  6. 0.98
  7. 1.456
  8. 78.4
  9. 0.312
  10. 9.57
  11. 24.5
  12. 0.102
  13. 24.32
  14. 8.84
  15. 26.7
  16. 269.7
  17. 0.38
  18. 266.5
  19. 3.081
  20. 1.575
  21. 2.88
  22. 37.7
  23. 411.6
  24. 1.16
  25. 23.97
  26. 0.126
  27. 7.56
  28. 2.67
  29. 1.403
  30. 18.72
  31. 265.2
  32. 0.138
  33. 1.88
  34. 1.35
  35. 4.32
  36. 2.44
  37. 59.4
  38. 0.032
  39. 8.8
  40. 6.58

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