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Decimal Point Trick Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 24: Where does the decimal point go? · Set 842 · 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. 1.9.4 × 37 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.478 (b) 34.78 (c) 3478 (d) 347.8
  2. 2.1.7 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.68 (b) 6.8 (c) 0.068 (d) 0.0068
  3. 3.2.2 × 2.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 5.28 (b) 0.0528 (c) 52.8 (d) 0.528
  4. 4.0.98 × 29 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 2.842 (b) 0.2842 (c) 28.42 (d) 284.2
  5. 5.6.9 × 1.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.66 (b) 96.6 (c) 0.0966 (d) 0.966
  6. 6.8.8 × 41 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 36.08 (b) 360.8 (c) 3.608 (d) 3608
  7. 7.6.6 × 2.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1914 (b) 19.14 (c) 191.4 (d) 1.914
  8. 8.5.8 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 23.2 (b) 2.32 (c) 232 (d) 0.232
  9. 9.0.49 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.92 (b) 39.2 (c) 0.392 (d) 0.0392
  10. 10.0.34 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.1326 (b) 132.6 (c) 1.326 (d) 13.26
  11. 11.0.23 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 6.9 (b) 0.069 (c) 0.69 (d) 0.0069
  12. 12.0.98 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0392 (b) 0.392 (c) 3.92 (d) 39.2
  13. 13.6.4 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0384 (b) 3.84 (c) 38.4 (d) 0.384
  14. 14.1.5 × 3.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0585 (b) 5.85 (c) 58.5 (d) 0.585
  15. 15.2.8 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 25.2 (b) 252 (c) 0.252 (d) 2.52
  16. 16.0.81 × 1.5 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.01215 (b) 1.215 (c) 0.1215 (d) 12.15
  17. 17.0.25 × 39 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 9.75 (b) 0.975 (c) 97.5 (d) 0.0975
  18. 18.1.5 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 13.5 (b) 0.135 (c) 1.35 (d) 135
  19. 19.3.4 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 306 (b) 30.6 (c) 3.06 (d) 0.306
  20. 20.0.64 × 0.3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0192 (b) 1.92 (c) 0.192 (d) 0.00192
  21. 21.3.8 × 0.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 26.6 (b) 2.66 (c) 0.0266 (d) 0.266
  22. 22.0.96 × 26 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 24.96 (b) 2.496 (c) 249.6 (d) 0.2496
  23. 23.9.9 × 0.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 59.4 (b) 0.594 (c) 0.0594 (d) 5.94
  24. 24.5.2 × 4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.208 (b) 20.8 (c) 208 (d) 2.08
  25. 25.2.4 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.072 (b) 72 (c) 7.2 (d) 0.72
  26. 26.0.72 × 4.6 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.312 (b) 0.3312 (c) 0.03312 (d) 33.12
  27. 27.8.4 × 4.7 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.948 (b) 39.48 (c) 0.3948 (d) 394.8
  28. 28.4.5 × 19 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 85.5 (b) 0.855 (c) 855 (d) 8.55
  29. 29.0.18 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.36 (b) 0.0036 (c) 3.6 (d) 0.036
  30. 30.2.9 × 12 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 34.8 (b) 348 (c) 3.48 (d) 0.348
  31. 31.0.92 × 9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.828 (b) 82.8 (c) 8.28 (d) 0.0828
  32. 32.0.98 × 3 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.294 (b) 29.4 (c) 2.94 (d) 0.0294
  33. 33.0.26 × 2.8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0728 (b) 0.728 (c) 7.28 (d) 0.00728
  34. 34.4.5 × 23 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 10.35 (b) 1035 (c) 103.5 (d) 1.035
  35. 35.3.7 × 0.4 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 1.48 (b) 14.8 (c) 0.0148 (d) 0.148
  36. 36.0.42 × 0.9 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 3.78 (b) 0.378 (c) 0.0378 (d) 0.00378
  37. 37.0.88 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 17.6 (b) 0.0176 (c) 1.76 (d) 0.176
  38. 38.0.64 × 0.2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0128 (b) 0.00128 (c) 1.28 (d) 0.128
  39. 39.0.89 × 8 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 71.2 (b) 0.712 (c) 0.0712 (d) 7.12
  40. 40.0.16 × 2 — where does the decimal point go? (a) 0.0032 (b) 0.32 (c) 3.2 (d) 0.032

Answer key

  1. 347.8
  2. 0.68
  3. 5.28
  4. 28.42
  5. 9.66
  6. 360.8
  7. 19.14
  8. 23.2
  9. 3.92
  10. 13.26
  11. 0.69
  12. 3.92
  13. 3.84
  14. 5.85
  15. 25.2
  16. 1.215
  17. 9.75
  18. 13.5
  19. 30.6
  20. 0.192
  21. 2.66
  22. 24.96
  23. 5.94
  24. 20.8
  25. 7.2
  26. 3.312
  27. 39.48
  28. 85.5
  29. 0.36
  30. 34.8
  31. 8.28
  32. 2.94
  33. 0.728
  34. 103.5
  35. 1.48
  36. 0.378
  37. 1.76
  38. 0.128
  39. 7.12
  40. 0.32

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